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It's something that I learned even before I started acting: the movement, the dance of the body, is very important, and it comes before words. — Denis Lavant

I've been planted here to be a vessel for acting ... That's why I'm really taking any part, regardless of how complicated it's going to be. — Leonardo DiCaprio

Still, it's tough trying to combine my acting career with my college career. — Beverley Mitchell

My acting is atrocious, to say the least. But I've found that it's not acting that people are concerned about, it's your presence. — Chuck Norris

Even if I think in English, it's more a language of acting than French. — Sophie Marceau

I think that's part of acting - to still get nervous and control that fear. I don't know how to get rid of that. — Jordi Molla

And film acting is incredibly tedious, just by its nature. It's incredibly, mind numbingly slow. — Hugh Grant

One went to school, one wanted to act, one started to act, and one's still acting. — Maggie Smith

Acting is one of these things that I can't really describe - it's just like, why do you love your mum and dad? You know, you just do. — Saoirse Ronan

If you have the opportunity to watch Nathan Fillion or Jim Carrey do a scene, it's like getting a Ph.D. in acting. — Molly Quinn

It wasn't that I left acting; it's just that I put it aside while I set about becoming a comic. — Deirdre O'Kane

I got a record deal with Sony, and I really just put acting aside. But it's a love. — Sophie B. Hawkins

I love acting, love it. It's the greatest fun in the world. I've never had trouble feeling extremely grateful. — Isla Fisher

After this whole acting thing is over and done, you eventually have to be human. Some people are never human. It's very weird. — Joe Rogan

Being mad at someone for acting exactly the way you assume they'll act is no one's fault but your own. — Sarah Addison Allen

It was quite strange, because it's quite different from singing, although it's quite natural because you're used to performing or acting on stage. — Charlotte Church

Everything in Wagner's work - the music, the acting, the staging - stemmed from the text. Everything served to interpret the text. — Robert Wilson

I honed my passion for acting in theatre and education, and I think it's important not to belittle the child audience. — Rhys Ifans

Making a change in your life is as easy as making a decision and acting on it. That's it. — Ronda Rousey

I'm screaming for help and everybody's acting as if I'm singing Ethel Merman covers ... — David Foster Wallace

Acting is like music and you improvise. It's like jazz, there's no rhyme or reason to it. It's not a plan. You practice to music and you just play it. — Denzel Washington

I want to explore more sides of humanity and myself. That's what acting is about. — Noomi Rapace

I did my undergrad at Florida State, got a Bachelor's, and then I got my Masters in Acting at NYU. So I've spent a lot of time in the classroom. — Andre Holland

A lot of people who came into my family's life looking like heroes ended up acting more like villains. — Brian K. Vaughan

Like the Bible, Stanislavsky's basic texts on acting can be quoted to any purpose. — Lee Strasberg

Anytime someone can beat the acting out of someone else, I think it's a wonderful thing. — Kevin Spacey

The more often he feels without acting, the less he will be able ever to act, and, in the long run, the less he will be able to feel. — C.S. Lewis

I didn't start acting until I was in college, which was in the 70's. — Ray Liotta

When you've been close to someone it's hard when they start acting that way towards you. — One Direction

It's the persona that makes you a leading actor. A leading actor has something extra that's fun to watch. But it isn't usually about acting. — Val Kilmer

There's only one reason why a character drinks: to seek confrontation. To fight for what they want in ways normally denied them. — Michael Shurtleff

I think it's much richer and much more fun to be an artist than to be anything else. I can't think of a better life than acting. — Edward Herrmann

Music is my life - acting's just a hobby. — Steve Burns

A live performance is the same no matter what genre it is. Wrestling, rock 'n roll, hosting, acting - it's the same thing. — Chris Jericho

There's not a day that I don't work on vocals, have vocal coaches, go to acting classes, read books. — Aaron Carter

Acting humble for people's praise is one of the most dangerous forms of riyaa (showing off). — Omar Suleiman

That's what acting is about, Funny wigs and voices, that's what we do. — Cillian Murphy

I love acting like I'm in love. It's a very positive thing. — Amanda Seyfried

Increasingly I've come to think that what's at the core of acting is thinking. Most people would say it's feeling. — Simon Callow

To justify one's actions is easy. Acting responsibly and being accountable for actions is very difficult. — Shubha Vilas

I've discovered the secret to successful singledom. I'm acting like a man. And it's working. — Gemma Burgess

I think that acting is no fun unless it's hard. I'm not titillated by acting or being an actor unless I have to work hard. — Bob Odenkirk

When you're modeling you're actually acting for the camera and the photographer. It's more fun, too because there are no lines to memorize. — Cindy Margolis

I treat any scene the same - dialogue, action - you're still creating something in character. It's all acting, fighting. — Clive Owen

I think acting can be very frustrating, and there's no experience that doesn't make you a better actor. — Rebecca Hall

It's hard to act in the morning. The muse isn't even awake. — Keanu Reeves

I've been acting since I was five, and I hope it's something I can do forever. I love it. — Madison Pettis

I'm shy, and I can hide behind my acting and discover the truth about myself because it's cathartic in that way. But I tend not to read reviews. — Eamonn Walker

I couldn't direct traffic.It's hard enough just acting. — Mickey Rourke

Many reality shows have failed because everyone's acting. — Nigel Barker

A lot of times, as a clown, you find acting for a reason. It's a way to exercise yourself. If you're funny, you test yourself. — Matthew Lillard

