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Acting Quotes

"If you give an audience a chance they will do half your acting for you."

"If you give an audience a chance they will do half your acting for you."

William Hazlitt, English Critic

Acting, Chance, Will

12

"But I'm not objective when I'm acting."

"But I'm not objective when I'm acting."

Laura Innes, American Actress

12

"Kids are a great excuse for you to stop acting like one."

"Kids are a great excuse for you to stop acting like one."

Michael Madsen, American Actor

12

"Now my drug is writing or acting, being creative."

"Now my drug is writing or acting, being creative."

Scott Caan, American Actor

Acting, Being, Now, Writing

11

"I kind of fell into acting, but I have sung and trained since I was in the eighth grade."

"I kind of fell into acting, but I have sung and trained since I was in the eighth grade."

Tia Carrere, American Actress

11

"I don't think I have one iota of cynicism about acting."

"I don't think I have one iota of cynicism about acting."

Donald Sutherland, Canadian Actor

Acting, Cynicism

11

"I can only pay my electric bill for my last two years on my acting."

"I can only pay my electric bill for my last two years on my acting."

Piper Perabo, American Actress

11

"I don't think I'm proud of anything in acting."

"I don't think I'm proud of anything in acting."

Eddie Albert, American Actor

11

"Acting is like a Halloween mask that you put on."

"Acting is like a Halloween mask that you put on."

River Phoenix, American Actor

11

"As for acting, I took drama lessons when I was in high school."

"As for acting, I took drama lessons when I was in high school."

Megan Gallagher, American Actress

Acting, Drama, School

11

"Method acting is a label I don't really understand, because there's a method to everybody's acting."

"Method acting is a label I don't really understand, because there's a method to everybody's acting."

Dougray Scott, Scottish Actor

11

"I've made a kind of pact with myself where I said, It doesn't matter what it is as long as I'm acting."

"I've made a kind of pact with myself where I said, It doesn't matter what it is as long as I'm acting."

Dan Castellaneta, American Actor

11

"In the end, it's acting, it's not real. But every director will tell you that you have to create conditions that create tension, because tension is what makes drama feel real."

"In the end, it's acting, it's not real. But every director will tell you that you have to create conditions that create tension, because tension is what makes drama feel real."

Paul Greengrass, British Filmmaker

Acting, Drama, End, Tension

11

"I like to use all of myself, and acting wasn't doing that."

"I like to use all of myself, and acting wasn't doing that."

Stanley Tucci, American Actor

11

"The real exertion in the case of an opera singer lies not so much in her singing as in her acting of a role, for nearly every modern opera makes great dramatic and physical demands."

"The real exertion in the case of an opera singer lies not so much in her singing as in her acting of a role, for nearly every modern opera makes great dramatic and physical demands."

Maria Jeritza, Austrian Soprano

Acting, Lies, Opera, Singing

11

"For minority actors, developing our own projects has to be the eventual path. We have a lot of stories to tell and a really unique voice. But none of that is going to be heard as long as we're just the hired hands, acting."

"For minority actors, developing our own projects has to be the eventual path. We have a lot of stories to tell and a really unique voice. But none of that is going to be heard as long as we're just the hired hands, acting."

Jimmy Smits, American Actor

Acting, Actors, Minority, Projects

11

"It's easy to play a bad girl: You just do everything you've been told not to do, and you don't have to deal with the consequences, because it's only acting."

"It's easy to play a bad girl: You just do everything you've been told not to do, and you don't have to deal with the consequences, because it's only acting."

Eliza Dushku, American Actress

Acting, Consequences, Play

11

"Acting is constant exploration."

"Acting is constant exploration."

Paul Guilfoyle, American Actor

Acting, Exploration

11

"Acting is the perfect idiot's profession."

"Acting is the perfect idiot's profession."

Katharine Hepburn, American Actress

Acting, Profession

11

"I never went to school. I never went to acting school because I was so scared."

"I never went to school. I never went to acting school because I was so scared."

Ursula Andress, Swiss Actress

11

"Acting coaches in Hollywood were always telling me to use my hands and body more. But that was never me. I just breathe and sometimes it doesn't look as if I'm doing that."

"Acting coaches in Hollywood were always telling me to use my hands and body more. But that was never me. I just breathe and sometimes it doesn't look as if I'm doing that."

Perry Como, American Musician

Acting, Body, Coaches, Hollywood

10

"Well, acting was just in me and I tried to avoid it. I didn't want to do what my parents did, you know?"

"Well, acting was just in me and I tried to avoid it. I didn't want to do what my parents did, you know?"

Corbin Bernsen, American Actor

Acting, Parents, Want

10

"Finally I had a place where I could express my pain and I felt safe because I didn't have to put my name on it. I think acting kept me alive back then."

"Finally I had a place where I could express my pain and I felt safe because I didn't have to put my name on it. I think acting kept me alive back then."

Lindsay Wagner, American Actress

Acting, Name, Pain

10

"I never took acting classes, but I knew I could do it based on the skill with which I lied to my parents on a regular basis!"

"I never took acting classes, but I knew I could do it based on the skill with which I lied to my parents on a regular basis!"

Ryan Reynolds, Canadian Actor

Acting, Parents, Skill

10

"I'm not giving up acting, I'm definitely not going to stop."

"I'm not giving up acting, I'm definitely not going to stop."

Shane West, American Actor

10

"When it's working, what acting is really about is getting into the essence of a moment in a creative, joyous way - through whatever frees you up."

