Acting Quotes

4873 Acting quotes by 2890 unique authors

Acting gave me the opportunity to do outrageous things. It allowed me to be sad, happy, angry and lustful even if it was just vicariously. — Joan Allen
In my experience it's not essential to get on with the person that you're acting opposite. — Hugh Dancy
But it is a hard, it's a hard profession teaching acting. — Dabney Coleman
I do readings at the public library. I just did a benefit scene night for my old acting teacher. — Mark Ruffalo
A new way of thinking has become the necessary condition for responsible living and acting. If we maintain obsolete values and beliefs, a fragmented consciousness… — Dalai Lama
A person will not buy from you until he is convinced that you are a friend and are acting in his best interest. You must… — Brian Tracy
I never studied acting, yet the first time I auditioned and did a cold reading, I surprised everyone for my honesty and limpidity. They told… — Jennifer Lawrence
The trick to being a good actor is getting so involved in your character that the camera disappears, the 50 bored guys eating doughnuts disappear,… — Val Kilmer
I think in any form of acting, you're always well served if you've done theater. — Jim Parsons
Acting is a way of living out one's insanity. — Isabelle Huppert
I think every American actor wants to be a movie star. But I never wanted to do stupid movies, I wanted to do films. I… — Kevin Kline
The camera does not like acting. The camera is only interested in filming behaviour. So you damn well learn your lines until you know them… — Ben Kingsley
I think that various styles and methods and approaches are an invention of people who don't understand the process of acting and who try very… — Ben Kingsley
Method acting is a label I don't really understand, because there's a method to everybody's acting. — Dougray Scott
Acting is the ability to live truthfully under the given imaginary circumstances — Sanford Meisner
In my acting, I have to identify with something in the character. The big tough boy on the side of right - that's me. Simple… — John Wayne
God is acting on your soul all the time, whether you have spiritual sensations or not. — Evelyn Underhill
There's a rule in acting called, 'Don't play the result.' If you have a character who's going to end up in a certain place, don't… — Michael J. Fox
Acting is fantastic, but to be able to create a whole world on celluloid is amazing. It's like taking your dreams straight from your head… — Amber Benson
By holding the intention of peace towards water, by thinking, speaking and acting with the intention of peace towards water, water can and will bring… — Masaru Emoto
I decided early on that I was going to put on my crown and rule my world by acting right and treating myself like a… — Queen Latifah
Ah, whimsical. It's terrible the way words get attached to you like barnacles. As is what I do is acting on a 'whim'. If only… — Michael Leunig
Is it acting a true vocation?... I say it is a gift...And fame? Neither sought nor expected... still confounds and amazes and disturbs. Whatever the… — Ruth Cracknell
The most significant piece of advice my father gave me early on about acting was, don't get caught acting. Really believe in what you're doing… — Kiefer Sutherland
Does what's happened keep you from acting with justice, generosity, self-control, sanity, prudence, honesty, humility, straightforward ness, and all other qualities that allow a person's… — Marcus Aurelius

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