Acting Quotes

4873 Acting quotes by 2890 unique authors

I'm sorry... sometimes I get jealous thinking that someone else could make you happier then I could. I guess it's my insecurities acting up. Because… — Hemantsmarty
Acting is like playing, while directing is really fun, sort of like an orgy. — Rachel Griffiths
It's upsetting that it is such a big deal. I wish it weren't an issue all the time. It's funny that people say it's a… — Randy Harrison
I don't know if I'm going to do any more acting. It's a great job, you know? Make a movie? Why not? — Colleen Haskell
Producing is hell, writing is frustrating, acting is really satisfying, directing is heaven. Some men have a silly theory about beautiful women - that somewhere… — Salma Hayek
It's fun being able to suit up and go and kick butt and not have to worry about memorizing dialogue. It's a whole different way… — Kelly Hu
That's a tough question; I've been acting since I was 10. My dad was an entrepreneur, so I guess something along those lines. I wouldn't… — Will Estes
I know that if I'd had to go and take an exam for acting, I wouldn't have got anywhere. You don't take exams for acting,… — Dame Edith Evans
I loved acting when I was doing it, but getting the jobs I didn't understand because I'd never had to do it. That was a… — Mariel Hemingway
We were over in Europe all the time their posters were up. That's why I liked them. So now all of a sudden they're going… — Kim Deal
The thing I hate most in acting is asking permission to do things. What you really want to do is say, 'This is my need;… — Lance Henriksen
You know something, if you're not acting, you're not an actor - you've gotta work. No way around it. — Lance Henriksen
I'm not done with acting but do find my hands full with my current responsibilities. Soon, sometime soon. — Christopher Knight
I hardly knew anything when I first arrived. I had to learn how to act as I went along. After about a year I got… — Melissa George
It was a mistake. I was wrong, but I discovered this many years later. I was acting on the basis of this mandate given me… — Boutros Boutros-Ghali
I have never, ever, had an acting partnership that was a safe, as full, and as exciting as the one I had with Tony. I… — Genie Francis
I have found that the greatest help in meeting any problem is to know where you yourself stand. That is, to have in words what… — William Faulkner
Forget acting. It's all about rock 'n' roll. — Brendan Fraser
Acting is the most fun. I like to do it and it's great that I can still do that, but you know, you don't really… — Jon Favreau
A man who waits to believe in action before acting is anything you like, but he's not a man of action. You must act as… — Georges Clemenceau
The kind of acting I used to enjoy no longer exists because your prime consideration is the budget, running time, the cost - and whether… — Dirk Bogarde
And film acting is incredibly tedious, just by its nature. It's incredibly, mind numbingly slow. — Hugh Grant
It strikes me that these days, clubs don't even want players who can truly play any more; they just want athletes, quick guys who don't… — Robbie Fowler
I am very driven. I work really hard, whether it's acting or my charity or even poker. When I focus on something I give it… — Shannon Elizabeth
Very often the Group actor is a critic when he's acting and an actor when he's criticizing. — Elia Kazan

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