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Acting Quotes
Acting is doing, not just saying lines.
These quotes frame acting as something physical and behavioral rather than purely verbal - even listening counts as acting when something real is happening underneath it. One entry traces a path into the craft through local community theater. Related reading in Doing Quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Hesitant
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've always been, with acting, very hesitant to get myself into situations where I would be accused of nepotism.
- Being
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- Nov 07, 2020
Acting is an art form. If you are not creating something that's unusual and informative and at least has the possibility of being illuminating, then you are not into it as an art form.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I suppose I'm an obsessive reader. If I could make a living reading the books I want to read and then telling people about them, I'd pick that over acting.
- Started
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- Nov 07, 2020
I started in television as a youngster and was 14 when I started acting professionally.
- Mind
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- Nov 07, 2020
Vadim changed my mind about acting. Vadim was the only man who was certain I had something special to offer.
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I moved to Los Angeles, I thought, 'Whatever hits, I'll go that direction. If it's music, fine; if it's acting, fine.'
- Nov 07, 2020
There's a lot of risk involved in acting, and you can't take the same kind of risks when you have a kid to feed.
- Nov 07, 2020
I discovered that acting gave me this spark, this thing. Honestly, it was a way to survive.
- Nov 07, 2020
I loved the idea that acting was something you could develop into slowly; something you could study.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I try not to read acting books any more, but they set a high bar for me very early on.
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- Nov 07, 2020