Acting Quotes

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New insights fail to get put into practice because they conflict with deeply held internal images of how the world works...images that limit us to… — Peter Senge
A lot of actors on film sets... very often they're not paying attention to the physical world around them. I think through studying art, I've… — Andy Serkis
I get to meet fantastic people, and I get to go through so many emotions. For me, I have a craving for that. When I'm… — Christopher Parker
I am thrilled that DDLJ has beaten all records, Shah Rukh Khan and I share a close friendship that translates onto the screen. We have… — Kajol
Acting can truly take a toll on your nerves. I mean we have to be larger than life. Worse, I've seen actors acting off the… — Preity Zinta
You can't think about how people will perceive you or your character. All you can do is focus on your work. The rest is up… — Robert Patrick
My father said, If you want to do acting, you have to be successful, which is a silly thing to say. — Diane Cilento
I actually made an effort to reject acting, to shove it out of my body, because I didn't want my kids to have an actress… — Lisa Kudrow
I loved the gentlemanly way they treated each other. It was unlike anything I was used to. I started helping them strike the set and,… — Jeffrey Tambor
The difference - the fundamental difference between theater acting and film acting is that film acting is disjunctive. — James Lipton
I do it because I love acting, I love working, and whether it's radio, television, films, theater, I don't care as long as I can… — Joan Collins
I have a theory about that, if you have to say something, if you have encourage for one second a prospective acting student - he… — Dabney Coleman
I'm now learning how to distinguish when I'm acting and when I'm not acting - offstage as well as onstage. — Micky Dolenz
To stay interested in acting, I have to keep trying stuff I've never done before. — Jessica Lange
Well, what is acting but the study of human behavior? And that's so fascinating to me. — Amy Smart
What made me fall in love with acting, which is my life, was watching other people perform. It made me hunger to do that. — Elisabeth Rohm
When it's working, what acting is really about is getting into the essence of a moment in a creative, joyous way - through whatever frees… — Lili Taylor
I think a cute movie idea would be about a parrot who is raised by eagles. It would be cute because the parrot can't seem… — Jack Handey
Like the Bible, Stanislavsky's basic texts on acting can be quoted to any purpose. — Lee Strasberg
The difference between acting badly or brilliantly is not based on your ability, but on the state of your mind and/or body in any given… — Tony Robbins

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