Acting Quote by Angela Lansbury

Acting lessons teach you to really listen to what the other person is saying because in acting it's all about responding to the lines.

— Tommy Mottola

As an actor going into screenwriting, I was able to understand what type of dialogue feels natural. A lot of the time, as an…

— John Francis Daley

Acting is about listening, and that's something that took me awhile. You almost don't have to learn your lines, if you listen to what…

— Mark McGrath

When you act for a living, you are lucky enough to get to say things you really want to say. You get lines that…

— Kenneth Cranham

Actors need to know why they're saying what they're saying, more than just learning their lines.

— Dee Rees

Dialogue is not always the best way to show emotion, to show your thought process, or to reveal yourself, as a character.

— Mike Colter

I think acting, oftentimes it's not about lines, it's about spaces in between lines and expressions on people's faces and their relationships. You can…

— Peter Capaldi

During the actual filming, I’m not really listening to dialogue. I’m watching to see if the actors are communicating something and expressing something. I’m…

— John Cassavetes

You need to become a good listener. As you're working, you hear someone else's lines and how you absorb them becomes your acting.

— Jacqueline Bisset

A lot of times when you're acting, you're no longer talking and listening; you're going at it for your own self.

— Anonymous

Good dialogue illuminates what people are not saying

— Robert Towne

Really good acting is not about dialogue. It's really just about small moments that really make the whole entire scene and the intention completely…

— Bella Thorne