- Hard
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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
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
So when I told my parents I wanted to go into acting because I was flunking out of my first year of junior college, they were relieved that I had picked something other than joining the army. But I can't imagine how they had high hopes for me.
- Big Shoes
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was shying away from acting for the longest time - because of having such big shoes to fill.
- Film Sets
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- Nov 07, 2020
Growing up, I was on film sets occasionally, when my dad was acting, so I got to run around and do odd jobs on films like 'Labyrinth' and others... I seemed destined to make films.
- Everybody
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- Nov 07, 2020
Method acting is a label I don't really understand, because there's a method to everybody's acting.
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'd really like to do a movie, either as a producer or director. My ultimate fantasy would be to direct a movie and produce the entire soundtrack. I don't really see myself acting.
- Empathy
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- Nov 07, 2020
For a time, I really thought acting was just impersonating. But impersonation is just big brush strokes, really. What makes acting different is empathy.
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020
In England, I've had a more balanced career directing and acting. It can be quite difficult to juggle the two careers.
- Company
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- Nov 07, 2020
Before my acting took off, I drove a truck for an inventory company throughout the northeast, but my favorite non-acting job was working in the box office at the Public Theater.
- Art
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- Nov 07, 2020