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title: "7 Instinctive Actor Quotes by 7 authors"
description: "Browse 7 Instinctive Actor quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Instinctive Actor sayings and thoughts."
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> [People call me an instinctive actor. I used to consider that an insult early on, only because I had never studied. Now...…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danny-aiello/people-call-me-an-instinctive-actor-i-used-to-consider-that-an-insult/)

[Danny Aiello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danny-aiello/)

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> [He's a very instinctive actor and I think he's enjoying just being a part of the learning. In the first season, he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-cryer/he-s-a-very-instinctive-actor-and-i-think-he-s-enjoying-just-being-a/)

[Jon Cryer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-cryer/)

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> [An emotional performance is usually more instinctive to an actor.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-bates/an-emotional-performance-is-usually-more-instinctive-to-an-actor/)

[Alan Bates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-bates/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/61e/alan-bates-36893_actor_an-emotional-performance-is-usually-more_1928572.jpg)

> [I'm not an instinctive actor.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-thaw/i-m-not-an-instinctive-actor/)

[John Thaw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-thaw/)

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> [I'm an instinctive actor. I just see the part and play it. I'm more interested in what isn't said - the silences.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-glenister/i-m-an-instinctive-actor-i-just-see-the-part-and-play-it-i-m-more/)

[Philip Glenister](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-glenister/)

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> [I'm an instinctive actor. I don't over prepare.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arjun-mathur/i-m-an-instinctive-actor-i-don-t-over-prepare/)

[Arjun Mathur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arjun-mathur/)

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> [Elijah can register such subtle emotion on his face that I loved doing close-ups on him. He really brings a superb emotional…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-jackson/elijah-can-register-such-subtle-emotion-on-his-face-that-i-loved/)

[Peter Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-jackson/)

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