- 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
- Frustration
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- Nov 07, 2020
Yeah, to me, acting is very therapeutic. I get out a lot of anger and frustration.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm often spotted when I'm staring at something open-mouthed and I'm sure people must think I'm not acting.
- Nov 07, 2020
My father said, If you want to do acting, you have to be successful, which is a silly thing to say.
- Past
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm definitely interested in acting. I've done it in my past. I know I can do it, let's put it that way. And it's so much fun.
- Heart
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- Nov 07, 2020
Acting while I'm singing just kind of happened because I'm a hambone at heart, I guess. And I'm a Gemini - I've got several personalities to access as an actor.
- Psycho
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- Nov 07, 2020
My first trip abroad was to do a TV version of 'Les Miserables' in France with Anthony Perkins. There I was at 12 acting with the guy from 'Psycho.' My parents were teachers, and it was hard for them to relate to that world.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
I took up acting upon the insistence of my filmmaker father, Kasthuri Raja. But I am glad for it: sometimes one identifies one's calling; sometimes it singles one out.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't mind acting in Hindi films, but the script has to suit me. It has to be a boy-next-door role because that's the image I have in Tamil cinema.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
My favorite way of getting out of doing chores is by acting like I'm asleep. But it never works.
- Down
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was the leading star in 1945. I slowed down my pace of acting assignments after I came into direction.
- Habit
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- Nov 07, 2020
Every time I've made a plan in my Hollywood acting career, something else has happened, so I've gotten out of the habit of trying to predict the future.
- Letting Go
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- Nov 07, 2020
As an actor, if you were to simplify what acting really is, it's about letting go.
- Ideas
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- Nov 07, 2020
Coming back to a television series puts you back in the limelight and gives you a platform for your ideas. If you're not acting on a series, you don't get the ability to communicate to people.
- Favorite Part
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- Nov 07, 2020