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> [I love great acting, as nerdy as that sounds.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aubrey-plaza/i-love-great-acting-as-nerdy-as-that-sounds/)

[Aubrey Plaza](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aubrey-plaza/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa4/aubrey-plaza-8297_acting_i-love-great-acting-as-nerdy-as-that-sou_1611503.jpg)

> [Great acting is all about being in the moment, being in the present tense.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-hooper/great-acting-is-all-about-being-in-the-moment-being-in-the-present/)

[Tom Hooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-hooper/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/609/tom-hooper-11526_acting_great-acting-is-all-about-being-in-the-m_2398457.jpg)

> ['Death Of A Salesman' is a great acting job.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-stott/death-of-a-salesman-is-a-great-acting-job/)

[Ken Stott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-stott/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/352/ken-stott-23596_acting_death-of-a-salesman-is-a-great-acting-jo_2902690.jpg)

> [I don't think I'm great at acting. I think I'm great at directing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melissa-joan-hart/i-don-t-think-i-m-great-at-acting-i-think-i-m-great-at-directing/)

[Melissa Joan Hart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melissa-joan-hart/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bc9/melissa-joan-hart-16379_acting_i-don-t-think-i-m-great-at-acting-i-thin_435428.jpg)

> [It's great to have an acting job in the age of Reality TV.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lauren-graham/it-s-great-to-have-an-acting-job-in-the-age-of-reality-tv/)

[Lauren Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lauren-graham/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/087/lauren-graham-3440_acting_it-s-great-to-have-an-acting-job-in-the_2763620.jpg)

> [I think chemistry and great acting go hand-in-hand.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nate-parker/i-think-chemistry-and-great-acting-go-hand-in-hand/)

[Nate Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nate-parker/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/315/nate-parker-10210_acting_i-think-chemistry-and-great-acting-go-ha_652864.png)

> [I think great acting is about inhabiting a skin and transforming yourself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-ayer/i-think-great-acting-is-about-inhabiting-a-skin-and-transforming/)

[David Ayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-ayer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/142/david-ayer-16346_acting_i-think-great-acting-is-about-inhabiting_607660.jpg)

> [I could never write. I would just be too lonely. What's great about acting is, it's so collaborative.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-weisz/i-could-never-write-i-would-just-be-too-lonely-what-s-great-about/)

[Rachel Weisz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-weisz/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/809/rachel-weisz-3433_acting_i-could-never-write-i-would-just-be-too_2312856.png)

> [When you have great acting partners, you hope that your reaction to them is propels you deeper into your own character.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/giancarlo-esposito/when-you-have-great-acting-partners-you-hope-that-your-reaction-to/)

[Giancarlo Esposito](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/giancarlo-esposito/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/922/giancarlo-esposito-8658_acting_when-you-have-great-acting-partners-you_2940293.png)

> [Sometimes 'great acting' is just showing off - chewing up scenery and dialogue and other actors - the equivalent of a theatrical…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denis-leary/sometimes-great-acting-is-just-showing-off-chewing-up-scenery-and/)

[Denis Leary](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denis-leary/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/08b/denis-leary-1350_acting_sometimes-great-acting-is-just-showing-o_1840494.png)

> [Great acting may be a turn-on, but it won't make me fantasize about the person for a week.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandra-bullock/great-acting-may-be-a-turn-on-but-it-won-t-make-me-fantasize-about/)

[Sandra Bullock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sandra-bullock/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cfe/sandra-bullock-985_acting_great-acting-may-be-a-turn-on-but-it-won_1628839.jpg)

> [I think that is the secret of great acting. You have to bring your imagination to the party. You've got to have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-spielberg/i-think-that-is-the-secret-of-great-acting-you-have-to-bring-your/)

[Steven Spielberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-spielberg/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/75c/steven-spielberg-963_acting_i-think-that-is-the-secret-of-great-acti_575327.jpg)

> [I always go for just really, hopefully, great writing and great acting, being in the company of great actors.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paula-malcomson/i-always-go-for-just-really-hopefully-great-writing-and-great-acting/)

[Paula Malcomson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paula-malcomson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/885/paula-malcomson-21448_acting_i-always-go-for-just-really-hopefully-gr_969355.jpg)

> [What I feel is great acting might be rubbish for another filmmaker. There is no right or wrong way to do it.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mani-ratnam/what-i-feel-is-great-acting-might-be-rubbish-for-another-filmmaker/)

