Act Quote by Claire Danes

It's got to do with putting yourself in other people's shoes and seeing how far you can come to truly understand them. I like…

— Christian Bale

I think that's almost what it is sometimes if you sum up what acting is. It's just the ultimate expression of empathy.

— Emily Blunt

Acting is being susceptible to what is around you, and it's letting it all come in. Acting is a clearing away of everything except…

— Meryl Streep

Acting is an emotion which has to be felt. Some feel it, some don't!

— Nushrat Bharucha

I mean it's weird because the thing that I love about acting is the fact that I can help people feel things, know themselves…

— Naomi Watts

Acting is a way to escape who you are for a short period of time. It doesn't happen all the time , but every…

— James Purefoy

I can't really explain the feeling of acting. It makes you the most insecure you can possibly be.

— Julie Delpy

That's the thing about acting is that it's reacting to what's going on around you.

— Becky G

Sometimes acting, particularly in film, can feel so contained. You need to be small and not overplay things, so it's such a relief to…

— Bryce Dallas Howard

Acting is a very personal process. It has to do with expressing your own personality, and discovering the character you're playing through your own…

— Ian Mckellen

I think acting is something that is within you. It's a very natural thing for me. It comes from myself, really.

— Saoirse Ronan

Acting is a question of absorbing other people's personalities and adding some of your own experience.

— Jean-Paul Sartre