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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
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I was lucky, and once I moved to L.A., I didn't have to get another job besides acting. But I wouldn't trade my previous jobs for anything.
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Acting is a very limited form of expression and those who take it seriously are very limited people. I take it seriously.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I swear to formally assume the national executive powers as acting president.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I moved to California in 2011 to be a writer. A family friend told me to take acting classes so I could do commercials and actually make a little money.
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I started acting when I was, like, five in monologue competitions at this private elementary school.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I never really considered acting as a career. I kind of fell into it. Originally, I wanted to be a painter.
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British acting is undoubtedly based in text, and American acting relies more on behavior. That's speaking very generally.
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Acting comes natural to me. What I do enjoy is meeting people that I've idolized for years. I mean, I was talking about bringing up a child with Edie Falco yesterday.
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It's true to say that I'm a budding young actor. But I'd rather get my name out there because of my acting rather than who I'm being photographed with.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I started acting professionally when I was about 17. I worked immediately, but a year into it, I did an independent film in Canada, and that started it all. It was proof that maybe I could do this as a career.
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- Nov 07, 2020