Acting Quote by Michael Caine

Acting is about listening, and that's something that took me awhile. You almost don't have to learn your lines, if you listen to what…

— Mark McGrath

Most of my acting in general is about what's going on in the head, and the lines are just something that comes out.

— Stellan Skarsgard

Sometimes 'great acting' is just showing off - chewing up scenery and dialogue and other actors - the equivalent of a theatrical sugar rush.

— Denis Leary

Good acting is confused with good dialogue delivery. Acting is about all about performance, and the way we interpret and understand the character that…

— Rajiv Menon

Acting lessons teach you to really listen to what the other person is saying because in acting it's all about responding to the lines.

— Tommy Mottola

Good acting is about being as natural and calm as possible. These days producers have such definite ideas that you have to be prepared…

— Bryn Terfel

The best thing anybody ever told me about acting - and I think it's probably true for life, generally - is listen. You've really…

— Maria Doyle Kennedy

One of the things that make actors good is their capacity to listen.

— Ken Howard

Good actors, especially when they know their character, will come in and either tell you in advance that they have an idea, or in…

— Denis Leary

I like to learn the lines and not get any precontrived things in my head about the part. Just get on stage and see…

— John Mahoney

There is such a thing as my kind of actor, and how well they pull off my dialogue is a very, very important part…

— Quentin Tarantino

What's great about acting is that there's never a moment when you're like, 'OK, I got this, I understand this.' You're portraying life, and…

— Cress Williams