Acting Quote by John Hurt

Acting is about giving something away, handing yourself over to whatever role you are asked to play. I'm not hiding or escaping or seeking…

— Alan Rickman

Acting isn't a game of "pretend." It's an exercise in being real.

— Sidney Poitier

That's what acting is. You're pretending to be someone else.

— Saoirse Ronan

Acting was my classroom in many ways and I always believed and I still do that acting is not just about pretending to be…

— Kristen Stewart

Acting isn't necessarily pretending. It's storytelling. It's giving someone your perspective on something.

— Crystal Bowersox

I think that some people like to be someone other than themselves when acting, while others are most themselves. I fall into the second…

— Kerry Bishe

I'm so damn lucky to make a living acting, but it's not that I love it, not all the time. If I couldn't act,…

— Carrie-Anne Moss

For me acting is pretending. It's illuminating my human struggle - trying to grow and have the courage to be filmed while figuring things…

— Sherilyn Fenn

That's one of the great things about acting - you get to pretend you're somebody else, which is great if you get bored with…

— Michael Shannon

Pretending is not just play. Pretending is imagined possibility. Pretending, or acting, is a very valuable life skill and we do it all the…

— Meryl Streep

Acting is pretending to be someone else.

— Anna Paquin

Acting is what I do with who I am.

— Harriet Walter