Acting Quote by Mike Leigh

Acting of some actors seems natural, because they have no talent.

— Jules Renard

It's a writer's or director's role to be cerebral, whereas for an actor it should be a visceral, gut thing. When the action starts,…

— Natalie Dormer

Part of being an actor is letting things come about organically as opposed to forcing them.

— David Duchovny

Actors may not realize the extent of their own power. Acting is creation. It's them bringing their own stuff, letting it marinate in their…

— Danai Gurira

It was the fashion of the time, still is, to feel that all actors are neurotic, or they would not be actors.

— Gene Tierney

I don't suffer from what I believe a lot of actors suffer from, in that they have to do certain things to be an…

— Keith Allen

Some actors, I think, want to feel that they are as creative as the writer. And the answer is, frankly, they're not.

— John Cleese

Most actors really love it, that's what they want to do. They burn to do it. And so they'll read a script and think,…

— Hugh Grant

Actors should be instinctive and spontaneous. If you think about acting, you're not going to be good.

— Paul Morrissey

There's a lot of directors who were actors, so they have the sensibility of an actor, which sometimes helps.

— Luke Evans

Actors are like writers. They kind of use what's available, absorb it and make it their own.

— Amanda Bearse

I know it sounds earnest, but I do really feel in my bones that acting is just a small part of the equation when…

— Julia Stiles