Acting Quotes

4873 Acting quotes by 2890 unique authors

Acting doesn't bring anything to a text. On the contrary, it detracts from it. — Elaine Dundy
Well, we are men. Let's start acting like it. — Madalyn Murray O'Hair
When I'm writing, I try to have the mask of my character on as I'm walking through the world. When I'm not at my desk,… — Stewart O'Nan
What lead me more or less directly to the special theory of relativity was the conviction that the electromotive force acting on a body in… — Albert Einstein
I need both music and acting to even think about surviving life. I don't have a choice. — Natalia Tena
Nothing affects my acting. Acting is something I do with my soul so it embodies a lot of things. For me, I don't know about… — Genevieve Nnaji
Out of the blending of human and animal stories comes the theme that I hope is inherent in all my books: that man is an… — Fred Bodsworth
I didn't want to get into acting. I was very happy doing MTV, it took up my time, I was content. — Nafisa Joseph
If you really want to become an actor, but only providing that acting doesn't interfere with your golf game, political ambitions and your life, you… — Michael Caine
Acting for me is not a business, it's about trying to make pieces of art that I believe that I feel proud of. And it's… — Nicole Kidman
I enjoyed being in movies when I was a boy. As a child you're not acting - you believe. Ah, if an adult could only… — Roddy McDowall
You can't expect to draw people into your life who are kind, confident, and generous if you're thinking and acting in cruel, weak, and selfish… — Wayne Dyer
The foundation for film acting is stage acting. — James Lipton
Acting allows me to explore new worlds, to discover characters by delving into their lives, and ultimately to become someone else entirely. — Pierce Brosnan
It's easy to direct while acting; there's one less person to argue with. — Roman Polanski
What our generation has forgotten is that the system of private property is the most important guarantee of freedom, not only for those who own… — Friedrich August von Hayek
I did a film once that I was killed in. It was a painful, horrifying day. It was a wonderful day from the standpoint of… — Leslie Easterbrook
I mean one of the basic rules when you're acting is that you mustn't stand in judgement on a character, you mustn't say Hitler was… — Janet Suzman
What knowing the Mother means above all is daring to put love into action. The Mother herself is love-in-action, love acting everywhere and in everything… — Andrew Harvey
The reason why I found acting is because my father passed away. He passed away really young. I was going to go to med school.… — Adepero Oduye
Since I also act, sometimes I get over my resentment and commit to the pitch as an acting job. — Christopher Durang
When everyone around you is doing all this incredible pirate acting and you're having to sort of play the straight guy and move the story… — Orlando Bloom
I feel like after acting, the other half of why I love this business is the opportunity to work with and meet people who inspire… — Aaron Yoo
I wouldn't go up on a stage now if you paid a thousand dollars for one minute of acting. It's a nasty experience. You're up… — Elia Kazan
Practice any art, music, singing, dancing, acting, drawing, painting, sculpting, poetry, fiction, essays, reportage, no matter how well or badly, not to get money and… — Kurt Vonnegut

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