--- title: "9 Saying Lines Quotes by 9 authors" description: "Browse 9 Saying Lines quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Saying Lines sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a9e/angela-bassett-13227_aspect_it-s-more-than-just-saying-lines-and-tur_93311.jpg" --- > [It’s more than just saying lines and turning the light on. You have to drive the story—there’s a technical aspect.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angela-bassett/it-s-more-than-just-saying-lines-and-turning-the-light-on-you-have-to/) [Angela Bassett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angela-bassett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a9e/angela-bassett-13227_aspect_it-s-more-than-just-saying-lines-and-tur_93311.jpg) > [When I saw my first movie, I was fine, but I thought, "Oh, my heavens. It's not about just standing there on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/blake-lively/when-i-saw-my-first-movie-i-was-fine-but-i-thought-oh-my-heavens-it-s/) [Blake Lively](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/blake-lively/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e91/blake-lively-1720_fine_when-i-saw-my-first-movie-i-was-fine-but_955747.jpg) > [Psychologically, you learn the values that are inherent in the dialogue, and you learn to apply it to the way you read…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angela-lansbury/psychologically-you-learn-the-values-that-are-inherent-in-the/) [Angela Lansbury](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angela-lansbury/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e3/angela-lansbury-9722_acting_psychologically-you-learn-the-values-tha_2987685.jpg) > [At the end of the day, you're saying lines and playing pretend. All that varies from show to show is the level…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-johnson/at-the-end-of-the-day-you-re-saying-lines-and-playing-pretend-all/) [Eric Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-johnson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/070/eric-johnson-27519_day_at-the-end-of-the-day-you-re-saying-line_451312.jpg) > [That's the joy of acting, to bring something to it. That's what makes acting exciting. Just saying lines is not terribly exciting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lorne-greene/that-s-the-joy-of-acting-to-bring-something-to-it-that-s-what-makes/) [Lorne Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lorne-greene/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e21/lorne-greene-5780_acting_that-s-the-joy-of-acting-to-bring-someth_350549.jpg) > [I don't approach my acting as just saying a few lines and then going off-screen. It's a craft. I really invest in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aneurin-barnard/i-don-t-approach-my-acting-as-just-saying-a-few-lines-and-then-going/) [Aneurin Barnard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aneurin-barnard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/939/aneurin-barnard-12075_acting_i-don-t-approach-my-acting-as-just-sayin_2431330.jpg) > [I'm a dude that shows up and reads lines and says them to another person who's saying lines that they memorized. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-roumie/i-m-a-dude-that-shows-up-and-reads-lines-and-says-them-to-another/) [Jonathan Roumie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-roumie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ec/jonathan-roumie-5635_enough_i-m-a-dude-that-shows-up-and-reads-lines_3015507.jpg) > [A lot of the fun lies in trying to penetrate the mystery; and this is best done by saying over the lines…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-hecht/a-lot-of-the-fun-lies-in-trying-to-penetrate-the-mystery-and-this-is/) [Anthony Hecht](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-hecht/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b71/anthony-hecht-35816_done_a-lot-of-the-fun-lies-in-trying-to-penet_953668.png) > [There's this exhausting energy from you getting your lines out and your words right, especially if it's a complicated scene. And as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dominic-cooper/there-s-this-exhausting-energy-from-you-getting-your-lines-out-and/) [Dominic Cooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dominic-cooper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b8f/dominic-cooper-11205_cameras_there-s-this-exhausting-energy-from-you_1279424.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/saying-lines/#itemlist", "name": "Saying Lines Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It’s more than just saying lines and turning the light on. 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