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title: "5 Secret Acting Quotes by 5 authors"
description: "Browse 5 Secret Acting quotes by 5 authors. Discover the best Secret Acting sayings and thoughts."
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> [I once asked Barbara Stanwyck the secret of acting. She said: 'Just be truthful - and if you can fake that, you've…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-macmurray/i-once-asked-barbara-stanwyck-the-secret-of-acting-she-said-just-be/)

[Fred MacMurray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-macmurray/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/01f/fred-macmurray-8256_acting_i-once-asked-barbara-stanwyck-the-secret_330156.png)

> [The big secret in acting is listening to people](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eli-wallach/the-big-secret-in-acting-is-listening-to-people/)

[Eli Wallach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eli-wallach/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/433/eli-wallach-15151_acting_the-big-secret-in-acting-is-listening-to_1270674.png)

> [The secret to acting is don't act. Be you, with add-ons.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-sheen/the-secret-to-acting-is-don-t-act-be-you-with-add-ons/)

[Michael Sheen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-sheen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db2/michael-sheen-4062_act_the-secret-to-acting-is-don-t-act-be-you_1524377.jpg)

> [That's probably the biggest secret of acting: If the actor believes it themselves, they can make you believe it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melissa-leo/that-s-probably-the-biggest-secret-of-acting-if-the-actor-believes-it/)

[Melissa Leo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melissa-leo/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bbf/melissa-leo-9231_acting_that-s-probably-the-biggest-secret-of-ac_2275028.jpg)

> [Acting for me is like a ping-pong game. That's the secret of acting. When you have a really good actor, I always…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sibel-kekilli/acting-for-me-is-like-a-ping-pong-game-that-s-the-secret-of-acting/)

[Sibel Kekilli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sibel-kekilli/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/293/sibel-kekilli-22665_acting_acting-for-me-is-like-a-ping-pong-game-t_3234040.jpg)

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