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When I first started out acting, I didn't have anything to lose. I had another career. If I fell on my face, I could say, 'I'll see ya,' and go back to working.

Quotes by Dennis Farina

I think my high-school acting career lasted a day.

Quotes by Dennis Farina

I knew I wanted to act since I was 10, but I didn't actually start acting until I was in high school. My favorite play was 'Lilies of the Field.'

Quotes by Dennis Haysbert

There's no doubt that I owe a lot to my training of stage acting.

Quotes by Denis Lavant

I studied acting in school and then, of course, couldn't get an acting job.

Quotes by Denis Leary

I entered this career having no background or connection to acting.

Quotes by Demi Moore

I wanted to give my actor a break. I wanted to live and to learn English. I wanted to be anything, a cabdriver, a busboy, anything to keep me away from acting for a while.

Quotes by Demian Bichir

I don't discriminate against straight or gay people in casting; I'm open to good acting.

Quotes by Del Shores

I tell stories, and I do it through writing, through acting, through my stand-up, and through directing. All the hats I wear - producing as well - ultimately, I am a storyteller.

Quotes by Del Shores

Acting and performing is part of who I am.

Quotes by Debra Stephenson

There is a class system in acting just like in anything else. Black females fall in a category below black male actors.

Quotes by Debra Wilson

Bad acting is the ultimate inconsideration.

Quotes by Debra Winger

I want in 40 years to still be acting and to more than anything have longevity and not just be this huge flash in the pan and then disappear.

Quotes by Debby Ryan

I remember going to acting class, so certain that no one's ever going to know my name.

Quotes by Debby Ryan

I was born and raised in Queens and moved into the city as a young adult. Then I ended up acting and decided to run off to California.

Quotes by Debi Mazar

Acting is somewhat mysteriously taught. There are so many different methods and systems and processes for teaching acting because it will always be an elusive art-form.

Quotes by Deborah Ann Woll

I was shy and a hard worker, so acting was a way to focus whatever nervous energy I was experiencing onto a goal.

Quotes by Deborah Ann Woll

People often argue about this. Obviously one of the skills in performance is acting, and you can't expect every Romeo to really be in love with their Juliet!

Quotes by Deborah Bull

I got my B.F.A. at Wayne State. Moved to L.A. and got my M.F.A. from Cal Arts in acting and just worked hard.

Quotes by Deborah Joy Winans

I love acting since I was little girl. I went to school for it; that's all I worked on. That's all I prepared for.

Quotes by Deborah Joy Winans

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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