- 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
- Joke
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- Nov 07, 2020
I used to joke that if acting didn't work out, poetry was my commonsense fallback.
- Heart
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- Nov 07, 2020
I hardly knew anything when I first arrived. I had to learn how to act as I went along. After about a year I got a grip on what acting was all about and it started coming straight from my heart; I wasn't just saying the words any longer.
- Nov 07, 2020
That's probably the biggest secret of acting: If the actor believes it themselves, they can make you believe it.
- Modeling
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- Nov 07, 2020
Modeling is a lot of fun, but I prefer acting. It's so much fun to get to play different characters and transform into someone else for a while.
- Own
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- Nov 07, 2020
Essentially, what I do on 'Supergirl' is I'm acting out comic vignettes. That is its own muscle to flex, and it is its own skill.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
The acting life is different than I thought it would be. I love it - it's actually a lot less pressure than I thought it would be.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
A musical would be fantastic. The soundtrack would be great and I'd like to do acting.
- Nov 07, 2020
Give more acting roles to 48-year-old half-Lithuanians who just don't want to be pigeon-holed as bakery presenters.
- Being
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- Nov 07, 2020
I had always been the theater nerd at Northwestern University. I knew I wanted to do acting, but I hated the idea of being this cliche - a girl from L.A. who decides to be an actress.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm a huge 'Harry Potter' fan. When you're acting, it's a fantasy already, maybe it's the costumes, I love it. It's so fun.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
When you're acting, it's a fantasy already; maybe it's the costumes - I love it. It's so fun.
- Acting Ability
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- Nov 07, 2020