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Acting Quotes

"I see myself as a comic but the acting helps sell tickets for gigs."

"I see myself as a comic but the acting helps sell tickets for gigs."

Alan Davies, British Actor

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"When I'm not involved in an acting job I try to run 10 miles a day."

"When I'm not involved in an acting job I try to run 10 miles a day."

Joan Van Ark, American Actress

Acting, Day, Job

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"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

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

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

River Phoenix, American Actor

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"I've never lost my appetite for acting; it's innovative and challenging."

"I've never lost my appetite for acting; it's innovative and challenging."

Eli Wallach, American Actor

Acting, Appetite

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"At school there was no acting to be had other than school plays which I did now and again."

"At school there was no acting to be had other than school plays which I did now and again."

Ewan McGregor, Scottish Actor

Acting, Now, School

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"I think I had a shyness about me, I think I discovered acting as a way to break out of that and as a way of belonging, a sense of being special."

"I think I had a shyness about me, I think I discovered acting as a way to break out of that and as a way of belonging, a sense of being special."

Michael C. Hall, American Actor

Acting, Being, Sense, Shyness

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

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

Laura Innes, American Actress

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"I was 36, and I had decided to quit acting because it was so disappointing."

"I was 36, and I had decided to quit acting because it was so disappointing."

Phil Hartman, Canadian Actor

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"There are a lot of other things in this world that can and will bring me joy. Acting is one of them."

"There are a lot of other things in this world that can and will bring me joy. Acting is one of them."

Victoria Pratt, Canadian Actress

Acting, Joy, Will, World

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"Acting is constant exploration."

"Acting is constant exploration."

Paul Guilfoyle, American Actor

Acting, Exploration

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"Acting is the perfect idiot's profession."

"Acting is the perfect idiot's profession."

Katharine Hepburn, American Actress

Acting, Profession

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"There is no right in acting."

"There is no right in acting."

Frank Langella, American Actor

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"Yes, I made mistakes by rebelling, by acting out in confused ways."

"Yes, I made mistakes by rebelling, by acting out in confused ways."

Jennifer Capriati, American Athlete

Acting, Mistakes

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"Acting is not being emotional, but being able to express emotion."

"Acting is not being emotional, but being able to express emotion."

Robert Quillen, American Journalist

Acting, Being, Emotion

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"You don't know when you're being watched. That's one of the weird things about celebrity. It's my least favorite part of acting, celebrity."

"You don't know when you're being watched. That's one of the weird things about celebrity. It's my least favorite part of acting, celebrity."

Denzel Washington, American Actor

Acting, Being, Celebrity, Favorite

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"I suddenly discovered that acting made girls notice me."

"I suddenly discovered that acting made girls notice me."

Ted Lange, American Actor

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"The worst acting is about imitation."

"The worst acting is about imitation."

Paul Guilfoyle, American Actor

Acting, Imitation

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"From there I did a one year theatre acting course in Fife, and then three years of drama school in London."

"From there I did a one year theatre acting course in Fife, and then three years of drama school in London."

Ewan McGregor, Scottish Actor

Acting, Drama, London, School

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"Sean's a better person when he's directing. He becomes a queen when he's an actor. And he's so unhappy when he's acting."

"Sean's a better person when he's directing. He becomes a queen when he's an actor. And he's so unhappy when he's acting."

Robin Wright Penn, American Actress

Acting, Actor, Queen

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"I took acting lessons when I was 19, 20, and I had my writing."

"I took acting lessons when I was 19, 20, and I had my writing."

Michael Ironside, Canadian Actor

Acting, Writing

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"I'm disappointed in acting as a craft. I want everything to go back to Orson Welles and fake noses and changing your voice. It's become so much about personality."

"I'm disappointed in acting as a craft. I want everything to go back to Orson Welles and fake noses and changing your voice. It's become so much about personality."

