Acting Quotes

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You have to get beyond your own precious inner experiences. The actor cannot afford to look only to his own life for all his material… — Stella Adler
One way we can enliven the imagination is to push it toward the illogical. We're not scientists. We don't always have to make the logical,… — Stella Adler
The real actor has a direct line to the collective heart. — Sam Rayburn
In life, as on the stage, it's not who I am but what I do that's the measure of my worth and the secret of… — Stella Adler
It's not enough to have talent. You have to have a talent for your talent. — Stella Adler
Listen to me. We're here to make a dent in the universe. Otherwise why even be here? — Steve Jobs
Success often comes to those who dare to act. It seldom goes to the timid who are ever afraid of the consequences. — Jawaharlal Nehru
You once liked the blissful mobility, but then you wonder, who's the real you? And who's the chap on the screen? You know, I catch… — Errol Flynn
The theatre-acting, creating, interpreting - means total involvement, the totality of heart, mind and spirit. — Stella Adler
Acting can be the healthiest profession in the world, because it allows you to do things you can't do in real life. It allows you… — Stella Adler
By taking elements you observe in life, you can develop qualities in your acting life that you don't ordinarily call upon in your personal life. — Stella Adler
Acting is in everything but the words. — Stella Adler
When an acting teacher tells a student 'that wasn't honest work' or 'that didn't seem real,' what does this mean? In life, we are rarely… — Stella Adler
Learn to overrule minor interest in favor of great ones, and generously to do all the good the heart prompts; a man is never injured… — Luc de Clapiers
We had generals who were admirals and admirals who wanted to be generals. Generals acting as admirals are bad enough, but it was the admirals… — Holland Smith
By acting as if I was not afraid, I gradually ceased to be afraid. — Theodore Roosevelt
Consider before acting, to avoid foolishness: It is the worthless man who speaks and acts thoughtlessly. — Pythagoras
By acting as you wish yourself to be, in due course you will become as you act. — Norman Vincent Peale
No sin is committed merely because a thought enters the mind, provided it is not made welcome. Perhaps we may use the figure that the… — Norman Vincent Peale
I was born in the '60s and grew up in the '70s - not exactly the best decade for food in British history. It was… — Heston Blumenthal
A people without children would face a hopeless future; a country without trees is almost as helpless; forests which are so used that they cannot… — Theodore Roosevelt
If you ever want to study acting you should be around an enlightened person for a while, because all they do is play roles, since… — Frederick Lenz
There are very few joys in life greater than spontaneity. Spontaneity means to be in the moment; it means acting out of your awareness, not… — Rajneesh
How does humility manifest itself in leadership and in life? A humble person is more concerned about what is right than about being right, about… — Stephen Covey
I did some professional radio acting as a teenager, and I essentially put myself through college with radio acting in Montreal. When I graduated, I… — William Shatner

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