"When it's working, what acting is really about is getting into the essence of a moment in a creative, joyous way - through whatever frees you up."

Lili Taylor, American Actress

10

"But acting just sort of happened and I found that I loved it. It was such a challenge."

"But acting just sort of happened and I found that I loved it. It was such a challenge."

Rachael Leigh Cook, American Actress

Acting, Challenge

10

"Look up the definition of rejection in the dictionary, get really comfortable with it, and then maybe you can go into acting."

"Look up the definition of rejection in the dictionary, get really comfortable with it, and then maybe you can go into acting."

Loni Anderson, American Actress

Acting, Rejection

10

"My acting coach makes the impossible accessible."

"My acting coach makes the impossible accessible."

Karolina Kurkova, Czechoslovakian Model

10

"I found my interest lapse in both acting and racing."

"I found my interest lapse in both acting and racing."

Lillie Langtry, British Actress

Acting, Interest, Racing

10

"I don't really look for specific types of projects any more. I'm not taking care of a career anymore. I'm just having fun acting."

"I don't really look for specific types of projects any more. I'm not taking care of a career anymore. I'm just having fun acting."

Kurt Russell, American Actor

Acting, Care, Career, Fun

10

"For me, acting is doing."

"For me, acting is doing."

Pierce Brosnan, Irish Actor

10

"Ever since I was a very little girl, I've dreamed of acting."

"Ever since I was a very little girl, I've dreamed of acting."

Eva Herzigova, Czechoslovakian Model

10

"Even if I think in English, it's more a language of acting than French."

"Even if I think in English, it's more a language of acting than French."

Sophie Marceau, French Actress

Acting, English, Language

10

"I'm not done with acting but do find my hands full with my current responsibilities. Soon, sometime soon."

"I'm not done with acting but do find my hands full with my current responsibilities. Soon, sometime soon."

Christopher Knight, American Actor

10

"I write my plays to create an excuse for full-tilt acting and performing."

"I write my plays to create an excuse for full-tilt acting and performing."

Eric Bogosian, American Actor

10

"To me acting and singing are worlds apart."

"To me acting and singing are worlds apart."

Emmylou Harris, American Musician

Acting, Singing

10

"I ran spotlight. Swept up. Did box office. Ran the lighting board. But acting was the most fun."

"I ran spotlight. Swept up. Did box office. Ran the lighting board. But acting was the most fun."

Tim Robbins, American Actor

Acting, Fun, Office

10

"The worst acting is about imitation."

"The worst acting is about imitation."

Paul Guilfoyle, American Actor

Acting, Imitation

10

"You'd be surprised at how undemanding acting is."

"You'd be surprised at how undemanding acting is."

Martin Mull, American Actor

10

"Acting is not about anything romantic, not even fantasy, although you do create fantasy."

"Acting is not about anything romantic, not even fantasy, although you do create fantasy."

James Earl Jones, American Actor

Acting, Fantasy, Romantic

10

"I can see clearly now... that I was wrong in not acting more decisively and more forthrightly in dealing with Watergate."

"I can see clearly now... that I was wrong in not acting more decisively and more forthrightly in dealing with Watergate."

Richard M. Nixon, American President

Acting, Now, Wrong

10

"There is no overacting, only untrue acting."

"There is no overacting, only untrue acting."

Stellan Skarsgard, Swedish Actor

10

"The big difference with Juliette and the others in that film is that she goes beyond acting."

"The big difference with Juliette and the others in that film is that she goes beyond acting."

Olivier Martinez, French Actor

Acting, Difference, Film

10

"I had a bonding problem when I went off and boxed for five years. I was over in Europe and Asia fighting because I wanted to do something different; I was tired of acting. But the thing is, when I was done doing that, I couldn't get a job."

"I had a bonding problem when I went off and boxed for five years. I was over in Europe and Asia fighting because I wanted to do something different; I was tired of acting. But the thing is, when I was done doing that, I couldn't get a job."

Mickey Rourke, American Actor

Acting, Europe, Fighting, Job

10

"Every man has inside himself a parasitic being who is acting not at all to his advantage."

"Every man has inside himself a parasitic being who is acting not at all to his advantage."

William S. Burroughs, American Writer

Acting, Being, Man

10

"So I think it was to Bryan's credit that he was able to let go of some of those things because you create these scenes and you think you become creative, even I, acting things, you become very creatively taken by it."

"So I think it was to Bryan's credit that he was able to let go of some of those things because you create these scenes and you think you become creative, even I, acting things, you become very creatively taken by it."

Brandon Routh, American Actor

10

"Great acting may be a turn-on, but it won't make me fantasize about the person for a week."

"Great acting may be a turn-on, but it won't make me fantasize about the person for a week."

Sandra Bullock, American Actress

10

"I always enjoyed writing. I did playlets in high school, I did radio shows in college. That's one of the reasons I went down to Second City, because you could do acting and writing."

"I always enjoyed writing. I did playlets in high school, I did radio shows in college. That's one of the reasons I went down to Second City, because you could do acting and writing."

Dan Castellaneta, American Actor

Acting, College, School, Writing

10

"As a director, I also get to sit and watch actors and learn from them in a way that I don't get to do when I'm just acting."

"As a director, I also get to sit and watch actors and learn from them in a way that I don't get to do when I'm just acting."

Stanley Tucci, American Actor

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