Acting Quotes

4873 Acting quotes by 2890 unique authors

The great difference between screen acting and theatre acting is that screen acting is about reacting - 75% of the time, great screen actors are… — Nicolas Roeg
I come from an acting family, my father was an actor, and I had to fight my way and just create my own identity. — Vincent Cassel
For me, I never, never, from the moment I started acting, had a desire to be famous. — Carla Gugino
It's sort of the most important thing for acting, is to listen to the person you're dealing with. — Ivan Reitman
Singing really is acting. In a lot of ways, it's much more personal. I love music, and being able to work on that is amazing. — Leighton Meester
I watched a lot of TV, and it clicked one day that these people were acting. It sounded like the most fun thing ever. — Leighton Meester
A lot of actors think they can't be happy without the acting... But I think I couldn't be happy with it anymore. — Genie Francis
On some level in acting, what you're trying to find is truth, because when it's true is when it's also funny. — David Hyde Pierce
I think, ultimately, looking back now, acting wasn't satisfying me 100%. — Joey Lauren Adams
I moved to California not to pursue acting but to get out of Albuquerque. — Minka Kelly
I played baseball in college, and then I went to Russia to study acting and played some pro ball over there. — Jon Bernthal
When I first started acting in movies - as probably a lot of naive young actors do - I made a list of directors that… — Justin Bartha
I don't miss acting at all. — Zachery Ty Bryan
It's bad writing, however naturalistic it's written, that's where you have to do your best acting. — Adam Brody
The acting is something that will always be a part of my life, but the writing gives me a lot more creative freedom. You're a… — Amber Benson
The whole thing about acting, the draw for me, is the opportunity to do things you don't get to do in real life. — Benjamin Bratt
I really like acting but, just now, the more I read a script I find myself thinking I'd like to direct rather than act. — Billy Boyd
When I was younger, I had no interest. But after I went to Paris to see the collections for the first time a few years… — Camilla Belle
Acting is like a high wire act. Your margin for error is very slim. — Christine Baranski
I'm an actor. If you had said to me before I started acting that I'd get two bites of the cherry - you would do… — Colin Baker
I am a proud participant of the Spencer Tracy School of Acting: Know your lines, don't bump into the furniture. — Danny Bonaduce
People often argue about this. Obviously one of the skills in performance is acting, and you can't expect every Romeo to really be in love… — Deborah Bull
I wanted to give my actor a break. I wanted to live and to learn English. I wanted to be anything, a cabdriver, a busboy,… — Demian Bichir
I love playing other people's work. I love acting. — Eric Bogosian
I think if you're half-hearted you shouldn't go into acting. — Jane Badler

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