“If I die tomorrow, I've done the two hardest things anybody can do in this life with the least amount of security - music and acting - and I've had success in both. I can't really complain. I try not to live my life that way.” IfsWayTryingI CanTwoDoneDiesCan DoActingSecurityAmountTomorrowComplainingHardestThis LifeLiving My LifeHardest Thing Author:Yul Vazquez
“As an actor, it's always important to understand what the director is after. That, to me, is my job. When I'm acting, I like to ask a lot of questions and understand exactly why the director is doing what they're doing, so that I can provide him or her with the ingredients that they need to get the scene that they want. It's not to challenge them, in any way. It's just so that I can do my job best.” WayWantNeedsI CanImportantJobsActorsAsksCan DoChallengesActingSceneDirectorsIngredients Author:Joseph Gordon-Levitt
“I think the only reason I've had the career life that I've had is that someone told me some secrets early on about living. You can do the very best you can when you're very, very relaxed, no matter what it is or what your job is, the more relaxed you are the better you are. That's sort of why I got into acting. I realized the more fun I had, the better I did it. And I thought, that's a job I could be proud of. It's changed my life learning that, and it's made me better at what I do.” ThinkingMadeMatterReasonJobsFunCan DoActingSecretCareersChangedProudNo Matter WhatI RealizedBe ProudRelaxedChanged My LifeLife Learning Author:Bill Murray
“Not all television scripts are created equal. And the process is ridiculous. They send you a script and want you in the next morning. That's not how acting works. You can do anything to me as an actor; I'm a very resilient guy. Just don't rush me. If you ask me to do it immediately with no time to prepare, I know you have contempt for actors.” IfsKnowsWantGuyNextActorsAsksProcessCan DoActingMorningTelevisionEqualScriptsRidiculousAsk MeContemptResilient Author:Holt McCallany
“Most of my training at graduate school was geared towards drama, so I feel good about it, and I can do it, but it requires a lot more work from me. I feel like with drama... well, with all acting, really, you need to honor the truth of the situation.” NeedsFeelsWellsI CanSchoolCan DoActingSituationHonorDramaTrainingFeel GoodGraduatesI Can Do ItGraduate SchoolI Feel Good Author:Andrea Anders
“Acting has been my passion from the minute I started. I was pretty young when I wanted to be a doctor, but when I started doing theater work as a freshman in high school, the first time I hit the stage I was like, If I can do this every day, life won't get any better!” IfsFirstsHas BeensI CanWantedSchoolYoungPassionCan DoActingMinutesStageHigh SchoolFirst TimeDoctorsTheaterMy PassionFreshmanDay LifeI Can Do This Author:Sophia Bush
“No acting, no production, could take the place of that moment when you come out in the dark on to the stage and the drummer plays four beats on the hi-hat and then lights and music. It just takes your breath away. No words can do what music can.” PlayMomentsLightCan DoDarkActingFourStageBeatsBreathsProductionsHatsThat MomentDrummer Author:Ken Stott
“I know with Gary Ross especially, he kind of gave me pointers here and there, but he kind of let me become firm in any way that I needed, and he just let me try things and to explore what I can do with my acting. So that was very helpful.” KnowsWayTryingKindI CanCan DoActingNeededLet MeFirmHelpfulHere And ThereGaryPointers Author:Willow Shields
“In the beginning my energy and passion for acting came from an almost punk rock need to express a lot of anger wherever that may have come from. As I got older, it became or is coming more from a place of wanting to use the craft to help others in some way, to hold a mirror up to the situations that we're going through, to actually be more cautious about the way that I use the power of film and to see if there's anything that I can do in the performances that will resonate in the public a similar string that's on people's minds and is on my mind. That way we have that relationship.” PeopleIfsWayNeedsMindMayI CanHelpingUseFilmPassionEnergyCan DoActingSituationRocksPerformancesMirrorsHelping OthersCraftsStringsPunkCautiousPunk Rock Author:Nicolas Cage
“The uppermost idea with Hellenism is to see things as they really are; the uppermost ideas with Hebraism is conduct and obedience.Nothing can do away with this ineffaceable difference. The Greek quarrel with the body and its desires is, that they hinder right thinking; the Hebrew quarrel with them is, that they hinder right acting.” ThinkingIdeasBodyDesireCan DoDifferencesActingObedienceGreekJudaismQuarrelsHebrewHinderHellenism Author:Matthew Arnold
