Acting Quote by Michael Shurtleff

In the beginning was the Word. Man acts it out. He is the act, not the actor.

— Henry Miller

I learned that sometimes the most important part of a scene is in the middle.

— Eva Victor

As an actor, you arrive most of the time at the last minute. You arrive at the end of the process, but you don't…

— Karine Vanasse

There's the truth to every moment that you have to bring to every scene, but you have to understand the tonality of the film…

— Timothee Chalamet

At the end of the day, an actor has to just play what's in front of him.

— Nicholas D'Agosto

As an actor, you spend years getting ready for an opportunity to arise, and when it does, you're ready for it.

— Alex Sharp

Since I am a person who starts work without clear knowledge of a storyline, every single scene is a pivotal scene.

— Hayao Miyazaki

As actors, we often look for the scene, big moments that say, 'This is why you have to do this role.'

— David Morse

As an actor, you go through life thinking "This stop is the last stop," so you just put your heart and soul into everything…

— Elizabeth Banks

The actor always must be in the scene, not above the scene. To communicate any larger ideas is my problem; it's how the narrative…

— James Gray

Every actor prepares a scene in their own way. For me, it's about understanding the scenario, the room I'm going to be working in,…

— Manisha Koirala

Don't listen to some outside interpretation - do the scene as it makes sense to you and the other actor.

— Stephen Henderson