One of the great sophistries of our age, I think, is that merely because one has an inclination to do something, that… — Lance B. Wickman Copy Share Image
What we did [shooting "Fences"] was we got young students from Carnegie Mellon, the acting and theater students, and we had them… — Denzel Washington Copy Share Image
I think the only reason I've had the career life that I've had is that someone told me some secrets early on… — Bill Murray Copy Share Image
What I think has been wonderful about my life is that it has been diverse, and that I've been able to do… — Isabella Rossellini Copy Share Image
Most people want to become movie stars and I just want to be in the business. I already was a star. If… — Carl Lewis Copy Share Image
It is inevitable that popularity will fade. That's why I must always be prepared. I don't want a meteoric rise in popularity.… — Song Joong-ki Copy Share Image
There is a universal element in man which he can assert by so acting as if the purpose of the Universe were… — Felix Adler Copy Share Image
Unfortunately, or perhaps it is fortunate that I have always been forced to stand on my acting ability. I haven't a personality… — William Powell Copy Share Image
Standup led me to acting because I liked standup, and I saw people on a stage, and the closest, nearest thing to… — Baron Vaughn Copy Share Image
I don't know how to be like a Bill Murray or a Will Ferrell, these guys who know how to make a… — John C. Reilly Copy Share Image
I know what it means to sit in that chair for four or five hours. For me, it's actually thrilling because I… — Richard Sammel Copy Share Image
Being able to do lead roles in pictures or onstage or whatever it is that you're doing in acting is obviously what… — Jamie Campbell Bower Copy Share Image
I've been acting since I was 2 and have always been on camera but doing a video is different because when you're… — Corbin Bleu Copy Share Image
'Baywatch' sucks so bad. I didn't watch it the first time around; I'm sure not going to buy a DVD. But really,… — Lisa Lampanelli Copy Share Image
[Muslims] who are here and who are behaving according to our laws and our constitutions are happy to stay, are equal to… — Geert Wilders Copy Share Image
Acting is something I love. It's a great craft that I have a lot of respect for. But I don't think it's… — Hugh Jackman Copy Share Image
One day, I stopped hating. I ceased all meaningless activity. I completed the circle. I Set my sights straight. Like an Arrow… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
We spend too much time wondering what others may have thought about our outfit or the comment we made in the small… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I've been acting since I was young because I wanted to, not because my parents wanted me to. My dad is a… — Shailene Woodley Copy Share Image
I do think that's one of the reasons that acting appealed to me so much: the idea of letting go of control… — Carla Gugino Copy Share Image
With directors, some have a kind of in-built ability to just know how to work with actors and get the best out… — Paddy Considine Copy Share Image
As the acting class was going on, I just realized I just knew more about cinema than the other people in the… — Quentin Tarantino Copy Share Image
A person who is good for anything ought not to calculate the chance of living or dying; he or she ought only… — Plato Copy Share Image
Most of the great practitioners of the art of acting know exactly what they're doing; even in the best, most successful moments,… — Meryl Streep Copy Share Image
We don't live for realities, but for the fantasies, the dreams of what might be. If we lived for reality, we'd be… — Michael Shurtleff Copy Share Image
And because performing for a game involves real acting. The way they create a game is very similar now to how they… — Josie Maran Copy Share Image
I soon began to dream. ... I heard subdued sobs, as if a number of people were weeping. ... I left my… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
I didn't intend to even become an actor. I was studying fashion, and I think acting just happened by chance. It really… — Sonakshi Sinha Copy Share Image
Acting schools want to keep you in a position where they can still protect you, but in this industry no one's going… — Johan Philip Asbaek Copy Share Image
Acting was definitely half of what I loved about storytelling and about theater. So, when I get a chance to do a… — Josh Groban Copy Share Image
I was a musician and did moderately well at that. I made an enjoyable living as a very young man, but I… — Miguel Ferrer Copy Share Image
Whether I'm acting or making it, at the end of the day it's telling the story; action, drama. You want the audience… — Donnie Yen Copy Share Image
The thing I love about acting is that you can bring something very personal into the open and at the same time… — Ben Whishaw Copy Share Image
What's been nice is that I've been able to direct from a very idealistic place. I've never had to make my living… — Bill Paxton Copy Share Image
Reagents are regarded as acting by virtue of a constitutional affinity either for electrons or for nuclei... the terms electrophilic (electron-seeking) and… — Christopher Kelk Ingold Copy Share Image
One Negro meeting another at an all-white cocktail party cannot but wonder how the other got there. The question is: Is he… — Michael Salu Copy Share Image
I have friends, African-American actors, who've had more of a struggle; hopefully they're starting to see some air and light now. But… — Forest Whitaker Copy Share Image
I went to this massive co-ed school for the first time when I was 16. Everyone there had been together since elementary… — Holland Roden Copy Share Image
I grew up in Glen Ellyn, which is about 20 miles west of Chicago. I attended Glenbard South High School and University… — Ryan McPartlin Copy Share Image
Even when you're acting, you still need to be true to yourself because you don't want to put on a show for… — Miley Cyrus Copy Share Image
![“What we did [shooting "Fences"] was we got young students from Carnegie Mellon, the acting and theater students, and we had them as our understudies. I told them, "You have to be off book and be ready. If Viola [Davis] has to leave you have to jump in."” quote by Denzel Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d6d/denzel-washington-1345_acting_what-we-did-shooting-fences-was-we-got-y_2344171.jpg)
![“[Muslims] who are here and who are behaving according to our laws and our constitutions are happy to stay, are equal to anybody else, or even want to help them with the better education, but if they cross the line of crime, start acting according to Sharia law, there will be no place for them in…” quote by Geert Wilders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7b0/geert-wilders-1869_acting_muslims-who-are-here-and-who-are-behavin_2810331.png)
