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Most Famous Acting Quotes of All Time!

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It is indeed hard for the strong to be just to the weak, but acting justly always has its rewards.

Quotes by Eamon de Valera

Most actors are starving. Most of us are walking around with a flashlight and tweezers looking for evidence. When you have someone that actually writes an acting role, it's rare.

Quotes by Dylan McDermott

I think I was about 18 before I decided I wanted to pursue acting. I went to drama school in Western Australia when I was 19.

Quotes by Dustin Clare

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...

Quotes by Dustin Hoffman

I was shying away from acting for the longest time - because of having such big shoes to fill.

Quotes by Dulquer Salmaan

You can't learn acting through any classes.

Quotes by Dulquer Salmaan

I don't want to do acting as a chore or a job.

Quotes by Dulquer Salmaan

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.

Quotes by Duncan Jones

Method acting is a label I don't really understand, because there's a method to everybody's acting.

Quotes by Dougray Scott

I don't like acting things; I like feeling things.

Quotes by Dougray Scott

You couldn't take football away from me, you couldn't take acting away from me.

Quotes by Dougray Scott

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.

Quotes by Dr. Dre

For a time, I really thought acting was just impersonating. But impersonation is just big brush strokes, really. What makes acting different is empathy.

Quotes by Douglas Hodge

In England, I've had a more balanced career directing and acting. It can be quite difficult to juggle the two careers.

Quotes by Douglas Hodge

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.

Quotes by Dorian Missick

I always tell younger filmmakers, it's not just about the acting or the art itself. It's about how big of an audience watches your film.

Quotes by Donnie Yen

A lot of people don't realize, when you are acting in a martial arts film, you're not just performing martial arts. You're not just performing martial arts. You're actually acting as much as any other actor.

Quotes by Donnie Yen

If a critic doesn't think I can act, it's because I'm not acting. That's me - and that's the way I act.

Quotes by Donna Brazile

But no, I love acting, it's a wonderful job.

Quotes by Donald Sutherland

I don't think I have one iota of cynicism about acting.

Quotes by Donald Sutherland

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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