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title: "5 Honest Performance Quotes by 5 authors"
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> [I'm very vain about my performance. I want to give as honest a performance as I can. But I'm not so worried…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/claire-danes/i-m-very-vain-about-my-performance-i-want-to-give-as-honest-a/)

[Claire Danes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/claire-danes/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/70d/claire-danes-2119_beautiful_i-m-very-vain-about-my-performance-i-wan_1436726.jpg)

> [If something doesn't come out of your mouth right, you've got to acknowledge the fact that you're trying to deliver an honest…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guy-pearce/if-something-doesn-t-come-out-of-your-mouth-right-you-ve-got-to/)

[Guy Pearce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guy-pearce/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a95/guy-pearce-4241_acknowledge_if-something-doesn-t-come-out-of-your-mo_1633426.png)

> [If it's a 50-seat theater, I am neurotic about whether I'm doing an honest performance. Sometimes I walk away happy enough with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cameron-britton/if-it-s-a-50-seat-theater-i-am-neurotic-about-whether-i-m-doing-an/)

[Cameron Britton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cameron-britton/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/542/cameron-britton-16487_character_if-it-s-a-50-seat-theater-i-am-neurotic_1636055.jpg)

> [It is important for me to truly understand the people I am portraying and their struggles, in order to give an honest…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-t-austin/it-is-important-for-me-to-truly-understand-the-people-i-am-portraying/)

[Jake T. Austin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jake-t-austin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/455/jake-t-austin-24792_giving_it-is-important-for-me-to-truly-understa_2439747.jpg)

> [I like working with an actor who doesn't do the oneupmanship. One who has no trick and gives a true, honest performance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-estrada/i-like-working-with-an-actor-who-doesn-t-do-the-oneupmanship-one-who/)

[Erik Estrada](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erik-estrada/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/54b/erik-estrada-23669_actor_i-like-working-with-an-actor-who-doesn-t_2860384.jpg)

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