Acting Quote by Maura Tierney

Acting is collaborative because you are working with another actor, and it's almost like a two-man juggling team. You have to really be in…

— Steve Martin

If you choose to do both [acting and directing] on a set, than you're admitting that you understand that everyone is in it for…

— Rebecca Hall

I've always been drawn to storytelling, and acting is the most immersive form of storytelling you can get involved with! You're actually in the…

— Tamzin Merchant

Even on my films, I always collaborate with the actors. That's a given. I think you need that. You need the actors to feel…

— Cary Fukunaga

Acting is all about a kind of self-expression. When you take on different roles and become different characters, you have to draw upon your…

— Taylor Momsen

I've enjoyed the process of understanding who I am through my work and who I am in relation to others: the intense collaboration that…

— Holly Hunter

It is truly connected to your job as an actor, and it benefits the character and the entire film to build a collaborative environment.

— Fred Hechinger

I feel like this is the way I was meant to interact with acting. Which is as a director, and helping, working with actors…

— Lynn Shelton

There's a lot of creative freedom. Acting is a whole boatload of fun, but I prefer to do it on my own terms.

— Clara Mamet

Acting is a marvelous profession ... If you can spend enough time playing other people, you don't have to think too much about your…

— Dean Koontz

With independent film, as an actor, you have more involvement - it's very much more connected. It's not just like I'm showing up and…

— Alia Shawkat

Acting is about passion. You have to be passionate and single-minded about it. It can devour you, you must find ownership.

— Madhuri Dixit Nene