Acting Quotes

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I believe that being an actress or being involved in a movie has to be a life experience, otherwise why go for it? I have… — Juliette Binoche
I really feel that the talent I have is acting. Freedom and the possibility of play-that is what I like to have. — Jacqueline Bisset
You need to become a good listener. As you're working, you hear someone else's lines and how you absorb them becomes your acting. — Jacqueline Bisset
I wanted to go to acting school, and I did a few modeling jobs to pay for acting school. I never aspired to be a… — Jacqueline Bisset
He who desires, but acts not, breeds pestilence. — William Blake
I'm striving toward this acting thing. I'm definitely gonna work hard on that, whatever comes my way, I'm gonna work hard on it. — Mary J. Blige
My movies are unadorned, they're not particularly fancy, I think they're kind of workmanlike in some ways, focusing on the writing and the acting. — Ben Affleck
A friend of my mom's was a casting director so, really as kind of a lark, I had a couple of acting jobs that had… — Ben Affleck
Take time to deliberate, but when the time for action has arrived, stop thinking and go in. — Napoleon Bonaparte
An idea that is developed and put into action is more important than an idea that exists only as an idea. — Edward de Bono
This is as true in everyday life as it is in battle: we are given one life and the decision is ours whether to wait… — Omar N. Bradley
With proper acting, I don't know what I would play - I got sent a script for a play, and it said in the notes… — Jo Brand
Acting is the expression of a neurotic impulse. It's a bum's life. Quitting acting, that's the sign of maturity. — Marlon Brando
To grasp the full significance of life is the actor's duty, to interpret it is his problem, and to express it his dedication. — Marlon Brando
One forgets too easily the difference between a man and his image, and that there is none between the sound of his voice on the… — Bertolt Brecht
A large part of acting is just pretending. You get to work with these other great make-believers, all making believe as hard as they can. — Jeff Bridges
Sometimes I think of movie acting as advanced pretend. — Jeff Bridges
The wonderful thing about acting is that you can use all of your talents and interests in your work. — Jeff Bridges
One of the things I want to do that's outside the realm of acting and the arts - although both have their place in this… — Jeff Bridges
I didn't go to acting school, but I've been observing my fellow man for 66 years now, and I would think that's the best school… — Wilford Brimley

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