Acting Quote by Shirley Manson

It's easy for people to mistake most musicians as living the easy life. It takes a while to get to that point. I'm sure…

— Chaz Bundick

Actors always want to be musicians, and musicians want to be actors

— Marilyn Manson

So many actors and musicians seem to be only interested in what's expected of them, and they join the dots accordingly. I don't fit…

— Juliette Lewis

For most artists, you take what you have and who you are, and then you expand on it to make it more entertaining. Everyone…

— Tinashe

Musicians used to be way more instrumental just in providing a soundtrack to what's going on in the world. And it's also important to…

— Alicia Keys

I know a lot of actors who started out as musicians and have very successful careers as actors, but most people don't know them…

— Rick Springfield

There's kind of a double standard: if a musician decides they want to act, everybody falls over themselves. But if you're an actor and…

— Megan Mullally

I think a lot of actors, especially actors with a theater background, have a musical ear. A lot of actors just want to be…

— Cedric Yarbrough

Somebody might get criticized for doing some movie that totally sucks, then turn around and be incredible. Every actor goes through that, not just…

— Lance Bass

I've been making music for a long time, but I've been waiting to do it right, because I don't want people to think it's…

— Evan Ross

Opening acts are hard, really hard. There's more politics involved than music, sometimes.

— Kaki King

I think it's a shame when you come across young actors and musicians who haven't had the time to learn their craft. It doesn't…

— Denis Leary