Acting Quotes

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The main thing in acting is honesty, to feel the humanity and get to the essence of the character. You can't put anything into a… — Genevieve Bujold
I think I've got something when I'm onscreen, but that's nothing to do with acting or talent — Julie Christie
My favorite thing about acting is being alone and going through the scripts and working on it and getting ideas and asking myself questions, looking… — Philip Seymour Hoffman
Acting is so difficult for me that, unless the work is of a certain stature in my mind, unless I reach the expectations I have… — Philip Seymour Hoffman
Acting is real important to me. I love it, and it's something I care about. — Joaquin Phoenix
I will always do stand-up, even if my acting career takes off. Stand-up is my life. — Chris Tucker
Acting is the only thing I'm even vaguely good at and acting is something that I think I do know about. — Martin Freeman
I like acting in London-not least because it means I can go home after the show every day, rather than being on location making a… — Saffron Burrows
Acting became more than a profession to me. It became a sort of religion. — Marilyn Monroe
I have two acting styles: with and without a horse. — Robert Mitchum
These kids only want to talk about acting method and motivation. in my day all we talked about was screwing and overtime. — Robert Mitchum
I was born with a need to be the center of attention, and, of course, you're the center of the world when you're acting — Julie Christie
I went to drama school at NYU for serious acting. So I was doing Chekov and Sam Shepard plays. — Casey Wilson
I write my plays to create an excuse for full-tilt acting and performing. — Eric Bogosian
I started acting when I was in high school, started writing when I got to New York in 1975. — Eric Bogosian
There is a bit of acting involved when you get in front of a camera for a video. Even when you perform onstage, you're putting… — Aaliyah
It was always part of the plan to move into acting. — Aaliyah
I love the art of acting, and I love film, because you always have anther chance if you want it. You know, if we -… — Gene Wilder
I don't mean to sound - I don't want it to come out funny, but I don't like show business. I love - I love… — Gene Wilder
But the acting process - create a human being - was real, not only to the audience, but real to me. — Gene Wilder

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