Acting Quote by Sophie Okonedo Download Open image “I listen much better when I'm acting than I do in real life.” — Sophie Okonedo ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.7 out of 5 (4 ratings) Copy quoteShare Acting Better Communication Life Real Real life
I'm a much better listener when I'm acting than I am as a person in real life because you learn as an actor that… — Rainn Wilson Copy Share Image
The reason I love acting is because I feel like acting is all about listening. — Taryn Manning Copy Share Image
The key to acting has much more to do with listening than with talking. — Melissa Leo Copy Share Image
A lot of times when you're acting, you're no longer talking and listening; you're going at it for your own self. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The best thing anybody ever told me about acting - and I think it's probably true for life, generally - is listen. You've really… — Maria Doyle Kennedy Copy Share Image
I often have the feeling that acting is really not difficult, because all I do is I just listen. I just listen. I just… — Vicky Krieps Copy Share Image
I have a lot more control with music, whereas with acting, there are so many people involved. — Sophie Thatcher Copy Share Image
I love acting better than anything, and I do it better than anything else I do. — Conchata Ferrell Copy Share Image
It's sort of the most important thing for acting, is to listen to the person you're dealing with. — Ivan Reitman Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
If the writers all come from the same backgrounds, you are going to get the same sorts of characters. Get a broader variety of… — Sophie Okonedo Copy Share Image
As a child, I certainly wanted to have hair that I could grow long and flip around. I no longer want that. My own… — Sophie Okonedo Copy Share Image
Anyone can play anyone in Shakespeare. I don't think there are limits. — Sophie Okonedo Copy Share Image
I find it so all-encompassing when acting that there's no room for anything else when you're in it; you're just locked into thinking about… — Sophie Okonedo Copy Share Image
There are just more roles for me in America. Sadly. Because I love working in Britain. It's my home. — Sophie Okonedo Copy Share Image
I always try to think of positive things to say about the people I portray, as it's more helpful for me. — Sophie Okonedo Copy Share Image
As a black actress, all I was offered in British film was the best friend role, whereas in television, I was offered a whole… — Sophie Okonedo Copy Share Image
I just get offered a lot more work in America than I do in Britain. — Sophie Okonedo Copy Share Image
I like having the script before I start. With new plays, you're constantly developing as you're doing it. It's really frightening. You don't quite… — Sophie Okonedo Copy Share Image
I actually think acting is a form of self-hypnosis. You have to be hyper, hyper aware of what's going on around you. You have… — Julianne Moore Copy Share Image
Many Republicans have always reminded me of professional WWF wrestlers. They come into the ring all pumped up and acting like they're invincible and… — Paul Feig Copy Share Image
I'm a big fan of all the Boston guys that are acting - Matt Damon , Ben Affleck, Mark Wahlberg - they made a… — Kenny Wormald Copy Share Image
Acting is a grind, just like music is a grind. Sometimes it takes longer than what you can give. — Big Sean Copy Share Image
It was only when I started making short films in college and I was looking for girls to play the me-ish parts that I… — Lena Dunham Copy Share Image
Writing is something I took up rather than anything I had an inclination toward. I like acting -delivering someone else's message - but writing… — Steve Martin Copy Share Image
I can still function when I don't have that balance I crave. I had a tendency to be precious about acting, thinking of it… — Laura Regan Copy Share Image
Actors don't hate acting. Most people don't hate acting! Whether you're a child mucking around with your friends or a grown up being paid… — Liv Hewson Copy Share Image
It was only when I went to acting school that I was like, "You are absolutely such a pigheaded freak show that you thought… — Giles Matthey Copy Share Image
It definitely helps to have the acting experience going into singing, because when you're singing, you have to portray the emotion you were feeling… — Ryan Newman Copy Share Image
The show was number one in the ratings, Gordon Russell was our head writer, the story lines were magnificent and the acting most exciting.… — Michael Storm Copy Share Image
