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title: "22 Second Act Quotes by 22 authors"
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> [The Reagan Revolution has had no second act.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/h-w-brands/the-reagan-revolution-has-had-no-second-act/)

[H. W. Brands](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/h-w-brands/)

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> [I have a whole second act of ARTPOP and I love it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lady-gaga/i-have-a-whole-second-act-of-artpop-and-i-love-it/)

[Lady Gaga](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lady-gaga/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b5/lady-gaga-359_funny_i-have-a-whole-second-act-of-artpop-and_574001.jpg)

> [Happily ever after never happens in the second act.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/boyd-k-packer/happily-ever-after-never-happens-in-the-second-act/)

[Boyd K. Packer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/boyd-k-packer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d2e/boyd-k-packer-1854_ever-after_happily-ever-after-never-happens-in-the_80161.png)

> [In life, the first act is always exciting but it is the second act - that's where the depth comes in.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joyce-van-patten/in-life-the-first-act-is-always-exciting-but-it-is-the-second-act/)

[Joyce Van Patten](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joyce-van-patten/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/933/joyce-van-patten-103363_actor_in-life-the-first-act-is-always-exciting_1225916.png)

> [I'd like to see the first act of Sunday in the Park with George, and the second act of Hamilton. Every day.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nikka-graff-lanzarone/i-d-like-to-see-the-first-act-of-sunday-in-the-park-with-george-and/)

[Nikka Graff Lanzarone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nikka-graff-lanzarone/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df3/nikka-graff-lanzarone-32371_every-day_i-d-like-to-see-the-first-act-of-sunday_1506868.jpg)

> [You never want your second act or the whole movie to just be this relentless march towards its goal. You want things…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-arndt/you-never-want-your-second-act-or-the-whole-movie-to-just-be-this/)

[Michael Arndt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-arndt/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da7/michael-arndt-21037_audience_you-never-want-your-second-act-or-the-wh_1260757.png)

> [Doing a movie in Tel Aviv or London or South Africa or Mexico. It's this great second act to my career, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-englund/doing-a-movie-in-tel-aviv-or-london-or-south-africa-or-mexico-it-s/)

[Robert Englund](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-englund/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/313/robert-englund-2458_career_doing-a-movie-in-tel-aviv-or-london-or-s_1945034.jpg)

> [I was in the family court for 25 years. And having started a second career, having a second act when you were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judy-sheindlin/i-was-in-the-family-court-for-25-years-and-having-started-a-second/)

[Judy Sheindlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judy-sheindlin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/019/judy-sheindlin-4359_career_i-was-in-the-family-court-for-25-years-a_2308515.png)

> [“Actually, if this were a movie, you’d be a beautiful woman and you’d be sleeping with HAL by the second act.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-seville/actually-if-this-were-a-movie-you-d-be-a-beautiful-woman-and-you-d-be/)

[Jane Seville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-seville/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b5/jane-seville-12362_beautiful-woman_actually-if-this-were-a-movie-you-d-be-a_3058017.jpg)

> [“In the first act, you get your hero up a tree. The second act, you throw rocks at him. For the third…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/austin-kleon/in-the-first-act-you-get-your-hero-up-a-tree-the-second-act-you-throw/)

[Austin Kleon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/austin-kleon/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c1d/austin-kleon-1835_austin-kleon_in-the-first-act-you-get-your-hero-up-a_579481.png)

> [“As it turned out, hell wasn't watching the people you love get hurt; it was coming in during the second act, when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodi-picoult/as-it-turned-out-hell-wasn-t-watching-the-people-you-love-get-hurt-it/)

[Jodi Picoult](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jodi-picoult/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/919/jodi-picoult-45_too-late_as-it-turned-out-hell-wasn-t-watching-th_1705281.jpg)

> [During one performance of 'Les Miserables,' the barricade didn't leave the stage, so we had to actually end up finishing the second…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-young/during-one-performance-of-les-miserables-the-barricade-didn-t-leave/)

[Josh Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-young/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/11f/josh-young-26554_act_during-one-performance-of-les-miserables_3029979.jpg)

> [Waiting for Godot . . . has achieved a theoretical impossibility—a play in which nothing happens, that yet keeps the audience glued…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/waiting-for-godot-has-achieved-a-theoretical-impossibility-a-play-in/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [Shakespeare put no children in his plays for a reason," Sir Godfrey muttered, glaring at Alf and Binnie. "You're forgetting the Little…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/connie-willis/shakespeare-put-no-children-in-his-plays-for-a-reason-sir-godfrey/)

[Connie Willis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/connie-willis/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c9c/connie-willis-5208_children_shakespeare-put-no-children-in-his-plays_15566.png)

> [One of the traps or the pitfalls of writing a trilogy - or a triptych, or whatever term you want to use…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justin-cronin/one-of-the-traps-or-the-pitfalls-of-writing-a-trilogy-or-a-triptych/)

[Justin Cronin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justin-cronin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a10/justin-cronin-2437_act_one-of-the-traps-or-the-pitfalls-of-writ_1245057.png)

> [“The audience wants to be piqued, to be misled, to be disappointed at times, so that it can, finally, be fulfilled. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-mamet/the-audience-wants-to-be-piqued-to-be-misled-to-be-disappointed-at/)

[David Mamet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-mamet/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e7a/david-mamet-1178_time_the-audience-wants-to-be-piqued-to-be-mi_1764915.jpg)

> [The first act is the easiest to plot. The second act is always the hardest to plot. Generally a good, you know,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-j-cannell/the-first-act-is-the-easiest-to-plot-the-second-act-is-always-the/)

[Stephen J. Cannell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-j-cannell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/efb/stephen-j-cannell-21054_act_the-first-act-is-the-easiest-to-plot-the_18994.jpg)

> [My parents would have their friends over - their friends who thought, 'How can you live without a TV?' By the time…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-galecki/my-parents-would-have-their-friends-over-their-friends-who-thought/)

[Johnny Galecki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-galecki/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/836/johnny-galecki-14638_better_my-parents-would-have-their-friends-over_1646608.jpg)

> [I enjoy a third act, and I like stories with ending. A lot of my frustration with serialized storytelling is a lot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nic-pizzolatto/i-enjoy-a-third-act-and-i-like-stories-with-ending-a-lot-of-my/)

[Nic Pizzolatto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nic-pizzolatto/)

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> [You go to the cinema and you realize you're watching the third act. There is no first or second act. There is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dustin-hoffman/you-go-to-the-cinema-and-you-realize-you-re-watching-the-third-act/)

[Dustin Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dustin-hoffman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/90d/dustin-hoffman-4662_amount_you-go-to-the-cinema-and-you-realize-you_2008056.jpg)

> [It's not hard to have a second act. It's just that the second act's not going to be as exciting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-eisman/it-s-not-hard-to-have-a-second-act-it-s-just-that-the-second-act-s/)

[Steve Eisman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-eisman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/213/steve-eisman-16245_act_it-s-not-hard-to-have-a-second-act-it-s_281296.jpg)

> [Also, if you watch the film once, there are lots of things that you won't get because there are punch lines in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-pegg/also-if-you-watch-the-film-once-there-are-lots-of-things-that-you-won/)

[Simon Pegg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-pegg/)

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