Acting Quotes

4873 Acting quotes by 2890 unique authors

I was a very good girl for a long time, that's what really drew me to acting. The stage was the perfect place to be… — Joan Allen
I think I knew acting was what I wanted to do. But I was from this small town and there was no place for an… — Joan Allen
When I'm not involved in an acting job I try to run 10 miles a day. — Joan Van Ark
It came as a great shock to me when I heard that England and Soviet Russia had become allies. So much so that I thought… — John Amery
Idleness does drive me crazy, but I'd rather read or write than do anything just to work. A kind of respect has been instilled in… — Karen Allen
As far as acting in films, there is not much out there that is very interesting to do. The ones that are interesting to me… — Karen Allen
I think I read films having grown up around the pre-production and post-production aspect of the filmmaking medium, a lot more than most young people… — Alice Englert
I fell in love with acting, just going to a lot of plays. My parents went to a lot of plays, and I went to… — Patrick J. Adams
When I graduated college I needed to make money while I was pursuing acting, so I read screenplays and made a living writing coverage on… — Sasha Alexander
I actually wanted to be an exotic dancer, but that didn't work out so I thought I'd take on acting. — Sasha Alexander
Well, my brother started acting before I did. — Abigail Breslin
Music's always been a big part of my life, but it kind of all happened in one big ball of storytelling rather than splitting acting… — Clare Bowen
The negative about acting is that you have to spend a great deal of time away from your friends and loved ones, but it's not… — Douglas Booth
I've been acting since I was a kid, so I just feel confident in the fact that I can do it to some degree. I've… — Emily Browning
If I weren't acting, I would own my own chocolate shop in Paris. I would be a nice, overweight person that makes chocolate all day… — Emma Bell
Being able to do lead roles in pictures or onstage or whatever it is that you're doing in acting is obviously what you strive for… — Jamie Campbell Bower
I've been acting since I was six years old, but not professionally. — Jacqueline Emerson
I couldn't believe it! I mean, I'd always dreamed of acting on the screen - my previous background was all theater - but I wasn't… — Jacqueline Emerson
When I left school, I got a job in a shoe shop and I used to save 15 quid a week and pay for my… — Luke Evans
I dropped out of school and I never took acting classes. — Alice Englert
I was home-schooled. But going to high school, I never would've been able to travel the U.S. or been able to do acting. — Ethan Embry
Another challenge? Getting up at 6:30 in the morning to go act. It's not fun acting that early in the morning or acting at 4… — George Eads
I just think there's always room for humanity in acting, one can only hope, so when you bring in the whole life of a person… — Lisa Edelstein
You know, a lot of actors I think go into acting for therapy from whatever trauma has affected them as children. But for me, I… — Michael Ealy
I'd always dabbled in acting. — Nelsan Ellis

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