--- title: "Best Took Acting Quotes" description: "Browse 59 Took Acting quotes by 56 authors. Discover the best Took Acting sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/615/kirstie-alley-8238_acting_i-took-an-acting-class-for-10-seconds-be_2552751.png" --- > [I took an acting class for 10 seconds before I played a lead in a student movie. I showed the film to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kirstie-alley/i-took-an-acting-class-for-10-seconds-before-i-played-a-lead-in-a/) [Kirstie Alley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kirstie-alley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/615/kirstie-alley-8238_acting_i-took-an-acting-class-for-10-seconds-be_2552751.png) > [I was very outgoing, and a good-looking kid. I started doing all the catalogs. I made 60 commercials by the time I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ricky-schroder/i-was-very-outgoing-and-a-good-looking-kid-i-started-doing-all-the/) [Ricky Schroder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ricky-schroder/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/38e/ricky-schroder-9788_acting_i-was-very-outgoing-and-a-good-looking-k_1763691.jpg) > [Originally I studied as a musician, a classical pianist. That was my career before I took up acting in my late 20s.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christian-mckay/originally-i-studied-as-a-musician-a-classical-pianist-that-was-my/) [Christian McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christian-mckay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0b0/christian-mckay-26266_acting_originally-i-studied-as-a-musician-a-cla_2701885.jpg) > [I wanted to be an actor, like, so, so bad. I took acting classes, I auditioned for Disney, and then I realized…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawn-mendes/i-wanted-to-be-an-actor-like-so-so-bad-i-took-acting-classes-i/) [Shawn Mendes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawn-mendes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d0/shawn-mendes-2786_acting_i-wanted-to-be-an-actor-like-so-so-bad-i_39496.jpg) > [When I was in my freshman year at college I took some acting classes and found that I fell in love with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-kate-olsen/when-i-was-in-my-freshman-year-at-college-i-took-some-acting-classes/) [Mary-Kate Olsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-kate-olsen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/51e/mary-kate-olsen-9174_acting_when-i-was-in-my-freshman-year-at-colleg_3228089.jpg) > [Acting has been a passion of mine since I was young, I took acting classes through most of high school and years…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonya-deville/acting-has-been-a-passion-of-mine-since-i-was-young-i-took-acting/) [Sonya Deville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonya-deville/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/373/sonya-deville-10099_acting_acting-has-been-a-passion-of-mine-since_2255254.jpg) > [I remember having friends in high school that did the theater department stuff, and I always wanted to try it but never…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-buckley/i-remember-having-friends-in-high-school-that-did-the-theater/) [Robert Buckley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-buckley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ae5/robert-buckley-67070_acting_i-remember-having-friends-in-high-school_2711597.jpg) > [To be honest, I never went to school for acting, and I never learned to break down a script. I took acting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shailene-woodley/to-be-honest-i-never-went-to-school-for-acting-and-i-never-learned-to/) [Shailene Woodley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shailene-woodley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a66/shailene-woodley-4258_about_to-be-honest-i-never-went-to-school-for_2275851.jpg) > [I've never taken any acting classes. I took an acting class when I first started acting when I was 10. The guy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kat-dennings/i-ve-never-taken-any-acting-classes-i-took-an-acting-class-when-i/) [Kat Dennings](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kat-dennings/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac3/kat-dennings-9694_acting_i-ve-never-taken-any-acting-classes-i-to_3041094.jpg) > [I came up around people who took acting seriously, who cared about acting, cared about the theater and, in the '70s, made…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurence-fishburne/i-came-up-around-people-who-took-acting-seriously-who-cared-about/) [Laurence Fishburne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurence-fishburne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/41e/laurence-fishburne-3533_acting_i-came-up-around-people-who-took-acting_1719724.jpg) > [I wanted to be a jazz pianist, but I wasn't good enough. I got into city college because I didn't have the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dustin-hoffman/i-wanted-to-be-a-jazz-pianist-but-i-wasn-t-good-enough-i-got-into/) [Dustin Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dustin-hoffman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1b1/dustin-hoffman-4662_acting_i-wanted-to-be-a-jazz-pianist-but-i-wasn_2034235.jpg) > [I had no real direction at all in my 20's and so I did what a lot of people without direction do:…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ty-burrell/i-had-no-real-direction-at-all-in-my-20-s-and-so-i-did-what-a-lot-of/) [Ty Burrell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ty-burrell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/755/ty-burrell-13085_acting_i-had-no-real-direction-at-all-in-my-20_2140530.jpg) > [ Sometime in my second year at Brown \[University\], I took an acting class. And the lightbulb went off for me. I fell… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tracee-ellis-ross/sometime-in-my-second-year-at-brown-university-i-took-an-acting-class/) [Tracee Ellis Ross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tracee-ellis-ross/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0e5/tracee-ellis-ross-8946_acting_sometime-in-my-second-year-at-brown-univ_1692644.png) > [When I was young, I was always telling my parents and telling everybody that I was going to be a singer and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/naturi-naughton/when-i-was-young-i-was-always-telling-my-parents-and-telling/) [Naturi Naughton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/naturi-naughton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c99/naturi-naughton-12087_acting_when-i-was-young-i-was-always-telling-my_2535678.png) > [I did a bit of modeling before I took up acting, and I was up for this big campaign - I can't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rupert-penry-jones/i-did-a-bit-of-modeling-before-i-took-up-acting-and-i-was-up-for-this/) [Rupert Penry-Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rupert-penry-jones/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a2/rupert-penry-jones-26510_acting_i-did-a-bit-of-modeling-before-i-took-up_349589.jpg) > [My mom graduated from the University of Michigan, which is a great school. Then she got her Master's from NYU. She wanted…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/big-sean/my-mom-graduated-from-the-university-of-michigan-which-is-a-great/) [Big Sean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/big-sean/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c13/big-sean-504_acting_my-mom-graduated-from-the-university-of_136564.jpg) > [I was lucky enough, when I was younger, to have the chance to do as much as possible, and I found what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/i-was-lucky-enough-when-i-was-younger-to-have-the-chance-to-do-as/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/930/anonymous-1_acting_i-was-lucky-enough-when-i-was-younger-to_1549831.jpg) > [Acting was always something I pursued by myself. When we were in college, I took an acting class that I was so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mackenzie-davis/acting-was-always-something-i-pursued-by-myself-when-we-were-in/) [Mackenzie Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mackenzie-davis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c46/mackenzie-davis-14359_acting_acting-was-always-something-i-pursued-by_859427.jpg) > [I took acting classes in college, and once I graduated, I decided to give acting a shot when I couldn't really think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-meloni/i-took-acting-classes-in-college-and-once-i-graduated-i-decided-to/) [Christopher Meloni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-meloni/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b4b/christopher-meloni-10846_acting_i-took-acting-classes-in-college-and-onc_1824039.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/took-acting/#itemlist", "name": "Took Acting Quotes", "numberOfItems": 19, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I took an acting class for 10 seconds before I played a lead in a student movie. 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Their ethos and credo became mine.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Laurence Fishburne" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurence-fishburne/i-came-up-around-people-who-took-acting-seriously-who-cared-about/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/41e/laurence-fishburne-3533_acting_i-came-up-around-people-who-took-acting_1719724.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/41e/laurence-fishburne-3533_acting_i-came-up-around-people-who-took-acting_1719724.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/41e/laurence-fishburne-3533_acting_i-came-up-around-people-who-took-acting_1719724.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I came up around people who took acting seriously, who cared about acting, cared about the theater and, in…” — Laurence Fishburne", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 11, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I wanted to be a jazz pianist, but I wasn't good enough. 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