Acting Quotes

4873 Acting quotes by 2890 unique authors

I fell in love with acting at around the age of 11, when I was drafted in to play a fairy at an amateur production… — Zoe Tapper
All acting is an act of imagination. You are simply conjuring up imaginary circumstances in your mind and responding truthfully to them. — Tom Hiddleston
It was never my dream to be famous. I didn’t start acting to be a movie star. I started in the theater and my desire… — Denzel Washington
Acting is my calling, not my career. — Angela Bassett
I love acting because it's this space where dreams can be realized, fantasy comes to life, and there are no limitations on what's possible. — Jessica Alba
God is not pleased by blood – and not acting reasonably is contrary to God's nature. Faith is born of the soul, not the body.… — Unknown Author
You can't punish a child who is acting out because of sensory overload. — Temple Grandin
We need to eradicate the slander that says a black youth with a book is acting white. — Barack Obama
Acting like you don't care is not letting it go. — Penelope Douglas
Practice following your intuition in everyday things, trusting your gut feelings moment by moment and acting on them as best you can. As you learn… — Shakti Gawain
The NYPD must stop acting like the only thing black people do is run from them and shoot at them. Believe it or not there… — Bill Maher
I wanted to act; that was my one goal. I wanted to devote all my time to acting and not waitressing or anything else. — Edie Falco
Acting is my first focus, but at the core, I'm a storyteller, and however that comes out is fine with me. — Santino Fontana
When you make music you are acting as a philosopher. You can either do that consciously or you can do it unconsciously, but you're doing… — John Cage
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I don't know if this is why everything has worked so well and I'm not sure I'd recommend this kind of thinking to anyone else,… — Jennifer Lawrence
I was studying acting, going to UCLA, selling real estate on the weekends — Burt Ward
By thinking and acting affirmatively in this minute, you will influence the hour, the day, and in time, your entire life. — Denis Waitley
Insiders say Obama's pretty comfortable around actors. He should be. He has been 'acting' like he was born in Hawaii for a long time. — Craig Ferguson
No one likes to feel that he or she is being sold some-thing or told to do a thing. We much prefer to feel that… — Dale Carnegie
Acting is about giving something away, handing yourself over to whatever role you are asked to play. I'm not hiding or escaping or seeking anonymity.… — Alan Rickman
The less you associate with some people, the more your life will improve. Any time you tolerate mediocrity in others, it increases your mediocrity. An… — Colin Powell
I am a soldier, convinced that I am acting on behalf of soldiers. — Siegfried Sassoon
There are six stages to knowledge: Firstly: Asking questions in a good manner. Secondly: Remaining quiet and listening attentively. Thirdly: Understanding well. Fourthly: Memorising. Fifthly:… — Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyya
So many of us have abdicated our passions for obligations, as if passion is a luxury for the young, and we must all grow up… — Erwin McManus

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