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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 love acting. I love performing.
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Acting kind of chose me.
- Nov 07, 2020
Now we've gotten accustomed to reality shows where the goal is to see people acting foolish.
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Gravity must be caused by an Agent acting constantly according to certain laws, but whether this Agent be material or immaterial I have left to the consideration of my readers.
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I wanted to go to LaGuardia High School for acting, but my math grades weren't high enough. So I didn't get to go to a school that was geared toward the art that I was interested in because I wasn't good enough at math.
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I can do everything with ease on the stage, whereas in real life I feel too big and clumsy. So I didn't choose acting. It chose me.
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In captivity, one loses every way of acting over little details which satisfy the essentials of life. Everything has to be asked for: permission to go to the toilet, permission to ask a guard something, permission to talk to another hostage - to brush your teeth, use toilet paper, everything is a negotiation.
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In high school, my goal was to be a writer for SNL, then I got into the acting.
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So from an actor's perspective, you really have no idea how you're acting.
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I've always had ambition, and the acting was successful and put my name on the map, but it was never the plan to stop there.
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I don't make much distinction between being a stand-up comic and acting Shakespeare - in fact, unless you're a good comedian, you're never going to be able to play Hamlet properly.
- Nov 07, 2020