Spencer Tracy, American Actor

Acting, Noses, Personality, Voice

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"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

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"It's sort of the most important thing for acting, is to listen to the person you're dealing with."

"It's sort of the most important thing for acting, is to listen to the person you're dealing with."

Ivan Reitman, Canadian Actor

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"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

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"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

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"Without wonder and insight, acting is just a trade. With it, it becomes creation."

"Without wonder and insight, acting is just a trade. With it, it becomes creation."

Bette Davis, American Actress

Acting, Creation, Trade, Wonder

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"I've always enjoyed Acting. Acting is acting."

"I've always enjoyed Acting. Acting is acting."

Tony Randall, American Actor

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"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

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"I'm too busy acting like I'm not Naive. I've seen it all, I was here first."

"I'm too busy acting like I'm not Naive. I've seen it all, I was here first."

Kurt Cobain, American Musician

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"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

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"Acting is a total physical, emotional sensation."

"Acting is a total physical, emotional sensation."

Armand Assante, American Actor

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

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

Piper Laurie, American Actress

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"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

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"I did some acting in high school, I knew I really liked it."

"I did some acting in high school, I knew I really liked it."

Rachel Dratch, American Comedian

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"You can be in an acting class all you want, but you don't fully learn until you get off that stage and in front of a camera."

"You can be in an acting class all you want, but you don't fully learn until you get off that stage and in front of a camera."

Nicholas Lea, Canadian Actor

Acting, Class, Want

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"The minute I start to talk about acting, I realize that I can't. You know, it's an abstract thing, a little bit mysterious even if you do it for a living."

"The minute I start to talk about acting, I realize that I can't. You know, it's an abstract thing, a little bit mysterious even if you do it for a living."

Christopher Walken, American Actor

Acting, Living, Talk

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"I talk about acting to students making the transition from high school to UCLA. Kids going into this profession really need to know the reality of it."

"I talk about acting to students making the transition from high school to UCLA. Kids going into this profession really need to know the reality of it."

Loni Anderson, American Actress

Acting, Kids, Profession, Reality

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"You know, acting is very fascinating. But being an actress is not, because you become so concentrated on yourself."

"You know, acting is very fascinating. But being an actress is not, because you become so concentrated on yourself."

Beatrice Wood, American Artist

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"Acting? No, it is not for me. I would be terrible."

"Acting? No, it is not for me. I would be terrible."

Kim Carnes, American Musician

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"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

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"Our leaders are acting like lemmings."

"Our leaders are acting like lemmings."

Jack Herer, American Activist

Acting, Leaders

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"I went to acting school, but only for nine months. If you're an actor, you know, don't really need to learn how to do it."

"I went to acting school, but only for nine months. If you're an actor, you know, don't really need to learn how to do it."

Patrick Macnee, British Actor

Acting, Months, School

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"The one thing that's closest to my story is the thing about trying out for the juvenile delinquent role and getting it. That was the start of my acting career... which I've resumed, by the way."

"The one thing that's closest to my story is the thing about trying out for the juvenile delinquent role and getting it. That was the start of my acting career... which I've resumed, by the way."

Paul Mazursky, American Actor

Acting, Career, Trying

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"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

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"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

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"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

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"I know very little about acting. I'm just an incredibly gifted faker."

"I know very little about acting. I'm just an incredibly gifted faker."

Robert Downey, Jr., American Actor

Acting, Robert Downey, Jr.

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"But then acting is all about faking. We're all very good at faking things that we have no competence with."

"But then acting is all about faking. We're all very good at faking things that we have no competence with."

John Cleese, English Actor

Acting, Competence

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"It was the desire to do the complete thing. I only took taking acting lessons because my whole thing, really, was to direct. But my first jobs were acting jobs."

"It was the desire to do the complete thing. I only took taking acting lessons because my whole thing, really, was to direct. But my first jobs were acting jobs."

James Coburn, American Actor

Acting, Desire, First, Jobs

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