Acting Quote by Shirley Booth

One of the things that make actors good is their capacity to listen.

— Ken Howard

I hate the idea that people should listen to what actors have to say on certain issues more than anyone else. Actors have no…

— Gemma Chan

In life we listen to other people. Listen with varying degrees of concentration and attention, right? Actors must learn to listen in a different…

— Constantin Stanislavski

I do not understand those who spend hours at the theater watching scenes between people whom they would not listen to for five minutes…

— Natalie Clifford Barney

The big secret in acting is listening to people

— Eli Wallach

You don't want to bring an actor in and force them into a performance. You want their input. You want their creative thoughts.

— Andrea Romano

Listening and hearing are two different things, and acting is comprehending what the person is saying, thinking how it makes you feel and responding.…

— David Wenham

An audience shouldn't listen with complacency.

— Peter Maxwell Davies

Stage actors are usually much more conscious of speaking up and making sure that everyone can hear in the back of the theatre; a…

— Clint Eastwood

All I want to see from an actor is the intensity and accuracy of their listening.

— Alan Rickman

The key to acting has much more to do with listening than with talking.

— Melissa Leo

I believe in listening to a script as an audience more than an actor.

— Atul Kulkarni