Acting Quote by Anonymous

I think that some people like to be someone other than themselves when acting, while others are most themselves. I fall into the second…

— Kerry Bishe

On stage I just have to be myself. In acting you have to be so many other people.

— Kumail Nanjiani

Acting is a way to escape who you are for a short period of time. It doesn't happen all the time , but every…

— James Purefoy

In acting you have to not be yourself. It's like whatever character is put on, you have to just to turn into that person.

— Ginuwine

That's one of the great things about acting - you get to pretend you're somebody else, which is great if you get bored with…

— Michael Shannon

The trick is not to become somebody else. You become somebody else when you're in front of a camera or when you're on stage.…

— Ernest Borgnine

The thing about being an actor is that you're acting. It's not that big of a deal of to play someone different from yourself.

— Cameron Monaghan

Actors use who they are to be someone else, but I would hate to ever think I'm playing myself. It's imagining being someone else…

— Ralph Fiennes

I think the beautiful thing about acting is you don't really know who you are. You're able to be whatever you want any day…

— Steven R. McQueen

Some people think that acting's about being somebody else and I don't. I think this is how I would be given the same circumstances.…

— Lucy Lawless

I think of myself as only being an actress when I'm acting, but my friends will say I act all the time.

— Marian Seldes

Acting is kind of an escape. You get to live life as someone else, and when you're living this life as someone else, you…

— Diana Silvers