--- title: "9 Moment Actor Quotes by 9 authors" description: "Browse 9 Moment Actor quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Moment Actor sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7a9/clint-eastwood-513_actors_you-have-to-trust-your-instincts-there-i_1956535.jpg" --- > [You have to trust your instincts. There is a moment when an actor has it, and he knows it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clint-eastwood/you-have-to-trust-your-instincts-there-is-a-moment-when-an-actor-has/) [Clint Eastwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clint-eastwood/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7a9/clint-eastwood-513_actors_you-have-to-trust-your-instincts-there-i_1956535.jpg) > [Be in the moment as an actor and as a human being, and you're going to be happy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-webber/be-in-the-moment-as-an-actor-and-as-a-human-being-and-you-re-going-to/) [Mark Webber](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-webber/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/903/mark-webber-19094_actor_be-in-the-moment-as-an-actor-and-as-a-hu_686414.png) > [It's a very, very rare moment when another actor hurts you. I mean, that's not normal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katee-sackhoff/it-s-a-very-very-rare-moment-when-another-actor-hurts-you-i-mean-that/) [Katee Sackhoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katee-sackhoff/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/132/katee-sackhoff-9543_actors_it-s-a-very-very-rare-moment-when-anothe_1071874.jpg) > [Normal Heart' was my most transcendent moment as an actor.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-barkin/normal-heart-was-my-most-transcendent-moment-as-an-actor/) [Ellen Barkin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-barkin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2d7/ellen-barkin-14080_actor_normal-heart-was-my-most-transcendent-mo_2461073.jpg) > [What's the classical moment that every actor or actress deals with? A tragic thing. They get that blank, faraway look in their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/skeet-ulrich/what-s-the-classical-moment-that-every-actor-or-actress-deals-with-a/) [Skeet Ulrich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/skeet-ulrich/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/839/skeet-ulrich-16944_actor_what-s-the-classical-moment-that-every-a_1162714.png) > [There was this book that Judi Dench wrote that said there was a moment where, before an actor can be this or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zoe-saldana/there-was-this-book-that-judi-dench-wrote-that-said-there-was-a/) [Zoe Saldana](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zoe-saldana/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9db/zoe-saldana-4335_actor_there-was-this-book-that-judi-dench-wrot_2628542.jpg) > [You can have the most emotional moment as an actor, ever, and many people would be like, 'Okay, cool. What's next?' You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-cox/you-can-have-the-most-emotional-moment-as-an-actor-ever-and-many/) [Charlie Cox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-cox/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ff9/charlie-cox-13714_actor_you-can-have-the-most-emotional-moment-a_114091.jpg) > [I don't watch rushes. My whole thing is to try to stay in the moment with the other actor, and to let…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-h-macy/i-don-t-watch-rushes-my-whole-thing-is-to-try-to-stay-in-the-moment/) [William H. Macy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-h-macy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/beb/william-h-macy-3931_actors_i-don-t-watch-rushes-my-whole-thing-is-t_193031.jpg) > [ Trying to stay in the moment as an actor and being really \[present in\] what you're doing and the scene that's going… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danielle-panabaker/trying-to-stay-in-the-moment-as-an-actor-and-being-really-present-in/) [Danielle Panabaker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danielle-panabaker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ec/danielle-panabaker-16103_actor_trying-to-stay-in-the-moment-as-an-actor_988805.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/moment-actor/#itemlist", "name": "Moment Actor Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "You have to trust your instincts. There is a moment when an actor has it, and he knows it.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Clint Eastwood" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clint-eastwood/you-have-to-trust-your-instincts-there-is-a-moment-when-an-actor-has/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7a9/clint-eastwood-513_actors_you-have-to-trust-your-instincts-there-i_1956535.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7a9/clint-eastwood-513_actors_you-have-to-trust-your-instincts-there-i_1956535.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7a9/clint-eastwood-513_actors_you-have-to-trust-your-instincts-there-i_1956535.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“You have to trust your instincts. There is a moment when an actor has it, and he knows it.” — Clint Eastwood", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Be in the moment as an actor and as a human being, and you're going to be happy.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Mark Webber" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-webber/be-in-the-moment-as-an-actor-and-as-a-human-being-and-you-re-going-to/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/903/mark-webber-19094_actor_be-in-the-moment-as-an-actor-and-as-a-hu_686414.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/903/mark-webber-19094_actor_be-in-the-moment-as-an-actor-and-as-a-hu_686414.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/903/mark-webber-19094_actor_be-in-the-moment-as-an-actor-and-as-a-hu_686414.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Be in the moment as an actor and as a human being, and you're going to be happy.” — Mark Webber", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It's a very, very rare moment when another actor hurts you. I mean, that's not normal.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Katee Sackhoff" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katee-sackhoff/it-s-a-very-very-rare-moment-when-another-actor-hurts-you-i-mean-that/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/132/katee-sackhoff-9543_actors_it-s-a-very-very-rare-moment-when-anothe_1071874.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/132/katee-sackhoff-9543_actors_it-s-a-very-very-rare-moment-when-anothe_1071874.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/132/katee-sackhoff-9543_actors_it-s-a-very-very-rare-moment-when-anothe_1071874.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“It's a very, very rare moment when another actor hurts you. I mean, that's not normal.” — Katee Sackhoff", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Normal Heart' was my most transcendent moment as an actor.