Acting Quote by Malcolm McDowell

I am a professional actor, and I don't go about moralizing about what the character does. Otherwise, seriously, why be an actor? You're not…

— Malcolm McDowell

As an actor you use your imagination to put yourself in the shoes of bad guy characters. You create a story as to why…

— David Dayan Fisher

I think that's what I really love about acting; all of the social and moral codes of society can be thrown away when you're…

— Eliza Scanlen

I do think that we are sometimes, as directors, guilty of portraying or asking our actors to behave in certain ways that are perhaps…

— Abbas Kiarostami

People are really emotionally affected by actors. And it's hard to know how to behave in a way that doesn't impose or withdraw. Because…

— Sharon Stone

Once you're playing someone, you shouldn't be judging them in any way. That's what being an actor is - it's having empathy for people…

— Felicity Jones

That's what acting is all about - it's all about bringing truth from your own life, and putting it into your characters. If you…

— Michael Eklund

As an actor, you don't really have a say or a voice in what the conversation of the show is going to be. So,…

— Shiri Appleby

I am not a trained actor, and for me, getting under the skin of a character, living their lives, is important, or the audience…

— Deepti Naval

As an actor, I function from a place of compassion and empathy - you have to believe 100 percent what your character is doing,…

— Clare Bowen

Actors are an insecure breed. It's hard to have your career depend upon other people's opinions of what you do.

— Alyssa Milano

I just let the work speak for itself. An actor is not afraid to take risks; to put on different hats; to be a…

— Kevin Bacon