Acting Quotes

4873 Acting quotes by 2890 unique authors

I was involved in music, acting, and some running, but my firm wish was to become a doctor. That was the formative age when I… — Roger Bannister
But there's one thing about quitters you have to guard against - they are contagious. If one boy goes, the chances are he'll take somebody… — Bear Bryant
Why do some die and some live? The answer was clearly, that on the whole the best fitted live. From the effects of disease the… — Alfred Russel Wallace
If you've ever been around a group of actors, you've noticed, no doubt, that the can talk of nothing else under the sun but acting...It's… — Christy Mathewson
If the moon, in the act of completing its eternal way around the earth, were gifted with self-consciousness, it would feel thoroughly convinced that it… — Albert Einstein
I do not believe in free will. Schopenhauer's words: 'Man can do what he wants, but he cannot will what he wills,' accompany me in… — Albert Einstein
Human beings, in their thinking, feeling and acting are not free agents but are as causally bound as the stars in their motion. — Albert Einstein
Judging by opinion polls, Israel has bigger problems than me. It is among the most hated countries on the planet. It should stop acting like… — Norman Finkelstein
Acting is glamour but writing is hard work, so I'm going to be an actress. — Jacqueline Susann
Acting to me is always reacting. — Spencer Tracy
I remember playing with some friends and being aware that I was acting as I was playing with them - I would think of a… — Penelope Cruz
Georgia was a great place to live, but I wanted to get out because I knew the opportunities for what I was doing - stand-up… — Chris Tucker
Some people said my acting was a cross between Euell Gibbons, Rodney Allen Rippy and Sheena, Queen of the Jungle. — Wolfman Jack
I know you hear horror stories about child actors, but I think in my family when I did start acting it was never a big… — Unknown Author
I was really shy when I was younger, so my mom got me into an acting class to see if I would open myself up… — Moises Arias
When I get in front of a camera all my fears and my inhibitions just go away. As a model, I feel that I am… — Marisa Berenson
I started acting when I was 5 years old. And I was pretty well known for a while. Your self-esteem and your identity start to… — Jackie Earle Haley
What do you call an electorate that seems prone to acting out irrationally, is full of inchoate rage, and is constantly throwing fits and tantrums?… — Graydon Carter
Acting takes so much energy. — Marian Seldes
I had always been the theater nerd at Northwestern University. I knew I wanted to do acting, but I hated the idea of being this… — Meghan Markle
I would recommend going out for more independent films. You can get bigger roles and really work your acting chops and build a reel. — Valerie Azlynn
I was too practical to major in theater. Acting - what was I going to do with acting? There was no future in it. — Laurie Metcalf
Filmmaking is a very complex form - ya know, acting, lighting, screenwriting, storytelling, music, editing - all these things have to come together. — Jay Duplass
When I was in junior high, a foreign-history teacher started a theater class. So I got my feet wet there and through high school, so… — Dwight Yoakam
I started out fighting before I was acting, actually, then got hurt and got into the acting. — Mickey Rourke

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