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I wouldn't say that I'm very similar to the character of Nathan at all. Both of us have had very different upbringings and backgrounds. I have a competitive nature like the character of Nathan. That's really easy to draw from...

Quotes by James Lafferty

I don't have any theories about acting, and I don't think about how to do it, except that an actor shouldn't take himself too seriously, and shouldn't try to make acting something it isn't.

Quotes by James Garner

Acting is just common sense. It isn't hard if you put yourself aside and just do what the writer wrote.

Quotes by James Garner

William Atherton has a very different acting style to Bonnie Bedelia; she has a very different style than Bruce Willis.

Quotes by James Gray

I have no interest whatsoever in pursuing acting or becoming a mogul. I love writing and directing; I see those two jobs as the most critical in the making of a film.

Quotes by James Gray

So I was determined to use my last two years in college doing something I thought I would enjoy, which was acting. And it was probably because there was girls over in the drama school too, you know?

Quotes by James Earl Jones

Acting is not about anything romantic, not even fantasy, although you do create fantasy.

Quotes by James Earl Jones

The acting in 'Downton Abbey' has been consistently excellent across the board.

Quotes by James Frain

I was kind of scared of failing at acting.

Quotes by James Franco

I was an English major at UCLA when I was 18, and then I left after a year to start acting. I was educating myself during that time.

Quotes by James Franco

I'm going to try to not let anyone put me in a box, and that certainly applies to the things I do outside of acting.

Quotes by James Franco

I used to read a lot about myself and the projects I was doing. When I was only acting, I wouldn't read any reviews because I didn't find them to be very helpful.

Quotes by James Franco

Reviews about film acting are very... tricky, because movies are such a collaborative thing.

Quotes by James Franco

I acted professionally for about eight years, and I was writing all that time but never showed anybody any of it. There just came a point after those eight years when I thought, 'There's a lot I can do with...

Quotes by James Franco

I think theatre helped, only because it was acting experience. I got to work with a lot of directors.

Quotes by James Denton

Real acting is realistic no matter what the medium.

Quotes by James Denton

Losing my teeth didn't impede my acting, but it was a constant worry and meant I was never completely relaxed.

Quotes by James Cosmo

It was the desire to do the complete thing. I only took taking acting lessons because my whole thing, really, was to direct. But my first jobs were acting jobs.

Quotes by James Coburn

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

Quotes by James Broughton

It's true with fashion, acting, anything: Make sure it's timeless, but at the same time, there's got to be a little hint of risk.

Quotes by Jake McDorman

Frequently Asked Questions

What different perspectives on acting appear in these quotes?
They range from discovering acting through community theater, to acting being described as all about being inappropriate, to a definition of acting as doing rather than speaking, to a personal comparison between loving singing and loving acting.
Is there a quote about discovering acting through community theater?
Yes. One speaker recalls trying bull-riding without much success before they "discovered acting through community theater." For more, see Always quotes.
Is there a quote calling acting 'inappropriate'?
Yes - one speaker says there's "so much we can't express in our day-to-day interaction with people because it's considered inappropriate," adding that "acting is all about being inappropriate." For more, see Love quotes.
Is there a quote defining acting as 'doing'?
Yes. One quote states, "Acting is doing. It's not speaking; it's behavior. It's something happening, even if you're only listening." For more, see Doing quotes.
Is there a quote comparing singing and acting?
Yes - one speaker says, "I like singing as much as I like acting," adding that all through high school they thought they might be a Broadway singer. For more, see Like quotes.

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