Acting Quote by Philip Seymour Hoffman

I think that some people like to be someone other than themselves when acting, while others are most themselves. I fall into the second…

— Kerry Bishe

Being an actor, the less people know about my personal life, the more open-minded they can be about each role I play.

— Sean Hayes

I think acting is something that is within you. It's a very natural thing for me. It comes from myself, really.

— Saoirse Ronan

I can't really explain the feeling of acting. It makes you the most insecure you can possibly be.

— Julie Delpy

Acting is such a personal thing, which is weird because at the same time it's not. It's for the consumption of other people. But…

— Kristen Stewart

Acting is a question of absorbing other people's personalities and adding some of your own experience.

— Jean-Paul Sartre

You're asking me to give insight into my personality or my philosophy of acting. I just don't think that deeply about it. What it…

— Tobey Maguire

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

Acting for me sometimes is taking whatever personal experiences I have and try to apply that [to a role].

— Michael B. Jordan

For me, acting is like a therapy. I can express myself fully when I am acting and have blood in my veins. Even when…

— Eva Green

The thing that I love about acting is the fact that I can help people feel things, know themselves or feel less alone. It's…

— Naomi Watts

I'm not a super emotional person, so that's one reason I love acting - it makes me deal with myself in that kind of…

— Aubrey Plaza