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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
- Film And Television
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- Nov 07, 2020
When '36 Chowringhee Lane' was released in 1981, I was a student of the Film and Television Institute of Tamil Nadu. Everyone who had seen the film was very impressed with its flawless direction and acting. But we, cinematography students, were stunned by the visual style, which was truly international.
- Good Actors
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- Nov 07, 2020
People claim that no good actors came out of FTII after Naseeruddin Shah and Shabana Azmi. What they don't know is that the acting course was closed for 26 years and reopened only in 2004.
- Nov 07, 2020
After acting for four years, in five languages, theatre became my stepping stone to TV and cinema.
- Experience
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- Nov 07, 2020
While acting with Amitabh Bachchan, the legend of Hindi cinema, and superstars like Shah Rukh Khan, Ajay Devgn and Akshay Kumar, I observed how they interpret cinema and make it an experience to cherish for their audiences.
- Happen
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- Nov 07, 2020
Acting can happen in cinema, on television, on stage.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I joined the industry, people were not very appreciative of models turning to acting.
- Nov 07, 2020
When someone praises me for some speech uploaded on YouTube, I politely tell them I've been acting for many years.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I used to represent Mount Carmel College in cultural activities, and a friend in the team told me to try my hand at acting.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
Sometimes I wonder why I'm not working at McDonald's and how come I have the life I have. I don't know. But I'm happy that I have these choices. That's kinda sappy, huh? But whatever, acting beats pumping gas.
- Know
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- Nov 07, 2020
I thought there would be a lot of , you know, transferable skills, from acting and comedy, but there weren't that many!
- First
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- Nov 07, 2020