- Opinion
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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
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
I had been interested in trying acting, and, like, I went to school with actors and whatnot, and I was interested in the craft but didn't really push myself to do it.
- Go
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- Nov 07, 2020
I went to an arts high school and was surrounded by drama students who dreamed of working in the industry. I almost feel a sense of guilt, because I didn't go to acting school.
- Person
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- Nov 07, 2020
In my experience it's not essential to get on with the person that you're acting opposite.
- Mind
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- Nov 07, 2020
And film acting is incredibly tedious, just by its nature. It's incredibly, mind numbingly slow.
- Parents
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I did my first episode of 'Xena,' I told my parents this is the worst acting I've ever done.
- Lie
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- Nov 07, 2020
Justice is rather the activity of truth, than a virtue in itself. Truth tells us what is due to others, and justice renders that due. Injustice is acting a lie.
- Night
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- Nov 07, 2020
I fell into acting because I was really shy, and so at night after work, I took public speaking and improv classes, and I started going to auditions sort of as a dare. That was my version of 'Fear Factor.'
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't like being watched, and I don't like being told what to do, so acting is a very poor professional choice.
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
I did a year at Leeds, studying English. They basically threw me out, because I was taking too much time off to act. So I transferred to the Open University, because I could do it all online. By that point, I had admitted to myself that I had the acting bug.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I always had an acting crush on Philip Seymour Hoffman. He just wowed me all the time. He was just quietly so impressive and so private.
- Looking
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- Nov 07, 2020
Frankly speaking, I feel anyone who starts acting, be it in theater, TV, or even advertisements, is looking at Bollywood.
- Important
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- Nov 07, 2020
My idea of opening a restaurant was important. The whole point is that I couldn't have been totally dependent on acting for my income... even though I want to remain in the field of entertainment forever.
- Knew
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- Nov 07, 2020