--- title: "13 Character Acting Quotes by 12 authors" description: "Browse 13 Character Acting quotes by 12 authors. Discover the best Character Acting sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c9/william-sadler-28589_acting_i-think-good-acting-is-always-character_2738041.jpg" --- > [I think good acting is always character acting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-sadler/i-think-good-acting-is-always-character-acting/) [William Sadler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-sadler/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c9/william-sadler-28589_acting_i-think-good-acting-is-always-character_2738041.jpg) > [I'm an actress. You can hide behind your character when you're acting - you're not being yourself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-keegan/i-m-an-actress-you-can-hide-behind-your-character-when-you-re-acting/) [Michelle Keegan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-keegan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2bc/michelle-keegan-12797_acting_i-m-an-actress-you-can-hide-behind-your_1030078.jpg) > [Years of live storytelling and character acting have helped me with building vivid locations and scenes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-crabb/years-of-live-storytelling-and-character-acting-have-helped-me-with/) [David Crabb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-crabb/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/44b/david-crabb-39090_acting_years-of-live-storytelling-and-character_1908563.jpg) > [I hadn't done just a straight-out comedy in a long time, just letting an ensemble do really good character acting, having them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-de-palma/i-hadn-t-done-just-a-straight-out-comedy-in-a-long-time-just-letting/) [Brian De Palma](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-de-palma/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b03/brian-de-palma-16574_acting_i-hadn-t-done-just-a-straight-out-comedy_699121.png) > [My whole background is character acting: weird costumes, fat suits, playing men, playing animals - I've never played anyone with whom there's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/allison-williams/my-whole-background-is-character-acting-weird-costumes-fat-suits/) [Allison Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/allison-williams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/55d/allison-williams-7496_acting_my-whole-background-is-character-acting_547971.png) > [The one I remember the most is 'Abigail's Party'. Seeing Alison Steadman's performance made me want to do character acting. It was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katy-wix/the-one-i-remember-the-most-is-abigail-s-party-seeing-alison-steadman/) [Katy Wix](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katy-wix/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5fc/katy-wix-22425_acting_the-one-i-remember-the-most-is-abigail-s_2698345.jpg) > [I treat any scene the same - dialogue, action - you're still creating something in character. It's all acting, fighting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clive-owen/i-treat-any-scene-the-same-dialogue-action-you-re-still-creating/) [Clive Owen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clive-owen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7a6/clive-owen-3148_acting_i-treat-any-scene-the-same-dialogue-acti_2337104.png) > [Character acting is a much braver pursuit than a guy who runs around and intermittently clenches his jaw muscles.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-reynolds/character-acting-is-a-much-braver-pursuit-than-a-guy-who-runs-around/) [Ryan Reynolds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-reynolds/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be2/ryan-reynolds-1923_acting_character-acting-is-a-much-braver-pursui_1170745.jpg) > [In my opinion, the actors I admire the most are also character actors - the Dustin Hoffmans and the Robert De Niros.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-sadler/in-my-opinion-the-actors-i-admire-the-most-are-also-character-actors/) [William Sadler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-sadler/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/63f/william-sadler-28589_acting_in-my-opinion-the-actors-i-admire-the-mo_2545369.jpg) > [My general view is that best actor best suited to role should get the job. Obviously when it comes to colour and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-fry/my-general-view-is-that-best-actor-best-suited-to-role-should-get-the/) [Stephen Fry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-fry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ea/stephen-fry-573_able_my-general-view-is-that-best-actor-best_1029708.png) > [I would love to do more acting; I really would love to do it, particularly character acting. I'm a character type of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharlto-copley/i-would-love-to-do-more-acting-i-really-would-love-to-do-it/) [Sharlto Copley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharlto-copley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/948/sharlto-copley-19732_acting_i-would-love-to-do-more-acting-i-really_2840241.jpg) > [Broadly speaking, there are two kinds of acting: character acting and lead acting. And in my life, to begin with, in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-grant/broadly-speaking-there-are-two-kinds-of-acting-character-acting-and/) [Hugh Grant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugh-grant/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/04a/hugh-grant-4025_acting_broadly-speaking-there-are-two-kinds-of_201861.png) > [I think I've grown up in an era where character acting on film has become less desirable for the producers and directors…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-suchet/i-think-i-ve-grown-up-in-an-era-where-character-acting-on-film-has/) [David Suchet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-suchet/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/349/david-suchet-15725_acting_i-think-i-ve-grown-up-in-an-era-where-ch_1992695.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/character-acting/#itemlist", "name": "Character Acting Quotes", "numberOfItems": 13, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I think good acting is always character acting.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "William Sadler" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-sadler/i-think-good-acting-is-always-character-acting/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c9/william-sadler-28589_acting_i-think-good-acting-is-always-character_2738041.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c9/william-sadler-28589_acting_i-think-good-acting-is-always-character_2738041.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c9/william-sadler-28589_acting_i-think-good-acting-is-always-character_2738041.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I think good acting is always character acting.” — William Sadler", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'm an actress. 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