Acting Quotes

4873 Acting quotes by 2890 unique authors

Depending on what your interest in theater is, I always recommend working on plays. It's a great way to be introduced to the field, and… — Chiwetel Ejiofor
Don't even think of acting as a profession unless not doing it would cause you to sicken and waste away. — William Lucking
The thing that's very close in the process is writing and acting, not directing. Directing's very different. — Sean Penn
Yeah, I had actually tried to stop acting before I made Dead Man Walking. — Sean Penn
You get money out of acting. You get gray hair out of directing. Actually, I get more of a rush from directing. — Tim Robbins
For a while, I stopped enjoying making movies and I stopped enjoying acting, because I made a few decisions that I wish I hadn't made. — Paul Bettany
I love disappearing. That's what acting is. For me it's about putting on a persona, stepping into a pair of shoes. It's my face, but… — Sally Hawkins
One of the things I love about acting is that I can enter into these other people's lives. But going back to being me at… — Sally Hawkins
I love acting, love it. It's the greatest fun in the world. I've never had trouble feeling extremely grateful. — Isla Fisher
It's just acting. I take acting seriously but up to a point. — Tom Sizemore
On 'Into The Wild' I spent months risking my life and on 'Speed Racer' I spent 60 days acting in front of a green screen.… — Emile Hirsch
There was a time when I was really going to give up acting-- right after Foxfire. I was trying to find characters with a certain… — Angelina Jolie
That's what I love about acting, you get to find little pieces of yourself in every character you play. — Julianna Margulies
I did theatre a lot when I was a kid. Then I went to acting school in New York. I did a lot of behind… — Justin Bartha
Being an actress isn't as fun as it may seem. If I don't love something, I stop doing it. I don't love acting anymore, so… — Amanda Bynes
Acting is the business of truth, so that we can see ourselves reflected back and learn. — Melissa Leo
The key to acting has much more to do with listening than with talking. — Melissa Leo
I think this notion of acting and glamour is getting in everybody's way. — Melissa Leo
I didn't really want to be an actor when I was growing up - I wanted to be whatever I was reading about or seeing… — Jason Sudeikis
The sitting around on the set is awful. But I always figure that’s what they pay me for. The acting I do for free. — Edward G. Robinson
I can walk into a room and create a good ambience. I was taught all about this back when I studied acting. One of the… — Jean Reno
Maybe it's a cultural thing, being Korean, but my first reflex has always been to exude humility - but it doesn't help you in acting.… — Steven Yeun
I'm still insecure, but when I first started acting, I was really insecure. I glared at a lot of people. I assumed everyone hated me.… — Norman Reedus
I always wanted to be an actor, but with a speech impediment it's kind of tough. I decided to roll the dice and take an… — Nicholas Brendon
I had been acting since I was seven years old, but I had a combination of things happen at about the same time. 'Austin Powers'… — Seth Green

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