Acting Quotes

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I try to tell myself Iâ€™m not schizophrenic. But when Iâ€™m not acting, Iâ€™m not alive. Everyday is just not heightened enough for me. Iâ€™m… — Swoosie Kurtz
Working with a great director is like getting a master class in acting. — Swoosie Kurtz
I loved acting. I didnâ€™t particularly like being a movie star. — Grace Kelly
I decided to have a regular childhood and not pursue [acting] until I left school, although I wrote plays, directed plays, and got involved in… — Karl Urban
I went to acting school in New York City for two years. I studied with Stella Adler — Judd Nelson
For modelling, you have to be such a strong person in a way â€“ or seen to be a strong person, do you know what… — Agyness Deyn
I took a route of acting, rather than starmaking, so it cost me a lot financially. — Vincent D'Onofrio
Acting is probably the greatest therapy in the world. You can get a lot stuff out of you on the set so you don't have… — Robert Carlyle
For me, it's a voyage of self-discovery. I'm able to go on a set and to explore situations, personalities, people and characters that are close… — Robert Carlyle
Eventually, I'll go back to acting, but for right now, my children are the most important thing in the world to me. — Soleil Moon Frye
Before a big acting competition, my dad sent me a note that said, 'Define the moment. Don't let the moment define you.' — Katie Leclerc
Around 2001, I started analyzing lesbians. I started to realize that even really butch-acting or -dressing women still had a strong female identity that I… — Chaz Bono
Acting probably saved my life. It gave me a home and a safe place to let out all of my emotions and have it be… — Vanessa Marcil
I don't think I'm great at acting. I think I'm great at directing. — Melissa Joan Hart
I think I have been very lucky as far as my acting career goes. — Natasha Henstridge
I guess Species was a movie made for me and hence I bagged the role. In fact even when acting, I never thought the outcome… — Natasha Henstridge
My family are very supportive and always have been. They weren't the kind of parents that pushed me into it. I know a lot of… — Emily Browning
I did a play called Throne of Straw when I was 11, at the Odyssey Theatre in Los Angeles. It became really clear to me… — Kiefer Sutherland
If it's well written and well directed and you've got good actors to work with, acting is easy. But making sure all the ducks are… — John Lithgow
And I've been acting for 39 years, so I define characters differently than I did in say Miami Vice — Edward James Olmos

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