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> [Acting is not about showing what you're feeling. It's about doing something. It's about what you're doing for the other person. Anything other than 'doing' is not grounded in the truth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lucas-hedges/acting-is-not-about-showing-what-you-re-feeling-it-s-about-doing/)

[Lucas Hedges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lucas-hedges/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb8/lucas-hedges-17165_acting_acting-is-not-about-showing-what-you-re_1965644.jpg)

## More by Lucas Hedges

> [I think it's true of every great comedy that it's rooted in some dramatic, incredibly personal truth. And it's true of all great drama…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lucas-hedges/i-think-it-s-true-of-every-great-comedy-that-it-s-rooted-in-some/)

[Lucas Hedges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lucas-hedges/)

> [I grew up in a film-loving family. We watched the Oscars every year. My favorite thing in the whole world was film. The Oscars…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lucas-hedges/i-grew-up-in-a-film-loving-family-we-watched-the-oscars-every-year-my/)

[Lucas Hedges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lucas-hedges/)

> [The first thing I ever auditioned for was a movie called 'Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close.' And, this is kind of a secret, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lucas-hedges/the-first-thing-i-ever-auditioned-for-was-a-movie-called-extremely/)

[Lucas Hedges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lucas-hedges/)

> [I meditate - very pretentious - and I try to read as much as I can and swim at the Y.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lucas-hedges/i-meditate-very-pretentious-and-i-try-to-read-as-much-as-i-can-and/)

[Lucas Hedges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lucas-hedges/)

> [I am somebody who never came close to a physical altercation, because I was too scared of even getting near one - I'd probably…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lucas-hedges/i-am-somebody-who-never-came-close-to-a-physical-altercation-because/)

[Lucas Hedges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lucas-hedges/)

> [I grew up playing squash. I have all these squash trophies in my room... I was, like, third in the country.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lucas-hedges/i-grew-up-playing-squash-i-have-all-these-squash-trophies-in-my-room/)

[Lucas Hedges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lucas-hedges/)

> [The more you learn to love yourself, the better actor you will be. That's always going to be my training. Every part is, 'How…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lucas-hedges/the-more-you-learn-to-love-yourself-the-better-actor-you-will-be-that/)

[Lucas Hedges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lucas-hedges/)

> [If I have a career in theater, and nobody knows who I am, I'm all right with that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lucas-hedges/if-i-have-a-career-in-theater-and-nobody-knows-who-i-am-i-m-all-right/)

[Lucas Hedges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lucas-hedges/)

> [My dad's a filmmaker, and my mom's an actress. She was the original understudy, actually, for Harper in 'Angels in America' and did the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lucas-hedges/my-dad-s-a-filmmaker-and-my-mom-s-an-actress-she-was-the-original/)

[Lucas Hedges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lucas-hedges/)

> [When I was in high school, I tried too hard to be cool and to impress people, but playing all these different characters has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lucas-hedges/when-i-was-in-high-school-i-tried-too-hard-to-be-cool-and-to-impress/)

[Lucas Hedges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lucas-hedges/)

> [I never really thought it would be possible to keep making films. I thought I'd get to a point where it would just stop…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lucas-hedges/i-never-really-thought-it-would-be-possible-to-keep-making-films-i/)

[Lucas Hedges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lucas-hedges/)

> [It's almost like the psychology of a film is no different from the psychology of a person in that it has to function, it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lucas-hedges/it-s-almost-like-the-psychology-of-a-film-is-no-different-from-the/)

[Lucas Hedges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lucas-hedges/)

> [I have allergic reactions: it triggers my gag reflex when I read unrealistic dialogue from a teenager.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lucas-hedges/i-have-allergic-reactions-it-triggers-my-gag-reflex-when-i-read/)

[Lucas Hedges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lucas-hedges/)

> [In high school, I made friends with people in every social group. Or at least that's how I perceived it. I thought they liked…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lucas-hedges/in-high-school-i-made-friends-with-people-in-every-social-group-or-at/)

[Lucas Hedges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lucas-hedges/)

> [I think I was born to be a clown. I just haven't figured out how to bring that side of myself into the world…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lucas-hedges/i-think-i-was-born-to-be-a-clown-i-just-haven-t-figured-out-how-to/)

[Lucas Hedges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lucas-hedges/)

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