Acting Quotes · Page 87

I'm a firm believer in God and I don't think he'd want me acting a certain way.

— Dwyane Wade

My music is a very personal reflection of me, whereas, acting a role, thats a reflection of another character.

— Riz Ahmed

When pursued with a pure heart, acting is an entirely selfless profession.

— Masiela Lusha

'Angus' was my first real film, but I had been acting for about 3 threes before that as well.

— Chris Owen

Real people are what fascinates me, whether it's from an acting point of view or a directing point of view.

— Paul Blackthorne

One of the nice things about acting is that it allows you to open up to the other people within you.

— David Duchovny

Acting is my passion since childhood, and I am happy to be in Tinsel Town at a very young age.

— Sridevi

I played baseball in college, and then I went to Russia to study acting and played some pro ball over there.

— Jon Bernthal

The most interesting thing about acting is when you go to the dark places, that's a lot of energy. When you go…

— Jamie Foxx

In a symbol there is concealment and yet revelation: here therefore, by Silence and by Speech acting together, comes a double significance.

— Thomas Carlyle

I started acting when I was really young. I came to the States and didn't know anyone, and I spoke with a…

— Sarah Bolger

You know how when you read a book and it becomes a movie, and it's different than you pictured? In some ways,…

— Morgan Saylor

I decided to take a stab at acting. I entered the American Academy of Dramatic Art, where one teacher told me I'd…

— Fred Gwynne

I was very outgoing, and a good-looking kid. I started doing all the catalogs. I made 60 commercials by the time I…

— Ricky Schroder

A lot of moms give their kids line reads. My mom wasn't put in that position because I always had an acting…

— Kirsten Dunst

I want to make a clear distinction between people who take acting seriously and people who call themselves actors because theyve been…

— Damian Lewis

I always grew up around acting. I did commercials as a kid and all that kind of stuff and my oldest brother…

— Patrick Wilson

History is basically really looking back and finding out what happened to an individual, a community, a family, a group in a…

— Tamlyn Tomita

When you act you realise acting is not that difficult - the other technicalities are, like the mark, angle, light, etc. So…

— Badshah

Looking at acting, in the movies or the theater, and the way I like to look at it, it's just an extension…

— Viggo Mortensen

The backstory to anyone of mixed race is a lifetime spent being incorrectly perceived and choosing either to allow that misperception to…

— Wentworth Miller

My rule is you want someone whos got both feet on the ground. An ideal girlfriend might be someone who works in…

— Wentworth Miller

When I started acting classes, I was inspired. The truth is I never dreamt of being an actress as a child. But…

— Ana Layevska

But we make such mistakes all the time, all through our lives. Wisdom, I suppose, is seeing this and acting upon it…

— Alexander McCall Smith

I see myself as a comic but the acting helps sell tickets for gigs.

— Alan Davies

I didn't really like modeling; it was fun but I always wanted acting.

— Leighton Meester

My acting style changes according to the way a character is imagined.

— Ishaan Khatter

I love all kinds of art. I mean, I love sketching and acting and music.

— Amandla Stenberg

...I will not be a sight gag for anybody. I will not do anything degrading to myself or other fat people.

— Darlene Cates

I was not thinking about getting into acting in any way.

— Ad-Rock

As an actor, I'm limited to re-in acting someone else's vision or portraying a fictitious character.

— Denzel Whitaker

Don't get married to an actress, because they're also actresses in bed.

— Roberto Rossellini

'Crystal Fairy' was one of the first movies I did after I recommitted to the idea of acting.

— Gaby Hoffmann

With some actors, you can tell when they're acting all by themselves, no matter who else is in the screen.

— John Travolta

I don't mean to put acting down - it's a lot of fun but you can't take it seriously.

— Ken Wahl

Whenever you're in any acting role you are mortgaging your own character.

— Jack Dee

I'd like to think there'll be too much of real life going on for me to want to do much acting.

— Julie Walters

I just want to be a professional. I couldn't live without acting.

— Mickey Rooney

My Band, Pierce the Arrow, is my other passion along with acting.

— Tom Sandoval

Acting isn't really a creative profession. It's an interpretative one.

— Paul Newman