“That's one of the challenges of acting. You can't expect that you're going to be successful, but you've got to put your heart and everything you have into it. Look at a guy like Ian McKellen, who is eighty or whatever, and he's just loving his work and you can see that in the work. That defines what type of actor you are. And what kind of people want to work with you. And whether you can do this job for a long, long time.” PeopleWantLooksHeartKindLongJobsGuyActorsCan DoChallengesActingSuccessfulTypeLong TimeBeing SuccessfulEighty Author:Jason Clarke
“What we can do with these means (our own unassisted strength) is still very small compared to what we could do in acting in union with God himself, who created and ultimately controls all other forces.” MeanStillsForceCan DoActingUnions Author:Dallas Willard
“Acting is many things. Acting is playing lines, of course, but it's much more profound than that. Acting is truth-telling, and trying to find the truth in a human situation, which will be sketched out by a screenwriter with all the skill that a screenwriter can do; but in the end, that's just the map of the journey. The actor's job is to divine and embody the truth, and find it.” TryingHumansEndsJobsCoursesActorsCan DoLinesActingSituationJourneyDivineSkillsProfoundTelling The TruthMapsScreenwriters Author:Paul Greengrass
“Because I also write, I really admire Latinas who are creating content. That's the next step. We can talk about seeing more Latinas on TV all day long, but it's about what we can do to make that happen. Women like Eva Longoria, Sofía Vergara, Jennifer Lopez, and Salma Hayek are producing a lot of great shows that feature Latinas. Those are the women who inspire me because they're not just acting; they're creating for the future.” WritingLongShowsHappensNextCan DoActingStepsSeeingInspireTvsCreatingAdmireFeaturesNext StepsJenniferLatinaHayek Author:Chrissie Fit
“I used to be a bit obsessed by acting but not anymore. I do enjoy acting but I probably enjoy it more now because it's easier. I can't work in the theater because to me it's too serious. It's like being in prison for me. I admire people that can do that but I can't do it. I'd rather live my life and do a bit of acting in between.” PeopleI CanUsedBitsEnjoyCan DoActingSeriousEasierTheaterPrisonAdmireUsed To BeObsessedLiving My Life Author:Anthony Hopkins
“Before doing stand-up, I thought acting was easy - it's not easy. It's a hard life. It's easy in its own way, you just stand there and talk. But there is a difference between people who can do it well and people who can't.” PeopleWayWellsHardEasyCan DoDifferencesActingHard Life Author:Jim Jefferies
“Singing and acting suit me. I made a vow to myself, to do everything that I can do with this life that I have, and I have to find the time to do this. Sometimes I need to be an actress. Sometimes I don't need to be Jill.” NeedsMadeI CanSometimesCan DoActingSingingActressesSuitsThis LifeVowSinging And Acting Author:Jill Scott
“There is nothing like understanding that your work has touched somebody. That is the sole purpose of acting. To be able to move and inspire. If I can do that for one person it is already changing the world and that makes me feel accomplished.” IfsWorldFeelsPersonsI CanAbleMovingPurposeUnderstandingCan DoActingInspireChanging The WorldAccomplishedTouchedSole Author:Scott Cohen
“It’s well done if you can do a part and not have the acting show.” IfsWellsDoneShowsCan DoActingWell Done Author:James Stewart
“With film, you have very limited tools to convey subjectivity - voiceover, the camera's point of view, good acting - but even the very best actor in the world is crude by comparison with what you can do in a written paragraph.” WorldFilmActorsCan DoViewsActingWrittenToolsCamerasPoint Of ViewComparisonCrudeParagraphSubjectivityGood Acting Author:William Boyd
“If you want to be an actor and you love acting, you can do it whether you're doing something else or not. You can be connected with community theater or make your own little movies. But, if you want to be a movie star, you've got a tough road ahead of you.” IfsWantLittlesActorsStarsCan DoCommunityActingToughTheaterConnectedYou Can Do ItMovie Star Author:Alan Arkin
“My acting started with musicals in elementary school, so singing is something I've always done, never done professionally - so you're not going to find me on "The Voice" or anything - but it is something that I have a lot of fun doing, and can do well enough to keep up with people in shows.” PeopleWellsDoneEnoughShowsSchoolFunVoiceCan DoActingSingingFind MeElementary School Author:Clayton Snyder
“But it's healthy - whatever you can do to keep you fresh and awake. Acting's such a ridiculous job and sometimes you need to look at it like that to get a sort of degree of freshness.” NeedsLooksSometimesJobsCan DoActingHealthyDegreesRidiculousAwakeFreshness Author:Eric Bana