- Business
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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
- Philosophy
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- Nov 07, 2020
Strive to be authentic all the time. That's sort of my philosophy on life, which applies to acting.
- Exploration
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- Nov 07, 2020
Acting is constant exploration.
- Nov 07, 2020
I never felt Lee Strasberg could act, and I fail to see how someone who can't act can teach acting.
- Camera
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- Nov 07, 2020
In my years of acting, the one thing I was never able to do convincingly was to laugh on camera. Fake-laugh.
- Camera
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm glad I took the leap away from acting into going behind the camera because it's much more satisfying - I love acting and I still do, but it's much more satisfying to be able to make the stuff.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's hard to talk about acting because I don't think it's quite as explicit as a lot of people might think. And that's probably the best thing about it.
- Sex
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- Nov 07, 2020
The trouble with talking about acting is that it's like sex. It's enormously fun to do but just dreadfully embarrassing when you have to talk about it.
- Doing
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm going to continue to try to strike a balance, because I really, really do love doing stand-up, and I don't see why it should affect the acting.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020