Acting Quotes

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Acting is the best job in the world. Look at the way they treat you when you turn up for work. They give you breakfast… — Bob Hoskins
I didn't want to start acting like a cartoon — Rachael Leigh Cook
But acting just sort of happened and I found that I loved it. It was such a challenge — Rachael Leigh Cook
Because of my background in theater and radio acting, I knew that I could make a living as an actor. — Casey Kasem
In 2003, I had the pleasure of acting in three films. — Janine Turner
My acting ability would have sent me back to the post office. It was my singing that got me jobs. Ironically, now, people think of… — Robert Guillaume
I don't think I was fully satisfied acting. You know, the girlfriend role or the best friend role, and that wasn't enough for me — Joey Lauren Adams
It doesn't work that way, you know, because most parts that you think you'd do well, most other people don't. So they offer you something… — Patrick Macnee
We made one film called Thy Neighbor's Wife in which I got flogged at the public whipping post for adultery. I did my best acting… — Cleo Moore
I read all the books on Fairfax in the British Library, did a lot of horse riding and studied military tactics of the time, finding… — Dougray Scott
Macbeth is a very popular play with audiences. If you want to sell out a theater, just mount a production of Macbeth. It's a short… — Ian Mckellen
Acting is a sport, like a game of tennis, and you and your opponent take turns setting the level of play. — Shawnee Smith
Acting is like a snowstorm or perhaps a large empty vacuum. I`m not deluded by the fact that I`m getting all these offers for work,… — Christopher Lee
I think acting is a mixture of instinct, imagination and inventiveness. All you can learn as an actor is basic technique. — Christopher Lee
I studied directing prior to acting and I've done music videos and documentaries and things that were sort of well-received. — Matthew Gray Gubler
I like America. I think it's pretty cool. I got into acting to avoid politics of any sort so I could remain in a fantasy… — Mary Lynn Rajskub
I learned more about acting from George Stevens in a few months than I had in my entire life up until then — Alan Ladd
A producer has to know all about everything from set-building to costumes to acting — Alan Ladd
I talked with Tom Hanks. I saw that movie 'Turner and Hooch' at least 50 times. It took all my guts to go up to… — Serena Williams
Acting is way of making yourself exist. — Stephen Rea

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