“I think it's vital to have something outside your acting to keep you rooted in the real world, and help you fill the vacuum. If you have nothing else, it can be unhealthy. For me being a Christian has been invaluable: it simply means acting isn't the centre of my life.” IfsThinkingWorldMeanHas BeensRealHelpingChristianActingReal WorldRootedCentreVacuumsUnhealthyInvaluable Author:David Oyelowo
“Acting has been gentrified. It's become part of the bourgeoisie. But there was a time when it would be a great scandal if you announced you were going to be an actor.” IfsHas BeensWould BeActorsActingScandalBourgeoisie Author:Julian Sands
“Film acting has been a very pure experience, because you have to give the purest form of yourself as an artist.” GivingHas BeensFilmFormArtistActingPureFilm Acting Author:Dwight Yoakam
“I started out pursuing an acting career out of college when I lived in Los Angeles. When I got an entry into broadcasting, I preferred it. I liked being me, rather than dressing up to be someone else. Now I'm 30 and doing a career of my own and have been in this career for eight years.” YearsHas BeensMy OwnActingCareersCollegeEightLos AngelesDressingsEntryBeing MeDressing UpBroadcasting Author:Eleanor Mondale
“I didn't want to break with my family. I wasn't about to make waves. But I had this feeling I wanted to do something that I liked to do. Acting's what I liked to do most. There must have been a moment when I felt, 'Oh, my God, I like this and what am I going to do about it?” WantHas BeensMomentsFeelingsWantedFeltActingBreakMy FamilyWave Author:Charles Kimbrough
“Listen, I like great actors. You can be a movie star without being a great actor - this has been proved several times - and I like my casts to have great actors. Acting is more important to me than being a star.” Has BeensImportantActorsStarsActingCastsMovie StarGreat Actors Author:Jose Padilha
“I have been incredibly privileged with my roles - after all I have had the chance to do some fantastic fun acting such as the Spice Girls Movie - who can ever forget that!” Has BeensGirlFunChanceForgetActingRolesFantasticPrivilegedSpicesSpice Girls Author:Richard E. Grant
“For better or worse, I take my acting seriously. I may not have been in the best movies ever made, but I take it deathly serious, and I love being an actor.” MayHas BeensMadeActorsLove IsActingSerious Author:Matthew Lillard
“Who shall say that those poor peasants were not acting in the spirit we most venerate, most adore; that theirs was not the true heart language which we cannot choose but love? And what has been their reward? They have sent down their name to be the by-word of all after ages; the worst reproach of the worst men a name convertible with atheism and devil-worship.” MenHeartHas BeensAgeSpiritNamesLanguagePoorActingAtheismWorstWorshipDevilRewardsAdorePeasantsReproachTrue HeartDevil Worship Book:Fraser's Magazine Source: Fraser's Magazine
“I'm a very competitive person. I always have been. And it's hard to be competitive about something as amorphous as acting. But you can be competitive on the track, because the rules are very simple and the declaration of the winner is very concise.” PersonsHas BeensHardSimpleActingTrackWinnerDeclarationConciseCompetitive Person Author:Paul Newman
“Particularly with the plays I choose, they're good parts, and they're parts that have been around long before a bad actor played them, and will be around long after I play them. Part of what I enjoy about the theatre and acting is that sense of history.” LongHas BeensPlayActorsEnjoyActingTheatre Author:Liev Schreiber