Acting Quotes

And to Shakespeare I owe my vision of the world as a theater, wherein all humans are acting out their parts.

Incidentally, I'm still looking for acting work, my first love.

I hold theatre acting in such high esteem that it scares me.

I just like to do different things. What is more important than the name is that people know that I really like acting, I enjoy it and I want people to know that I am serious.

It's a blessing and a curse. But it's not always the best situation to be in. As a profession, I don't recommend acting at all.

Producing is hell, writing is frustrating, acting is really satisfying, directing is heaven.

My biggest accomplishment was playing "Lark" on the daytime drama Port Charles because it was the most regular acting job I have had, and I had to step in and fill someone else's shoes.

I gravitated to acting out of a mixture of instinct, naivete and opportunity.

To me, acting is acting... I'd be happy working on a street corner in a mime troupe.

It's not just about acting. I love film, I'm a director now, I love writing, I love producing, I love having a company that makes films and to be prolific and have a place to put all the ideas that are constantly bubbling up inside of me and that don't let me sleep at night.

There's something about being in a house with an audience, and having that immediate feedback. I started acting because of that energy; it's what feeds me on stage and informs my choices.

Yes, I was actually an acting teacher for a while.

Before acting, I wanted to become a journalist. I also toyed with the idea of being a chef - but that's only when people asked me what I wanted to be. In fact, I always used to say I wanted to be an actor, but I didn't ever believe that I was good enough to be come one.

Acting... was the biggest charge I ever had. What other artist has it so good? Approval so quick?

I wanted to act; that was my one goal. I wanted to devote all my time to acting and not waitressing or anything else.

You know, acting is very fascinating. But being an actress is not, because you become so concentrated on yourself.

So I think it was to Bryan's credit that he was able to let go of some of those things because you create these scenes and you think you become creative, even I, acting things, you become very creatively taken by it.

To me, all writing is like music. And especially dialogue. I studied music in college; that is what I wanted to be, a composer. Acting got me sidetracked.

After 'Prom Night' I did two movies where I was playing a prostitute. I gravitate towards characters that have some sort of inner turmoil or some sort of character arc. That's the great thing about acting, so many different things and being really diverse in your choices.

Acting is the physical representation of a mental picture and the projection of an emotional concept.

I love acting, but being an actor for hire only serves so much, and then you want to fill your well up again and be charged by something else.

Acting on a good idea is better than just having a good idea.

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.

It always annoys me when stars grumble about fans coming up to them in the street. I love it. These young stars today with all their airs and graces, they need to remember it is an honour and a privilege to make money from acting. How hard is it?

Never in my short career, I've never had that experience where I wasn't sure if I was acting or if it was real.

I dropped the script in the fireplace, called my agent and said, they can jail me, sue me, but I'm never acting again, unless I can do something worthwhile.

I really think that effective acting has to do literally with the movement of molecules.

I am a proud participant of the Spencer Tracy School of Acting: Know your lines, don't bump into the furniture.

I had done some commercial work in junior high and stuff - my mother would bring me into the city, and we'd go on these crazy castings. Acting was something I always dreamed of doing... it was my passion when I was young.

I always felt that acting was an escape, like having the secret key to every door and permission to go into any realm and soak it up. I enjoy that free pass.