Acting Quotes

4873 Acting quotes by 2890 unique authors

Acting is a bit of a heart and soul exercise with me. It's kind of all I've got. — Ben Mendelsohn
At 15 I had moved out of my parents' place, and my options were looking pretty narrow. But I had this acting thing and I… — Ben Mendelsohn
I think there's a lot of mythos about what's required in acting. The way that actors talk about acting is generally quite punishing, and I… — Ben Mendelsohn
I think what's so attractive about acting is that you get to live several lifetimes in one. — Brit Marling
If you play it safe every time, then you're missing the best part of acting. You haven't learned anything about your humanity. — Brit Marling
Acting is the only medium were people think they can just stand up and do it because they can say lines, but that is not… — Anthony Mackie
Coming from theater, and having been to acting school, and done little, small Australian independent movies, a lot of the time, it's always about character. — Jacqueline McKenzie
But it's hard to sustain a successful acting career today. — James MacArthur
I love telling stories. I like the challenges presented to me on a daily basis. There's nothing resting about acting. — David Morrissey
I've found acting on stage much more challenging than on screen. — Elizabeth McGovern
I had given thought to acting, but I never really had a good enough opportunity or a character who made sense and paralleled my life… — Gucci Mane
As long as the cheques carry on coming in, and I'm enjoying my work, I shall continue acting. — Ian McShane
I love acting. I love performing. — Isaiah Mustafa
I've been acting since 2002, around about there. — Isaiah Mustafa
The boundary between real life and acting is hard to find. — James Mangold
But then I got a job selling coffee at the York Theatre, and when I met theatre people, something clicked. I felt comfortable with them;… — Janet McTeer
Acting was my first love. — Joe Manganiello
Acting was the only place that I ever felt like I belonged so went for it with everything I had. — Joe Manganiello
I love acting. It's the one job I know of where you can go in, go through complete catharsis - emotionally, physically sometimes and mentally… — Peter Mullan
I grew up in Glen Ellyn, which is about 20 miles west of Chicago. I attended Glenbard South High School and University of Illinois. I… — Ryan McPartlin
I wasn't into acting when I was a kid. Maybe because I was shy or it didn't occur to me. — Thomas McDonell
I think there are certain technical things about acting that change between working in film and television. Everything definitely slows down and we have more… — Thomas McDonell
I love theater work because of the immediate effect your performance has on the audience. And I love the repetition; I love getting on the… — Alfred Molina
If the acting don't work out, I'll have a future in construction. — Anthony Mackie
Still, it's tough trying to combine my acting career with my college career. — Beverley Mitchell

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