I think Quote by David Thewlis

The human condition is all about us pretending to be something sometimes that we're not. When you get into the core of people kind…

— Charlize Theron

Actors are able to trick themselves into treating anything as if it's fantastic. It's a kind of madness really.

— Tom Baker

I just really enjoy the ritual of going to work and playing, which is essentially what we do. We play pretend. Acting is a…

— Bailey Chase

I think that's so strange, because they do know that we're all actors and we perform things that have not necessarily anything to do…

— Werner Klemperer

Sometimes you think about the job that we, as actors, do. I take it very seriously, and I care very much about it, but…

— Charlie Cox

That's what acting is about, Funny wigs and voices, that's what we do.

— Cillian Murphy

I've never thought that what I do as an actor does anything for anybody, other than making them laugh once in a while.

— Geoff Stults

Kids are supposed to have fun. They're supposed to do something that they like to do, because they don't have to worry about paying…

— Elijah Wood

That's the whole reason I got into acting: I don't do this like some grown-ups have to do it, because they have families, and…

— Fred Savage

I think that it's important not to take [acting] too seriously. It's all pretend. It's a strange job.

— Michael Pitt

Everything that you do is a challenge. And acting is just building up your concentration and being able to listen and to do the…

— Clint Eastwood

There are two different kinds of actors. There are people who take it just so damn seriously. Then there are guys like me that…

— Scott Baio