- Classroom
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- Nov 07, 2020
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
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am not into method acting.
- Living
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've been acting for 25 years, living out of suitcases on theater tours or film locations.
- Nov 07, 2020
If you want to be an actor, you have to do it because you love acting, not because you want to be a celebrity.
- Out
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- Nov 07, 2020
I figured out that I was interested in acting while at NYU.
- Game
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- Nov 07, 2020
'Game of Thrones' is my big break, so I've got to make the most of it, keep acting well.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was thirteen, and I did a movie that got attention, and I got attention, and I didn't like it - it made me uncomfortable - so I just quit. And then I was trying to figure out what to do and was worthless at everything, so I was like, 'All right, I'll try acting again.'
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020
You're constantly getting rejected in acting. You get rejected more than you get hired!
- Face
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- Nov 07, 2020
For my first acting gig, I was a hand model for a Barbie commercial that was only going to air in Asia. And I was constantly trying to get my face in the shot.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
Acting is what I love. I love being the chameleon, and you can't do that if you have just one physical type.
- Being
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- Nov 07, 2020
I studied at Guildhall and did the acting course, but because I could sing a bit, I kept being cast in musicals.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think Nat's an amazing actor... He understands things about acting that most people don't.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've enjoyed all of the roles I have played for different reasons, which is the great thing about acting. You love different projects for different reasons.
- Mind
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- Nov 07, 2020