Accepting Quote by Pete Postlethwaite

Acting is revealing the truth that is already within you and that reflects the character that you're doing.

— Ron Cephas Jones

Actors are pretending for you, but they're not lying. They are not putting on a guise instead of themselves. They are finding things inside…

— Mike Mills

Acting is not pretending or lying. It's finding a side of yourself that's the character and ignoring your other sides. And there's a side…

— Angelina Jolie

Acting is about truths and the more truths you're able to tell and share with your audience the more connection there will be.

— Glynn Turman

Acting is all about honesty. If you can fake that, you've got it made.

— George Burns

Acting isn't necessarily pretending. It's storytelling. It's giving someone your perspective on something.

— Crystal Bowersox

Acting is all about being truthful. I'm really bad at lying. I'm one of the worst liars I know.

— Dane DeHaan

I was a terrific liar as a child, and I believe my lies. So it's a natural step into acting.

— Anthony Geary

Acting is like lying. The art of lying well. I'm paid to tell elaborate lies.

— Mel Gibson

Acting is a form of deception, and actors can mesmerize themselves almost as easily as an audience.

— Leo Rosten

The point of acting is to pretend you're someone else and sell a story.

— Henry Cavill

I am far from sure when I am acting and when I am not or, should I more frankly put it, when I am…

— Laurence Olivier