Acting Quotes

4873 Acting quotes by 2890 unique authors

My acting ability would have sent me back to the post office. It was my singing that got me jobs. Ironically, now, people think of… — Robert Guillaume
I don't think I was fully satisfied acting. You know, the girlfriend role or the best friend role, and that wasn't enough for me — Joey Lauren Adams
It doesn't work that way, you know, because most parts that you think you'd do well, most other people don't. So they offer you something… — Patrick Macnee
We made one film called Thy Neighbor's Wife in which I got flogged at the public whipping post for adultery. I did my best acting… — Cleo Moore
I read all the books on Fairfax in the British Library, did a lot of horse riding and studied military tactics of the time, finding… — Dougray Scott
Macbeth is a very popular play with audiences. If you want to sell out a theater, just mount a production of Macbeth. It's a short… — Ian Mckellen
Acting is a sport, like a game of tennis, and you and your opponent take turns setting the level of play. — Shawnee Smith
Acting is like a snowstorm or perhaps a large empty vacuum. I`m not deluded by the fact that I`m getting all these offers for work,… — Christopher Lee
I think acting is a mixture of instinct, imagination and inventiveness. All you can learn as an actor is basic technique. — Christopher Lee
I studied directing prior to acting and I've done music videos and documentaries and things that were sort of well-received. — Matthew Gray Gubler
I like America. I think it's pretty cool. I got into acting to avoid politics of any sort so I could remain in a fantasy… — Mary Lynn Rajskub
I learned more about acting from George Stevens in a few months than I had in my entire life up until then — Alan Ladd
A producer has to know all about everything from set-building to costumes to acting — Alan Ladd
I talked with Tom Hanks. I saw that movie 'Turner and Hooch' at least 50 times. It took all my guts to go up to… — Serena Williams
Acting is way of making yourself exist. — Stephen Rea
At least when you're acting you can be someone. In front of the camera you have to be yourself. And who am I? — Stephen Rea
I didn't want to be seen as just a guy on a list. I'm interested in good scripts, scripts that are about something, scripts that… — Stephen Rea
I'm enjoying it, but I still don't know why I'm hooked on acting. — Stephen Rea
The caviar was very high quality. I made an acting decision on the spot that Ismay was a big eater. — Unknown Author
My rule is you want someone whos got both feet on the ground. An ideal girlfriend might be someone who works in the business and… — Wentworth Miller
It was just expected that I would go to college. Both my parents are teachers and they tolerated acting, but I was going to go… — Wentworth Miller
Music is something that I have to do on a regular basis. It really is my life and I absolutely love it. It's a part… — Joanna Noelle Levesque
In Hitchcocks eyes the movement was dramatic, not the acting. When he wanted the audience to be moved, he moved the camera. He was a… — Bruce Dern
I can't remember a time when I wasn't acting, so I can't imagine what I would do if I stopped now. — Lillian Gish
I believe that acting in any medium is the same thing, it's discovering the truth in where you are. — Victor Garber

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