Acting Quote by Annette Bening

When you're acting you always want to come across as if you're not acting. For me, my take is always to have it feel…

— Vince Vaughn

I've stopped showing actors what to actually do. I rather just talk to them about it. Then I usually play music. That's a great…

— Nicolas Winding Refn

One of the things I love about acting is other actors, looking into their eyes, and working off them, and listening and responding to…

— Allison Janney

What I enjoy most with acting is when it's a good scene with one or two other actors, and you feel a strong connection,…

— Joel Kinnaman

I like to watch actors while they are acting, how they hold their attention when so many people around are there to distract them.…

— Rasika Dugal

It's always best not to be thinking a hell of a lot while you're acting, because you want it to be as spontaneous as…

— Gary Cole

I think the performances that really communicate with me are the ones where I don't feel like I'm watching someone and thinking: "They're doing…

— Aisling Loftus

The best thing anybody ever told me about acting - and I think it's probably true for life, generally - is listen. You've really…

— Maria Doyle Kennedy

I really like to hear actors talk about acting, but I don't really like hearing myself talk.

— Michael Keaton

In theater, the scenes I like the most are the ones where you are there and you cannot talk.

— Carice van Houten

It's sort of the most important thing for acting, is to listen to the person you're dealing with.

— Ivan Reitman

Acting is a work in progress for me. I just try to keep my mouth shut and my eyes and ears open, especially with…

— Dennis Farina