Acting Quote by Ian Mckellen

Acting is all about being truthful. I'm really bad at lying. I'm one of the worst liars I know.

— Dane DeHaan

Acting is not pretending or lying. It's finding a side of yourself that's the character and ignoring your other sides. And there's a side…

— Angelina Jolie

I am far from sure when I am acting and when I am not or, should I more frankly put it, when I am…

— Laurence Olivier

I actually tell lies for a living. Exactly. I mean, that's what acting is, really.

— Johnny Depp

At the end of the day, acting is all about telling lies. We are professional imposters and the audience accept that. We've made this…

— Pete Postlethwaite

Early on, someone had told me, 'You know, the camera can always tell when you're lying.' And, Jesus, that intimidated me. 'The camera can…

— Michael Douglas

I was a terrific liar as a child, and I believe my lies. So it's a natural step into acting.

— Anthony Geary

Acting is like lying. The art of lying well. I'm paid to tell elaborate lies.

— Mel Gibson

With acting, you have to just tell the truth in each moment.

— Jodie Comer

What is acting but lying and what is good lying but convincing lying?

— Laurence Olivier

Acting is revealing the truth that is already within you and that reflects the character that you're doing.

— Ron Cephas Jones

Until I came out, my acting was all about disguise, and thereafter it became about telling the truth.

— Ian Mckellen