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Acting Quotes

"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

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"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

35

"I never feel more alive than when I'm on stage. On film you feel chopped up, you can be acting from the neck up, or the hand, there is a lot of close up."

"I never feel more alive than when I'm on stage. On film you feel chopped up, you can be acting from the neck up, or the hand, there is a lot of close up."

Kathleen Turner, American Actress

35

"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

35

"Acting is very start and stop."

"Acting is very start and stop."

Estelle Parsons, American Actress

35

"Earlier, I used to charge territories instead of my fees as an actor, but I realised it was better to keep the two apart. Now, I take my fees in cash, for acting, and keep the distribution thing separate."

"Earlier, I used to charge territories instead of my fees as an actor, but I realised it was better to keep the two apart. Now, I take my fees in cash, for acting, and keep the distribution thing separate."

Ajay Devgan, Indian Actor

35

"I don't like acting things; I like feeling things."

"I don't like acting things; I like feeling things."

Dougray Scott, Scottish Actor

Acting, Feeling

35

"I do readings at the public library. I just did a benefit scene night for my old acting teacher."

"I do readings at the public library. I just did a benefit scene night for my old acting teacher."

Mark Ruffalo, American Actor

Acting, Night, Old, Public

35

"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

35

"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

35

"One of the things I want to do that's outside the realm of acting and the arts - although both have their place in this - is ending childhood hunger here in America."

"One of the things I want to do that's outside the realm of acting and the arts - although both have their place in this - is ending childhood hunger here in America."

Jeff Bridges, American Actor

Acting, America, Childhood, Ending

35

"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

35

"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

35

"I never did go back to acting class. I was too busy working."

"I never did go back to acting class. I was too busy working."

Kirstie Alley, American Actress

35

"Acting means living, it's all I do and all I'm good at. If I weren't getting paid well, I would still be acting in a small troupe somewhere."

"Acting means living, it's all I do and all I'm good at. If I weren't getting paid well, I would still be acting in a small troupe somewhere."

Morgan Freeman, American Actor

35

"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

35

"The good thing about acting is that it always keeps you on your toes... It's not like any other job where you can go in and do the same thing as yesterday."

"The good thing about acting is that it always keeps you on your toes... It's not like any other job where you can go in and do the same thing as yesterday."

Leonardo DiCaprio, American Actor

Acting, Job, Yesterday

35

"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

35

"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

34

"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

34

"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

34

"Movie magic is movie magic and acting magic is acting magic."

"Movie magic is movie magic and acting magic is acting magic."

Ben Kingsley, English Actor

34

"Writing a novel is not method acting and I find it easy to step out of it at cocktail hour."

"Writing a novel is not method acting and I find it easy to step out of it at cocktail hour."

Bret Easton Ellis, American Author

Acting, Writing

34

"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.

34

"I remember once when I told Lindsay Anderson at a party that acting was just a sophisticated way of playing cowboys and Indians he almost had a fit."

"I remember once when I told Lindsay Anderson at a party that acting was just a sophisticated way of playing cowboys and Indians he almost had a fit."

John Hurt, British Actor

Acting, Cowboys, Party

34

"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

34

"I don't get acting jobs because of my looks."

"I don't get acting jobs because of my looks."

W. H. Auden, English Poet

34

"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

34

"Well, I'm never happier than when I'm acting."

"Well, I'm never happier than when I'm acting."

Jason Biggs, American Actor

34

"The real joy is in constructing a sentence. But I see myself as an actor first because writing is what you do when you are ready and acting is what you do when someone else is ready."

"The real joy is in constructing a sentence. But I see myself as an actor first because writing is what you do when you are ready and acting is what you do when someone else is ready."

Steve Martin, American Comedian

Acting, Actor, First, Joy

34

"The three of us acting was truly one of the best experiences I've ever had. I really look forward to the days when all three of us shoot together, because the sparks really fly."

"The three of us acting was truly one of the best experiences I've ever had. I really look forward to the days when all three of us shoot together, because the sparks really fly."

Jeanne Tripplehorn, American Actress

34

"Of all the things I do, acting is the thing that grabs most, but there's another level on which it strikes me as being a little silly. In the end you're dressing up and deciding to be somebody."

