Acting Quotes

4873 Acting quotes by 2890 unique authors

I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not enough; we must do. — Leonardo da Vinci
I love acting, but it's all just a bonus. — Tim Vine
Acting is a bit like being an athlete. You spend all your time getting ready to do something for two minutes. All the things that… — Christopher Walken
The minute I start to talk about acting, I realize that I can't. You know, it's an abstract thing, a little bit mysterious even if… — Christopher Walken
My parents never looked at my acting as a career. They saw it as a way to help provide for the household. — Paul Walker
I did game shows, I did interview shows, I did talk shows, I did commercials, I did acting. But all of that was a million… — Mike Wallace
I've never lost my appetite for acting; it's innovative and challenging. — Eli Wallach
Justice is rather the activity of truth, than a virtue in itself. Truth tells us what is due to others, and justice renders that due.… — Horace Walpole
I don't want to give up acting - it's what I am. — Julie Walters
I never had any acting heroes. I never really went to the theatre. — Julie Walters
Look around. Oil companies guzzle down the billions in profits. Billionaires pay a lower tax rate than their secretaries, and Wall Street CEOs, the same… — Elizabeth Warren
Law is downstream from culture. By the time you make a law about something, you're reacting, not acting. I'd rather shape the culture. — Rick Warren
I'd be more frightened by not using whatever abilities I'd been given. I'd be more frightened by procrastination and laziness. — Denzel Washington
Acting is just a way of making a living, the family is life. — Denzel Washington
You have to grab moments when they happen. I like to improvise and ad lib. — Denzel Washington
One good thing about acting in film is that it's good therapy. — Denzel Washington
You don't know when you're being watched. That's one of the weird things about celebrity. It's my least favorite part of acting, celebrity. — Denzel Washington
Acting really suited me because I could connect as an actor to emotion. — Mia Wasikowska
Coming from dance, I feel acting is - I'm not going to say easy, because it's not. But the dance world is more hard-core. — Mia Wasikowska
Everybody who is an actor has been acting since they were three. — Mia Wasikowska
I have no acting technique I act instinctively. That's why I can't play any role that isn't based on something in my life. — Ethel Waters
Acting never was about the money for me... Maybe in 10 years, I'll be able to appreciate the fact that I am financially stable and… — Emma Watson
I think when you take away all, like, the premieres and press stuff and all the special effects, then you just come down to the… — Emma Watson
I went from being totally unknown and never acting professionally to being in a major movie and being very famous. It all happened so quickly,… — Emma Watson
The eyes are the windows of your soul, and when you're acting, they're one of your most important instruments. Especially for close-ups! — Jacki Weaver

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