Acting Quote by Clive Owen

I believe people instinctively know that about writing, yet people get confused about that when it comes to acting.

— Chiwetel Ejiofor

There are so many reasons why, for me, writing is superior to acting. One of them is anonymity. Writers can live relatively normal lives.

— Evangeline Lilly

I think in some ways, acting and writing are the same. You're getting inside the skin of someone else; you're creating their language and…

— Finn Wittrock

People might think writing is a hard business, but it's nowhere near acting.

— Kate Morton

Writing is a very strenuous thing - it's like banging your head against a wall. At the end of the day, acting is better,…

— Donald Glover

Acting is all about creative ideas and sharing, so the more places those ideas come from, the better.

— George MacKay

For me, acting is a series of impressions rather than trying to find one line through to the end, which risks becoming more of…

— Ken Stott

Something people say about acting is that acting is listening. But I think that writing is listening, too. That you really have to listen…

— Greta Gerwig

Acting is mostly about listening. If you just focus in on what the other person is saying, acting takes care of itself to quite…

— Alan Rickman

To me, acting is simple. People put other things in front of it, but it's staying in truth.

— Malik Yoba

I think acting is all about the other people. Sounds like a worthy thing to say, but it's true.

— Martin Freeman

Writing is much more satisfying on a certain level than acting ever was. Because you're not interpreting someone else's original idea, you can come…

— Michael Beck