"The worst acting is about imitation."

Acting, Imitation

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"Man is a make-believe animal: he is never so truly himself as when he is acting a part."

William Hazlitt, English Critic

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"When actors are being defensive and defending their position, that is when you get less than good acting."

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"It's interesting to play a role where you don't really have to preoccupy yourself with any need to convince yourself that you're not acting."

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"I'm not one to dwell on rehearsal or preparation."

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"And after you've done the acting, there's a lot of places you can put your input - in the editing, in the production of it, in the rewriting of it and so on."

Paul Reiser, American Comedian

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"But when I was seven or eight, I did my first little piece of acting."

Frank Langella, American Actor

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"When I first started acting, I started in opera and had a great desire to play grand, tragic characters. I got sidetracked in musical theater and ended up doing a lot of comedy."

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"I think that you get something for your acting from almost anything you do."

Dabney Coleman, American Actor

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"When I get to my deathbed, I don't want to take my last breath and say, Well, how glorious. I've left the world my acting credits. I won't even think that."

Lesley-Anne Down, British Actress

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"I always wanted to go into acting."

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