[Mani Ratnam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mani-ratnam/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eec/mani-ratnam-6434_acting_what-i-feel-is-great-acting-might-be-rub_273221.jpg)

> [I've always appreciated great acting performances, but I've even learned to appreciate not so great ones 'cause it's hard.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zoe-bell/i-ve-always-appreciated-great-acting-performances-but-i-ve-even/)

[Zoe Bell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zoe-bell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e5/zoe-bell-4056_acting_i-ve-always-appreciated-great-acting-per_1977499.png)

> [Great acting can be almost a psychotic mix of self-consciousness and unself-consciousness. And thats the terrible conflict. You have to be free…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alec-baldwin/great-acting-can-be-almost-a-psychotic-mix-of-self-consciousness-and/)

[Alec Baldwin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alec-baldwin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/41f/alec-baldwin-4355_acting_great-acting-can-be-almost-a-psychotic-m_62930.jpg)

> [What's great about acting is that there's never a moment when you're like, 'OK, I got this, I understand this.' You're portraying…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cress-williams/what-s-great-about-acting-is-that-there-s-never-a-moment-when-you-re/)

[Cress Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cress-williams/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/414/cress-williams-20184_acting_what-s-great-about-acting-is-that-there_1716444.jpg)

> [Whether he's doing great acting or not, you're seeing somebody who is in the tradition of a great actor. What he does…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-pacino/whether-he-s-doing-great-acting-or-not-you-re-seeing-somebody-who-is/)

[Al Pacino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-pacino/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ec5/al-pacino-1656_acting_whether-he-s-doing-great-acting-or-not-y_1675354.jpg)

> [Every film by Will Smith, Harry Belafonte, Sidney Poitier, Lena Horne, Ruby Dee, Don Cheadle will have great acting and carry good…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-j-white/every-film-by-will-smith-harry-belafonte-sidney-poitier-lena-horne/)

[Brian J. White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-j-white/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d8/brian-j-white-28009_acting_every-film-by-will-smith-harry-belafonte_2546462.jpg)

> [You need to be a good screen partner. It's very meaningful to me to be a part of great acting performances.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ethan-hawke/you-need-to-be-a-good-screen-partner-it-s-very-meaningful-to-me-to-be/)

[Ethan Hawke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ethan-hawke/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b43/ethan-hawke-1828_acting_you-need-to-be-a-good-screen-partner-it_2308999.png)

> [Great direction, great acting partner, great character backstory - these are all rare luxuries to have in the room.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hale-appleman/great-direction-great-acting-partner-great-character-backstory-these/)

[Hale Appleman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hale-appleman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a9a/hale-appleman-26449_character_great-direction-great-acting-partner-gre_3076917.jpg)

> [“Great acting is as much about the choices a performer makes as it is about their ability.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-stafford/great-acting-is-as-much-about-the-choices-a-performer-makes-as-it-is/)

[Stewart Stafford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stewart-stafford/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/110/stewart-stafford-3104_acting_great-acting-is-as-much-about-the-choice_3186979.jpg)

> [Great acting is about listening to what they are saying …not waiting to deliver your lines.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-caine/great-acting-is-about-listening-to-what-they-are-saying-not-waiting/)

[Michael Caine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-caine/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e1/michael-caine-1152_acting_great-acting-is-about-listening-to-what_2740468.jpg)

> [Packs a Huge Emotional Punch! Graceful Writing, Great Acting, Exquisite Direction, Suspense, Profound Subject Matter and It Rocks!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rex-reed/packs-a-huge-emotional-punch-graceful-writing-great-acting-exquisite/)

[Rex Reed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rex-reed/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/03d/rex-reed-37774_acting_packs-a-huge-emotional-punch-graceful-wr_1197955.jpg)

> [Great acting is being able to create a character. Great character is being able to be yourself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-leguizamo/great-acting-is-being-able-to-create-a-character-great-character-is/)

[John Leguizamo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-leguizamo/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/47d/john-leguizamo-3025_able_great-acting-is-being-able-to-create-a-c_2787623.jpg)

> [You never get tired of making money, and you never get tired of a great acting gig, a same role that you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-jacobson/you-never-get-tired-of-making-money-and-you-never-get-tired-of-a/)

[Peter Jacobson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-jacobson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/abb/peter-jacobson-13237_acting_you-never-get-tired-of-making-money-and_2208900.jpg)

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