Acting Quote by George C. Scott

To be an actor takes a lot of courage, but the way I did it takes less courage. I was very lucky.

— Jeremy Sisto

I think that I originally became an actor because I was super, super dramatic. Over the top, all the time. I was the kid…

— Alanna Masterson

I think the greatest thing about being an actor is that you can become other people. ... You have the opportunity to explore ...…

— Ian McDiarmid

I never consciously set out to be an actor. I just kind of did whatever acting I could do.

— Adelaide Clemens

I've never been one of those actors who has touted myself as a fascinating human being. I had to decide early on whether I…

— Robert De Niro

Acting is the great love of my life. It gives you permission to use all parts of yourself. Permission to be the hero, the…

— Blake Griffin

Not to get overly psychological about this, but it's probably why I became an actress in the first place: for that kind of freedom…

— Marisa Tomei

I know that I've had a very fortunate life, but also I think my job as an actor is to connect emotionally to human…

— Patricia Arquette

I used to comfort myself when I became an actor that it was a useful job, entertaining people. And it was important to do…

— Ian Mckellen

Part of the reason of being an actor is you like playing other people's lives and exploring all the psychologies in that and the…

— Nicole Kidman

I did not think I had what it took to be an actor, because most of the actors that I encountered were people who…

— Michael Jai White

I have an immense amount of respect for acting. I've always loved movies and was always fascinated by movie-making. But to become an actor,…

— Dwayne Johnson