Acting Quote by Hal Holbrook

I see my job as an actor to be as good a channel as I can be. Acting is a gift, and I have…

— Lili Taylor

An actor is somebody who communicates someone else's words and emotions to an audience. It's not me. It's what writers want me to be.

— Maggie Smith

In L.A., being an actor is like a pastime, everybody there is like, "I was on this reality show; I'm an actor." It becomes…

— Condola Rashad

“Acting is a skill that not only requires talent, but a determination: The willpower to shake off reality and plunge yourself into yourself into…

— Low Kay Hwa

Acting is communication. It's giving and receiving.

— KiKi Layne

Acting is about truths and the more truths you're able to tell and share with your audience the more connection there will be.

— Glynn Turman

I am not an actor. Yes, every so often I appear on talk shows to promote something I've written, and I enjoy doing so…

— Alan Zweibel

As an actor, you're used to putting on characters, taking them off, becoming someone else, doing your research, and working on that.

— Angela Bassett

Acting was never my first choice as a profession, but I came to terms with it when I decided I better buckle down and…

— Mickey Rourke

Acting isn't a profession, it's a way of living.

— Jeanne Moreau

As an actor, you're pretty much a hired gun. You are reading other people's words off of a page and doing what they want…

— Corey Feldman

Acting is the art of speaking in a loud, clear voice and the avoidance of bumping into the furniture.

— Alfred Lunt