Acting Quotes · Page 40

You have to do real acting, not just do a voice.

— Harry Shearer

Acting is a form of confession.

— Tallulah Bankhead

Acting is like letting your pants down; you're exposed.

— Paul Newman

Now my drug is writing or acting, being creative.

— Scott Caan

Acting, when it is good, can be transformative.

— Robert Rinder

I am an actress and acting is my passion... period!

— Christine Lahti

“You're acting like a stranger.”

— Jodi Ellen Malpas

The actor is not quite a human being-but then, who is?

— George Sanders

It's not about women acting like man, it's about women acting like woman and being sucsessful

— Zooey Deschanel

I've been acting for 25 years, living out of suitcases on theater tours or film locations.

— Alfred Molina

I've moved into directing as well as acting, and it has taught me never to take casting personally.

— David Morrissey

In all honesty, I should have given up this acting lark years ago.

— Luke Evans

I think personal growth has much to do with acting ability.

— Beverly D'Angelo

I learn a new thing every single day about acting, about directing, about producing.

— Finn Wolfhard

There's a difference between playing and playing games. The former is an act of joy, the latter — an act.

— Vera Nazarian

Film is a time capsule. If I have a lack of dedication or focus, it's permanently there as a negative reminder.

— Adrien Brody

Acting is a work in progress for me. I just try to keep my mouth shut and my eyes and ears open,…

— Dennis Farina

I like acting and being a musician. It's like comparing apples and oranges. But I really like my day job. I've always…

— Dennis Quaid

Acting is something that I couldn't recommend to anyone because the odds of it working out are so insane. I don't know…

— Kat Dennings

I feel like I can do any kind of acting. It's hard to convince other people of that. I feel very confident…

— Noel Wells

When I was trying to get into acting, to have been a model was about as low as you could get in…

— Joanna Lumley

I studied acting throughout high school, then modelling took over because it brought more opportunity. When I quit modelling, coming back to…

— Cobie Smulders

I had done the child acting thing, which is pretty much learning your lines, standing there looking natural, and having fun.

— Vinessa Shaw

I was really shy when I was younger, so my mom got me into an acting class to see if I would…

— Moises Arias

We only gain collectively by acting now. We gain by one day not having to pay a thing for fuel. We gain…

— Mark Ruffalo

So when my film career took off, I always felt like I was trying to play catch-up because I hadn't studied acting…

— Lea Thompson

I remember my first acting class: I was like, 'That's it.' If I know that I want to do something then I'm…

— Ashley Greene

I wanted to be a pro volleyball player, and I fell in love with performance and audience response. The pressure of performing…

— Dan Payne

It was an accident, although Ive been involved in some kind of theatrical function or other since I was a child in…

— James Dean

Certain people are like 'Oh, here come the Feminazis!' You end up acting 10 times nicer than you even need to be,…

— Kathleen Hanna

“Before I start a film or a play, I try to build a world in my mind. An imaginative world which the…

— Tom Hiddleston

Corporations, consumers, and citizens must begin acting in concert to create a powerful third pillar of social transformation if we hope to…

— Simon Mainwaring

I don't want to give up acting - it's what I am.

— Julie Walters

Wisdom consists in speaking and acting the truth.

— Heraclitus

The acting world is a humbling experience, I find.

— Sharlto Copley

I was interested in acting right from my childhood.

— Esha Deol

Once I committed to acting, this has been it.

— Ernie Hudson

I was so naive when I began acting, professionally.

— Alanna Ubach

I don't honestly think people know what acting is.

— Ben Kingsley

I have a lot of respect for the art of acting.

— Kelly Reichardt