Acting Quotes

4873 Acting quotes by 2890 unique authors

I love when I am not typecast. I've been acting for 50 years. I was such a baby face; I was playing children until I… — Jacki Weaver
More than in any other performing arts the lack of respect for acting seems to spring from the fact that every layman considers himself a… — Simone Weil
Botox should be banned for actors, as steroids are for sportsmen. Acting is all about expression; why would you want to iron out a frown? — Rachel Weisz
Every actor in his heart believes everything bad that's printed about him. — Orson Welles
Maybe studios don't want to see women acting in a way that isn't womanly. Maybe people don't. — Kristen Wiig
For an actress to be a success, she must have the face of Venus, the brains of a Minerva, the grace of Terpsichore, the memory… — Ella Wheeler Wilcox
I fell in love with theater there, and after graduation I moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting. — Olivia Wilde
No great artist ever sees things as they really are. If he did, he would cease to be an artist. — Oscar Wilde
While we look to the dramatist to give romance to realism, we ask of the actor to give realism to romance. — Oscar Wilde
If I wasn't an actor, I'd be a secret agent. — Thornton Wilder
I started acting as a child in Community Theatre but I didn't do any serious stuff. It was all musicals like 'Annie' and 'Wizard of… — Michelle Williams
If you want to surf, move to Hawaii. If you like to shop, move to New York. If you like acting and Hollywood, move to… — Ricky Williams
Comedy is acting out optimism. — Robin Williams
Bad acting is the ultimate inconsideration. — Debra Winger
I joined an acting class in my junior year in high school. I'd always wanted to try it. — Rainn Wilson
I've been acting all along. I understand that I haven't been in people's viewers, but acting has never not been a part of my life,… — Debra Winger
Producing is the hardest of the three because there is almost no closure. Every time you solve a problem, another one pops up. Directing is… — Henry Winkler
Plastic surgery and breast implants are fine for people who want that, if it makes them feel better about who they are. But, it makes… — Kate Winslet
Bad acting comes in many bags, various odors. It can be performed by cardboard refugees from an Ed Wood movie, reciting their dialogue off an… — James Wolcott
Stardom is only a by-product of acting. I don't think being a movie star is a good enough reason for existing. — Natalie Wood
A multitude of causes unknown to former times are now acting with a combined force to blunt the discriminating powers of the mind, and unfitting… — William Wordsworth
I always tell younger filmmakers, it's not just about the acting or the art itself. It's about how big of an audience watches your film. — Donnie Yen
The spirit of revelation is available to every person who receives by proper priesthood authority the saving ordinances of baptism by immersion for the remission… — David A. Bednar
I always enjoyed acting. My aunt was actually an actress. — Felicia Day
Acting is a strange job because your control is very limited. — Romola Garai

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