Acting Quotes

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At Cornell, my acting teacher said you cannot be religious and be an artist. I sort of got it, because faith is a comfort and… — Catherine Hicks
The difference between the extras here and in France is the French extras read books. Actually, they hide the book and pretend that they're acting.… — Berenice Bejo
Acting makes you live plenty of lives. — Emmanuelle Riva
In acting, you draw so much on your private life. — Emmanuelle Riva
Acting was just outside of the realm of possibility for me. I grew up in L.A. and around Hollywood but I literally never, honestly, considered… — Cody Horn
I love stories and acting is a way to tell stories. Everyone assumes I've done it my whole life. — Cody Horn
I've certainly had less practice at fatherhood than I have at acting, but in fatherhood, at least my failures are private! — Rich Sommer
I was on the verge of quittingâ€¦ The Acting Center actually saved me as an actor. — Unknown Author
There's a oneness to showing yourself to an audience. They feel that. It's healthy. That's what acting is all about. — Catherine Hicks
Acting is like sex, itâ€™s possible if your partner is bad, but itâ€™s better if theyâ€™re good. — Xavier Samuel
Everything I do and say tells a story of who I am serving. If I am acting out of anger and spite, I am serving… — Lysa TerKeurst
It was always acting, singing and dancing that I loved. Not the horror of performing on the piano in front of an assembled audience of… — Linda Lavin
I've been planted here to be a vessel for acting... That's why I'm really taking any part, regardless of how complicated it's going to be. — Leonardo DiCaprio
I do research. I do emotional sort of Method work. Somehow itâ€™s a huge mishmash of things that becomes my own acting process and my… — Nicole Kidman
By not knowing, not hoping to know and not acting like we know what's happening, we begin to access our inner strength. — Pema Chodron
By acting in a positive, pleasant and optimistic way, you become a positive, optimistic and enjoyable person. — Brian Tracy
You have the capacity to change the plot line of your life, even if you've been acting from the same script since before you can… — David Simon
I would rather miss the mark acting well than win the day acting basely. — Sophocles
Acting as if you were what you want to become and know you can become is the way to remove self-doubt and enter your real-magic… — Wayne Dyer
I think acting is magic. If I tell you all about myself it will spoil it — Patrick Troughton

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