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title: "5 Actor Moment Quotes by 5 authors"
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> [I think every child actor has that moment where they're like, 'OK, I'm not the same person that I was, and you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cameron-boyce/i-think-every-child-actor-has-that-moment-where-they-re-like-ok-i-m/)

[Cameron Boyce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cameron-boyce/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/73d/cameron-boyce-21670_actor_i-think-every-child-actor-has-that-momen_792559.jpg)

> [When an actor is in the moment, he or she is engaged in listening for the next right thing creatively. When a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julia-margaret-cameron/when-an-actor-is-in-the-moment-he-or-she-is-engaged-in-listening-for/)

[Julia Margaret Cameron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julia-margaret-cameron/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cdd/julia-margaret-cameron-33256_actors_when-an-actor-is-in-the-moment-he-or-she_1364035.jpg)

> [Seeing babies and little children smile or even just be inquisitive about a bottle cap isnpires me. Watching a great performance, particularly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/graham-shiels/seeing-babies-and-little-children-smile-or-even-just-be-inquisitive/)

[Graham Shiels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/graham-shiels/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9b1/graham-shiels-39515_actors_seeing-babies-and-little-children-smile_1456099.jpg)

> [For so many years I wanted to tell stories and be an actor. So, the moment I started to get paid to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-hechinger/for-so-many-years-i-wanted-to-tell-stories-and-be-an-actor-so-the/)

[Fred Hechinger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-hechinger/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f09/fred-hechinger-5659_blessing_for-so-many-years-i-wanted-to-tell-stori_2117457.jpg)

> [Meryl Streep's brilliant, just brilliant. I've been fortunate to do two movies with Meryl. And for an actor to go moment to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-daniels/meryl-streep-s-brilliant-just-brilliant-i-ve-been-fortunate-to-do-two/)

[Jeff Daniels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-daniels/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f8/jeff-daniels-12465_actors_meryl-streep-s-brilliant-just-brilliant_2771046.png)

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