"Of all the things I do, acting is the thing that grabs most, but there's another level on which it strikes me as being a little silly. In the end you're dressing up and deciding to be somebody."

Jane Asher, British Actress

Acting, Being, End, Silly

34

"You have to really concentrate on piano or acting. You can't do both."

"You have to really concentrate on piano or acting. You can't do both."

Alicia Witt, American Actress

34

"In Hitchcock's eyes the movement was dramatic, not the acting. When he wanted the audience to be moved, he moved the camera. He was a subtle human being, and he was also the best director I have ever worked with."

"In Hitchcock's eyes the movement was dramatic, not the acting. When he wanted the audience to be moved, he moved the camera. He was a subtle human being, and he was also the best director I have ever worked with."

Bruce Dern, American Actor

Acting, Being, Eyes

34

"Acting doesn't suffice."

"Acting doesn't suffice."

Rod Taylor, Australian Actor

34

"Stardom is only a by-product of acting. I don't think being a movie star is a good enough reason for existing."

"Stardom is only a by-product of acting. I don't think being a movie star is a good enough reason for existing."

Natalie Wood, American Actress

Acting, Being, Reason

34

"In those days, reserve duty lasted for six years, which, I might add, was three times as long as service in the regular army, although to be perfectly honest, I was unable to fulfill my entire obligation because I was taking acting classes and they said I could skip my last year."

"In those days, reserve duty lasted for six years, which, I might add, was three times as long as service in the regular army, although to be perfectly honest, I was unable to fulfill my entire obligation because I was taking acting classes and they said I could skip my last year."

Larry David, American Actor

Acting, Army, Duty, Obligation

34

"Acting allows me to tell a lot of stories, you know start at the beginning, finish at the end, and tell everything in between. Modelling is just an image."

"Acting allows me to tell a lot of stories, you know start at the beginning, finish at the end, and tell everything in between. Modelling is just an image."

Cameron Diaz, American Actress

Acting, Beginning, End

34

"Acting is way of making yourself exist."

"Acting is way of making yourself exist."

Stephen Rea, Irish Actor

34

"One of the things I find about acting is that the less the audience knows about the actor, the more they're able to believe in him in the role."

"One of the things I find about acting is that the less the audience knows about the actor, the more they're able to believe in him in the role."

Hayden Christensen, Canadian Actor

34

"I still have the desire to do the job of acting. It's just a matter of whether I'll be allowed to do the job of acting that remains to be seen. There are only so many brick walls that I'm willing to beat my head on."

"I still have the desire to do the job of acting. It's just a matter of whether I'll be allowed to do the job of acting that remains to be seen. There are only so many brick walls that I'm willing to beat my head on."

Gary Coleman, American Actor

Acting, Desire, Job

34

"Acting in films hasn't changed me. I feel exactly the same."

"Acting in films hasn't changed me. I feel exactly the same."

Shelley Duvall, American Actress

34

"The only thing I like about being an actress is acting."

"The only thing I like about being an actress is acting."

Elizabeth Ashley, American Actress

34

"I dropped the script in the fireplace, called my agent and said, they can jail me, sue me, but I'm never acting again, unless I can do something worthwhile."

"I dropped the script in the fireplace, called my agent and said, they can jail me, sue me, but I'm never acting again, unless I can do something worthwhile."

Piper Laurie, American Actress

34

"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

34

"There is a class system in acting just like in anything else. Black females fall in a category below black male actors."

"There is a class system in acting just like in anything else. Black females fall in a category below black male actors."

Debra Wilson, American Comedian

Acting, Actors, Class

34

"I remember the first reading of the script we had and everybody was sitting around the table. I was very impressed with the level of acting that was in the room, particularly with Jennifer who has so much responsibility."

"I remember the first reading of the script we had and everybody was sitting around the table. I was very impressed with the level of acting that was in the room, particularly with Jennifer who has so much responsibility."

Victor Garber, Canadian Actor

Acting, First, Reading, Responsibility

34

"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

33

"I'm acting for the pleasure of it."

"I'm acting for the pleasure of it."

David Morse, American Actor

Acting, Pleasure

33

"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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