“I got into acting in high school mainly because I wasn't doing anything else and started to hit a few bumps in the road. And there was a conference with my parents who said either you find something to do with your time or we will. And so, I don't know why I thought this was the thing to do, but I went to audition for the school play.” KnowsSaidPlaySchoolParentActingHigh SchoolThings To DoAuditionsConferencesBumpsSchool PlaysBumps In The Road Author:Matt Letscher
“I get asked all the time if I want to do more dramatic acting, and I really doubt that dramatic actors get asked if they want to do more comedies. I don't really know why that is.” IfsKnowsWantActorsActingDoubtComedyDramatic Author:Chris O'Dowd
“Maybe I can't act, but I know the gimmicks. I studied acting all my life and know what's good for me.” KnowsI CanActingGimmicks Author:Alan Ladd
“I'm more interested in knowing my cues than my lines. If you know what your cues are, then you know what your reaction is going to be to them. Acting is about reacting, and if I can kind of purely react, that's easier for me.” IfsKnowsKindI CanLinesActingKnowingEasierReactionsReacting Author:Stephen Root
“The cool thing about working and meeting a lot of people through your acting is that you never know who you might work with, in the future.” PeopleKnowsMightActingMeetingsCool Things Author:Tania Raymonde
“I studied acting for five years. I quit college at that point. You know, I go hard. When I know I'm supposed to go in a direction, I'm fully committed and I go all the way. Everything falls to the side and I'm all in. So I completely dove into acting even though I was almost 30.” KnowsWayYearsHardFallSidesActingFiveCollegeCommittedQuittingFive YearsDoveI QuitGo Hard Author:Sonja Sohn
“Honestly, as hard a profession as acting is, I think music is even harder. Acting, you're like a leech, because someone else does the hard part for you. They write it for you, then the director tells you what to do. You really just need to know how to pay attention, follow instructions.” ThinkingKnowsNeedsWritingDoeHardPayActingAttentionKnow HowDirectorsMusic IsHarderProfessionHonestlyPay AttentionInstructionLeeches Author:Michael Shannon
“I know this'll sound obnoxious, but acting was very much an accident for me. I didn't have, like, posters of Marlon Brando in my bedroom when I was growing up.” KnowsSoundActingGrowing UpGrowingAccidentsBedroomPostersObnoxiousBrando Author:Michael Shannon
“So when my film career took off, I always felt like I was trying to play catch-up because I hadn't studied acting before. I didn't know how to manage money or my career. When I look back, I think I was a little bit shell-shocked.” ThinkingKnowsTryingLooksLittlesPlayFilmFeltBitsActingCareersKnow HowLittle BitManageShellsShocked Author:Lea Thompson
“Sometimes I wonder why I'm not working at McDonald's and how come I have the life I have. I don't know. But I'm happy that I have these choices. That's kinda sappy, huh? But whatever, acting beats pumping gas.” KnowsSometimesChoicesActingWonderBeatsGasMcdonaldsSometimes I WonderPumping Gas Author:Rachel True
“From an acting perspective, I would say that you should always try to make your own stuff. Always be ambitious about your own projects and always know better than anyone else what you're good at.” KnowsShouldTryingStuffActingPerspectiveProjectsAmbitious Author:Michael Urie
“Acting and singing on 'One Tree Hill' was definitely one of the most incredible experiences of my life. I didn't even know I could act until I auditioned at the casting call for the part of Mia.” KnowsActingTreeSingingIncrediblesHillsCastingMiaTree Hill Author:Kate Voegele
“You know, acting is very fascinating. But being an actress is not, because you become so concentrated on yourself.” KnowsActingActressesFascinating Author:Beatrice Wood
“You know, I don't support esoteric approaches to acting.” KnowsActingSupportApproachEsoteric Author:Christoph Waltz
“I think there's a lot of mythos about what's required in acting. The way that actors talk about acting is generally quite punishing, and I think actors want to put forward the idea that they do all of this work because, you know, it's a post-De Niro world, when, largely, in fact, it's almost never true.” ThinkingKnowsWorldWayWantIdeasFactsActorsActingPostsDe Niro Author:Ben Mendelsohn
“I love acting. It's the one job I know of where you can go in, go through complete catharsis - emotionally, physically sometimes and mentally - and at the end of the day say, 'See you in the pub, guys.” KnowsEndsSometimesJobsGuyActingThe End Of The DayPubsCatharsisAnd At The End Of The Day Author:Peter Mullan
“With despair, true optimism begins: the optimism of the man who expects nothing, who knows he has no rights and nothing coming to him, who rejoices in counting on himself alone and in acting alone for the good of all.” KnowsMenActingRightsHe ManDespairOptimismRejoiceCountingExpect Nothing Book:The Writings of Jean-Paul Sartre Source: The Writings of Jean-Paul Sartre
“Acting was something I always wanted to try. I just didn't know how, or I didn't know when the door was gonna be open for me to try it. But it finally opened up for me when I did 'Turn It Up', and ever since then I've been in love with doing films.” KnowsTryingWantedFilmTurnsActingKnow HowDoorsBeen In Love Author:Ja Rule
“A person is strong only when he stands upon his own truth, when he speaks and acts with his deepest convictions. Then, whatever the situation he may be in, he always knows what he must say and do. He may fall, but he cannot bring shame upon himself or his cause. If we seek the liberation of the people by means of a lie, we will surely grow confused, go astray, and loose sight of our objective, and if we have any influence at all on the people we will lead them astray as well - in other words, we will be acting in the spirit of reaction and to its benefit.” PeopleIfsKnowsWellsMayMeanPersonsSpiritLyingFallSpeakStrongGrowsCausesActingSituationInfluenceBenefitsSightShameConvictionReactionsObjectivesLiberationConfused Author:Mikhail Bakunin