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> [Acting is the only medium were people think they can just stand up and do it because they can say lines, but that is not so much the case. You have to study styles and techniques.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-mackie/acting-is-the-only-medium-were-people-think-they-can-just-stand-up/)

[Anthony Mackie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-mackie/)

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## More by Anthony Mackie

> [I enjoy where I am and I don't have a problem with being Steve Buscemi, Stanley Tucci, Don Cheadle, or Jeffrey Wright. They're not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-mackie/i-enjoy-where-i-am-and-i-don-t-have-a-problem-with-being-steve/)

[Anthony Mackie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-mackie/)

> [Playing somebody who's real, you can bring all kind of nuances and things to him that you get from source material and things like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-mackie/playing-somebody-who-s-real-you-can-bring-all-kind-of-nuances-and/)

[Anthony Mackie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-mackie/)

> [Most of the time when you see a movie, the best character in the movie is not "the guy," it's the guy next to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-mackie/most-of-the-time-when-you-see-a-movie-the-best-character-in-the-movie/)

[Anthony Mackie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-mackie/)

> [The advise my dad gave me: "To know is to study." Get some training under your belt, so that nobody what somebody asks you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-mackie/the-advise-my-dad-gave-me-to-know-is-to-study-get-some-training-under/)

[Anthony Mackie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-mackie/)

> [I'm not Martin Luther King. I can't be Martin Luther King. The only thing I can do is present what I feel the essence…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-mackie/i-m-not-martin-luther-king-i-can-t-be-martin-luther-king-the-only/)

[Anthony Mackie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-mackie/)

> [You never see girls running after engineers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-mackie/you-never-see-girls-running-after-engineers/)

[Anthony Mackie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-mackie/)

> [Even though homelessness reaches into the depths of despair, there's also a pride and beauty in it, as well.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-mackie/even-though-homelessness-reaches-into-the-depths-of-despair-there-s/)

[Anthony Mackie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-mackie/)

> [Money always changes the game, when you let a dollar come between you and your friends, your cohorts.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-mackie/money-always-changes-the-game-when-you-let-a-dollar-come-between-you/)

[Anthony Mackie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-mackie/)

> [Instead of becoming an engineer like my brother, I moved to New York to be an actor.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-mackie/instead-of-becoming-an-engineer-like-my-brother-i-moved-to-new-york/)

[Anthony Mackie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-mackie/)

> [I think you can only be outgoing when the person you're talking to is outgoing. I can be outgoing if I want to be,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-mackie/i-think-you-can-only-be-outgoing-when-the-person-you-re-talking-to-is/)

[Anthony Mackie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-mackie/)

> [It's hard sometimes when you're in a regular high school, you just feel like the odd kid out. The great thing about going to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-mackie/it-s-hard-sometimes-when-you-re-in-a-regular-high-school-you-just/)

[Anthony Mackie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-mackie/)

> [At Juilliard, I couldn't afford to have fun. I went to school and stayed home.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-mackie/at-juilliard-i-couldn-t-afford-to-have-fun-i-went-to-school-and/)

[Anthony Mackie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-mackie/)

> [Art-school girls are very nice.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-mackie/art-school-girls-are-very-nice/)

[Anthony Mackie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-mackie/)

> [As an actor, the only thing we can do is play the truth at that moment. Because at any point in time if you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-mackie/as-an-actor-the-only-thing-we-can-do-is-play-the-truth-at-that-moment/)

[Anthony Mackie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-mackie/)

> [Hollywood's a business, and until someone puts their finger on you and decides you're the guy who's going to carry that movie, it's not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-mackie/hollywood-s-a-business-and-until-someone-puts-their-finger-on-you-and/)

[Anthony Mackie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-mackie/)

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