There's definitely a fascination with crime stories and stories of characters acting out against authority. — Joel Edgerton

That's what acting is. You're pretending to be someone else. — Saoirse Ronan

in time-out. That's how you're acting - like five-year-olds. It's time you realized that you are sixteen and way too old for this nonsense. And you — Holly Jacobs

My brother, Chris Massey from 'Zoey 101', was acting first at a young age. I just followed in my sibling's footsteps. — Kyle Massey

It's like, to me, acting is like a child walking in the park, the better the actor, the greater the playground he has. — Logan Lerman

Music is definitely something that I'd like to pursue. It's probably, I mean, the acting and music are the two biggest things in my life. — Nolan Sotillo

Acting is collaborative because you are working with another actor, and it's almost like a two-man juggling team. You have to really be in sync. — Steve Martin

I like acting when I can pick my own roles, and I do. It's fun. I like being creative, and it's a creative process. — Art Alexakis

They say making laws is like making sausages. You shouldn't watch. It's the same for acting, especially for the actor who works unconsciously. — Ed Asner

Movie stars are insecure like everyone else. That's why they go into acting! — Penny Marshall

When I initially started acting, all I wanted to do was to be in one movie. That's it. That was my goal. — Adam Beach

Understanding human nature. Perception. That's how I see acting - perception and communication. — Juliette Lewis

I've always loved subtle acting, and that's what I got to do. — Kay Panabaker

Acting lessons teach you to really listen to what the other person is saying because in acting it's all about responding to the lines. — Tommy Mottola

It's just hypocrisy on hip-hop's part to cry racial profiling when your race is on TV acting like fools. — KRS-One

Acting is not glamorous. It's not. Anybody who wants to get into acting for the glamour is in for a hard time. — Emmanuelle Chriqui

I always stayed for the first curtain call and people always said, 'Who's that?' But this got me started in acting. — James Stewart

I love acting, but it's all just a bonus. — Tim Vine

I always had a real love of children's presenting, and I was lucky enough to do that and have an acting career alongside it. — Sophie Aldred

This apartment is acting like nothing has changed. Everything has changed. I tell the walls he's gone. — Taylor Jenkins Reid

It's acting, not lying, so I will not be sent to hell for saying these sorts of things. — Janette Rallison

I had my heart set on becoming an English teacher, but stumbled into acting after meeting a theatrical agent in my dad's restaurant in San Diego. — Charisma Carpenter

There's nothing more fun than acting on stage with a live audience and that immediate feedback. — Mary McCormack

I find that the acting's getting easier - with experience, everything is more instinctual. — Ewan McGregor

The thing about acting is that it's fairly random. At the end of the day you take what drifts past you or what's given to you. — Ben Whishaw

I've done some acting and a lot of different things, but mostly it's the music. — Joan Jett

My acting coach I've got here, Richard Lawson, he's been doing good, just telling me to calm down sometimes and just be me. — Kevin Durant

I like Brando's acting ... and James Dean ... and Richard Widmark. Quite a few of 'em I like. — Elvis Presley

I do my independent stuff where it's real acting if you like. Intense, drama stuff. I love me actions. — Vinnie Jones

There's this weird thing about acting where you have to wait for somebody to ask you to do it; like you have to wait for a director to say it's okay. — Tom Sturridge

When you have a book as material as it is, it's a lot easier to create a character because you have so many resources to draw upon when acting. — Asa Butterfield

I think I know where my life went wrong. For all the world's a stage and I'm a lousy actor! — Greg Curtis

Quit acting like a wolf, and feel the shepherd's love filling you. — Rumi

It's not subtle or restrained. It's not any of the things you like to think apply to your acting. — Margaret Hamilton

I've seen the devastating effects of acting before seeking God's will. — Norma Gail

To be honest, it's considered very late to start acting at 11 and a half, for the industry. Most kids are doing it from toddlerhood on. — Mayim Bialik

The minute I get a big head and start acting like the big man on campus, it's all downhill from there. — Scotty McCreery

When you're acting you put so much of yourself into working. As much fun as it is, it's still hard work and it's still a challenge. — Dakota Fanning

is not good for one's morals to see bad acting. Besides, — Oscar Wilde

There's so much crap talked about acting. — Ben Kingsley

There's nothing more boring than unintelligent actors, because all they have to talk about is themselves and acting. There have to be other things. — Tim Robbins

God's Word does not merely impart information; it actually creates life. It's not only descriptive; it's effective too, God speaking is God acting. — Michael Horton

The best author is a dead author, because he's out of your way and you own the play. Take what he has given you and use it for what you need. — Stella Adler

I mean there's that awesome quote where Joanne Woodward said, 'Acting is like sex: you should do it, not talk about it.' — Kristen Stewart

I think what makes a good actor's director is the same thing that makes a good director. Acting is just one of the trades necessary to make a movie. — Matt Damon

As I've been acting since I was young it's taught me to give a good speech, and, though I say so myself, I did it pretty well. — Jonathan Krohn

I don't mind talking about acting. I don't have anything interesting to say about it, but it's interesting talking about it. — Paul Giamatti

When I discovered acting, I decided that's what I wanted to do above everything else. It was the first time I was passionate about anything. — David Morrissey

I still go to acting class. I love the craft. It's just so much fun for me, and I'm always a student. — Eva Mendes