Acting Quote by Roddy Piper

That is the thing that wrestling is, we are who we are. Even when we are established we are not actors. We are wrestlers.

— Terry Funk

Wrestling is a performance. Its entertainment, we [wrestlers] tell stories. We make our fans happy by telling stories but the long and short of…

— John Cena

Wrestling and acting couldn't be anymore different in terms of what it takes to entertain. Wrestling is explosion, acting is implosion. One really screws…

— Roddy Piper

In Hollywood, there really is a stigma against wrestling. I think that's why people think wrestlers are Neanderthals who can't string two words together.

— Chris Jericho

A lot of people don't realize that wrestling is acting; you're playing a role and a part.

— Chris Jericho

Some wrestlers don't know how to wrestle, they are just entertainers.

— Bob Backlund

Wrestling doesn't know what it is. I feel that wrestling has an identity crisis and what I mean by that is, we're almost meant…

— Eli Drake

Professional wrestling... is no different than a Broadway play except that in a Broadway play, actors are using dialogue to tell a story and…

— Eric Bischoff

Modern day wrestlers are fans of the performance of wrestling instead of the concept of wrestling.

— Jim Cornette

Wrestling can be as much or as little as you want it to be. Everyone likes different movies, different music, different colors. They have…

— Ricochet

Wrestling is not an action; it is a sport.

— Anushka Sharma

I think when people don't respect wrestling, it's because they're misinformed.

— Kevin Owens