"I think, by and large, the level of acting is mediocre. When I go to the theatre, I get so angry. I don't go."

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"I think, by and large, the level of acting is mediocre. When I go to the theatre, I get so angry. I don't go."

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"I was born with a need to be the center of attention, and, of course, you're the center of the world when you're acting."

Julie Christie, British Actress

Acting, Attention, World

"Depending on what your interest in theater is, I always recommend working on plays. It's a great way to be introduced to the field, and also a great way to be seen by agents and representation. I'm also a great advocate for studying acting at a drama school or a college."

Chiwetel Ejiofor, British Actor

Acting, College, Drama, Interest

"Believe me, when an actress is told that her very name is synonymous with bad acting, she's had it."

Piper Laurie, American Actress

Acting, Name

"I stumbled into acting and just loved it. I deferred law school-and I'm still deferred."

Portia de Rossi, Australian Actress

Acting, Law, School

"Acting is half shame, half glory. Shame at exhibiting yourself, glory when you can forget yourself."

John Gielgud, English Actor

Acting, Forget, Glory, Shame

"Acting is all about timing. I mean, who has better timing than the MCs?"

Coolio, American Musician

Acting,

"The danger chiefly lies in acting well; no crime's so great as daring to excel."

Charles Churchill, English Poet

Acting, Crime, Danger, Lies

"Seeing The English Patient is wonderfully draining, but imagine acting in it for six months."

Kristin Scott Thomas, English Actress

Acting, Months

"In acting process, it's very difficult to explain. It's something very intimate, very private."

Monica Bellucci, Italian Actress

Acting,

"Louis B. Mayer once looked at me and said, 'You will never get the girl at the end'. So I worked on my acting."

Van Heflin, American Actor

Acting, End, Will

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"They still had the Lord Chamberlain, so we had this idiotic censorship. We were allowed three Jesus Christs instead of 10. Why three were OK, I don't know."

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"I love going to the movies; I love watching good movie actors. They must know something I don't."

Love

"Working with Brando was fun. It was like a tennis match. We played unbelievably well together."

Fun

"I love playing Chekhov. That's the hardest; that's why I love it most."

Love

"We were not allowed to say, Screw, but we could say, Hump the hostess, because hump is in Shakespeare."

Shakespeare

"Maybe the one I enjoyed playing most was A Month in the Country."

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"We had a relationship that lasted 44 years. Herbert and I lived together 10 years before we were married. He always gave me a little heart for whatever anniversary."

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"I was born with a need to be the center of attention, and, of course, you're the center of the world when you're acting."

"Depending on what your interest in theater is, I always recommend working on plays. It's a great way to be introduced to the field, and also a great way to be seen by agents and representation. I'm also a great advocate for studying acting at a drama school or a college."

"Believe me, when an actress is told that her very name is synonymous with bad acting, she's had it."

"I stumbled into acting and just loved it. I deferred law school-and I'm still deferred."

"Acting is half shame, half glory. Shame at exhibiting yourself, glory when you can forget yourself."

"Acting is all about timing. I mean, who has better timing than the MCs?"

"The danger chiefly lies in acting well; no crime's so great as daring to excel."

"Seeing The English Patient is wonderfully draining, but imagine acting in it for six months."

"In acting process, it's very difficult to explain. It's something very intimate, very private."

"Louis B. Mayer once looked at me and said, 'You will never get the girl at the end'. So I worked on my acting."

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"They still had the Lord Chamberlain, so we had this idiotic censorship. We were allowed three Jesus Christs instead of 10. Why three were OK, I don't know."

"I won't go to England because they won't let my dog in."

"Marlon was so sensitive, you thought the poor guy just had a bad education."

"Awards don't really mean much."

"I love going to the movies; I love watching good movie actors. They must know something I don't."

"Working with Brando was fun. It was like a tennis match. We played unbelievably well together."

"I love playing Chekhov. That's the hardest; that's why I love it most."

"We were not allowed to say, Screw, but we could say, Hump the hostess, because hump is in Shakespeare."

"Maybe the one I enjoyed playing most was A Month in the Country."

"We had a relationship that lasted 44 years. Herbert and I lived together 10 years before we were married. He always gave me a little heart for whatever anniversary."