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ellen Barkin" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-barkin/normal-heart-was-my-most-transcendent-moment-as-an-actor/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2d7/ellen-barkin-14080_actor_normal-heart-was-my-most-transcendent-mo_2461073.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2d7/ellen-barkin-14080_actor_normal-heart-was-my-most-transcendent-mo_2461073.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2d7/ellen-barkin-14080_actor_normal-heart-was-my-most-transcendent-mo_2461073.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Normal Heart' was my most transcendent moment as an actor.” — Ellen Barkin", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "What's the classical moment that every actor or actress deals with? A tragic thing. They get that blank, faraway look in their eyes. But in life, it's not that way.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Skeet Ulrich" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/skeet-ulrich/what-s-the-classical-moment-that-every-actor-or-actress-deals-with-a/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/839/skeet-ulrich-16944_actor_what-s-the-classical-moment-that-every-a_1162714.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/839/skeet-ulrich-16944_actor_what-s-the-classical-moment-that-every-a_1162714.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/839/skeet-ulrich-16944_actor_what-s-the-classical-moment-that-every-a_1162714.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“What's the classical moment that every actor or actress deals with? A tragic thing. They get that blank…” — Skeet Ulrich", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 6, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "There was this book that Judi Dench wrote that said there was a moment where, before an actor can be this or be that, the actor must simply be. I thought that to have absolute presence was to absorb everything that’s thrown at you.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Zoe Saldana" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zoe-saldana/there-was-this-book-that-judi-dench-wrote-that-said-there-was-a/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9db/zoe-saldana-4335_actor_there-was-this-book-that-judi-dench-wrot_2628542.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9db/zoe-saldana-4335_actor_there-was-this-book-that-judi-dench-wrot_2628542.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9db/zoe-saldana-4335_actor_there-was-this-book-that-judi-dench-wrot_2628542.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“There was this book that Judi Dench wrote that said there was a moment where, before an actor can be this or…” — Zoe Saldana", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 7, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "You can have the most emotional moment as an actor, ever, and many people would be like, 'Okay, cool. What's next?' You land one punch in a fight scene, and everyone is like, 'Yeah!'", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Charlie Cox" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-cox/you-can-have-the-most-emotional-moment-as-an-actor-ever-and-many/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ff9/charlie-cox-13714_actor_you-can-have-the-most-emotional-moment-a_114091.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ff9/charlie-cox-13714_actor_you-can-have-the-most-emotional-moment-a_114091.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ff9/charlie-cox-13714_actor_you-can-have-the-most-emotional-moment-a_114091.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“You can have the most emotional moment as an actor, ever, and many people would be like, 'Okay, cool. What's…” — Charlie Cox", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 8, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I don't watch rushes. My whole thing is to try to stay in the moment with the other actor, and to let it all hang. I'm not sure I'm right on that, though.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "William H. Macy" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-h-macy/i-don-t-watch-rushes-my-whole-thing-is-to-try-to-stay-in-the-moment/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/beb/william-h-macy-3931_actors_i-don-t-watch-rushes-my-whole-thing-is-t_193031.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/beb/william-h-macy-3931_actors_i-don-t-watch-rushes-my-whole-thing-is-t_193031.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/beb/william-h-macy-3931_actors_i-don-t-watch-rushes-my-whole-thing-is-t_193031.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I don't watch rushes. My whole thing is to try to stay in the moment with the other actor, and to let it all…” — William H. Macy", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 9, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Trying to stay in the moment as an actor and being really [present in] what you're doing and the scene that's going on and where the characters have come from, it wasn't difficult, per se, to really embody and embrace.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Danielle Panabaker" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danielle-panabaker/trying-to-stay-in-the-moment-as-an-actor-and-being-really-present-in/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ec/danielle-panabaker-16103_actor_trying-to-stay-in-the-moment-as-an-actor_988805.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ec/danielle-panabaker-16103_actor_trying-to-stay-in-the-moment-as-an-actor_988805.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ec/danielle-panabaker-16103_actor_trying-to-stay-in-the-moment-as-an-actor_988805.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Trying to stay in the moment as an actor and being really [present in] what you're doing and the scene…” — Danielle Panabaker", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/moment-actor/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/moment-actor/", "name": "Moment Actor Quotes", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/moment-actor/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7a9/clint-eastwood-513_actors_you-have-to-trust-your-instincts-there-i_1956535.jpg" }, "description": "Browse 9 Moment Actor quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Moment Actor sayings and thoughts.", "breadcrumb": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/moment-actor/#breadcrumb" } }, { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/moment-actor/#breadcrumb", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Quotes", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Topics", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/categories/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "Moment Actor Quotes", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/moment-actor/" } ] }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "publisher": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } }, { "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png", "width": 512, "height": 512 } } ] } ```