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Acting Quotes by Bill Murray
- One of the things I like about acting is that, in a funny way, I come back to myself.
- Awards are meaningless to me, and I have nothing but disdain for anyone who actively campaigns to get one.
- Movie acting suits me because I only need to be good for ninety seconds at a time.
- Whenever I think of the high salaries we are paid as film actors, I think it is for the travel, the time away, and any…
- The truth is, anybody that becomes famous is an ass for a year and a half. You've got to give them a year and a…
- There aren't many downsides to being rich, other than paying taxes and having relatives asking for money. But being famous, that's a 24 hour job…
- I'm over the Oscar thing. I feel that if you really want an Oscar, you're in trouble. It's like wanting to be married - you'll…
- You know the theory of cell irritability?. If you take an amoeba cell and poke it a thousand times, it will change and then re-form…
- There's definitely a lot of trash that comes with the prize of being famous. It's a nice gift, but there's a lot of wrapping and…
- Why would you get up there and bore people? I never have figured that out. These people are supposedly in the entertainment industry, and they…
- When you did the job, you thought you were just trying to amuse your friends who are all on the job. I'm just trying to…
- My first movie, I got nominated for a Canadian Oscar-for Meatballs. For MEATBALLS. And who am I up against? George C. Scott. So he wins…
More Acting Quotes
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- The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance. — Aristotle
- Men acquire a particular quality by constantly acting in a particular way. — Aristotle
- Acting is the work of two people - it's only possible when you have the complicity, the help, even the manipulation of… — Victoria Abril
- For every failure, there's an alternative course of action. You just have to find it. When you come to a roadblock, take… — Mary Kay Ash
- We don't have sources who are dissidents on other sources. Should they come forward, that would be a tricky situation for us.… — Julian Assange
- I suddenly think the job of acting is a difficult one. It's not as flip, irrelevant and shallow a calling as I… — Rowan Atkinson
- What I enjoy most is travelling to different places and meeting new people. For me, it's all about life experiences, and I'm… — Jensen Ackles
- You don't see Indians in Hollywood films around which a story can revolve. As soon as we have a social presence in… — Amitabh Bachchan
- I just let the work speak for itself. An actor is not afraid to take risks; to put on different hats; to… — Kevin Bacon
- A good director creates an environment, which gives the actor the encouragement to fly. — Kevin Bacon
- I don't want to stop acting, but acting in some ways is a young man's game. — Kevin Bacon