Acting Quote by Naomi Ackie

Even acting in 'Master of None' or 'I Wanna Dance with Somebody,' when I was a kid, I never ever thought that I would…

— Naomi Ackie

I feel like you have to pull from some personal experiences [to acting]. At least that's how I work sometimes. It's just easier that…

— Michael B. Jordan

Well every moment, every project is different. I took a very slow approach to acting, trying to really work with people I could learn…

— Mark Wahlberg

You really have to be a character to serve it properly. Obviously, you're acting, but you have to have those things in yourself, whether…

— Greg Bryk

When you really want a role and you really want a character, you become quite close to the script and the project, and it…

— Asa Butterfield

With every project, you feel like you're trying to find your place to vent. For any actor, that's typically the feeling that drives you…

— Kristen Stewart

In my theater days I assumed that you had to get rid of yourself to do a character well, and I don’t think I…

— Charlie Day

It's rough to feel creatively satisfied, as an actor, for the most part, because you don't initiate your own work.

— Daryl Hannah

Working with a great director is like getting a master class in acting.

— Swoosie Kurtz

I always tell people that, if you feel like you're portraying a character really well, you're not acting. If you can reach that point…

— Travis Aaron Wade

It's very rare that you get a director that lets you be creative and bring what you feel your character should do or should…

— Kevin Hart

Fortunately and unfortunately, people don't see me as a character actor. They see me as a leading man or nothing, which makes it really…

— Josh Holloway