“Acting to me is a very organic art form and you just go and do it. And I like to direct the same way that I like to be directed. Let me bring in what I want to bring in, and if something's wrong, just tell me about it and I'll make some corrections or adjustments. And that's what I do.” IfsWayWantArtFormActingDirectLet MeAdjustmentCorrections Author:Clint Eastwood
“I started acting when I was five years old. I found it randomly, through listening to my brother study monologues. I auditorally started memorizing them for no reason, and started repeating them to anyone who would listen to me. And then, I begged my mom to let me do whatever that meant because I couldn't put into words exactly what that meant. It just meant me happy. And then, when I was 11 years old, I realized what I was doing and I looked to my mom and said, "Can I make this something I can do for the rest of my life?" She was like, "Yeah, sure, if you want to." And I was like, "Okay, great! I think I might want to do this forever."” ThinkingWantYearsSaidReasonMightFoundActingForeverStudyFiveBrotherListeningMomLet MeMy MomI RealizedMy BrotherFive YearsNo ReasonListen To MeFive Year OldsMonologuesMemorizing Author:Chloe Grace Moretz
“[President Bush] recently challenged Iraqi soldiers still fighting U.S. troops like so: ... 'My answer is bring 'em on.' For those of you who may be criticizing Bush for acting like a movie cowboy, let me remind you. He's actually acting more like a movie cheerleader.” MayStillsFightingPresidentAnswersActingLet MeSoldierEmsCriticizeTroopsCowboyPresident BushCheerleader Author:Jon Stewart
“I started acting when I was about nine. I always wanted to get into acting since I was really little but my parents would never let me because they'd heard all the bad stuff about being in the business as a young actor and stuff like that.” LittlesWantedYoungActorsStuffParentActingHeardLet MeNineYoung ActorsBad Stuff Author:Josh Hutcherson
“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
“I had my own insecurities, which a lot of my comedy would come from, about not being able to live up to their academic expectations. Acting out those insecurities was a way of confronting them, like, “Let me just lean into being a guy who can’t read or write.”” WayWritingAbleGuyMy OwnActingComedyExpectationsLet MeInsecurityAcademicConfrontingActing Out Author:Charlie Day
“I would never say don't do acting [to my kids], because I think it is a glorious profession and I am so thankful for everything it has let me express.” ThinkingKidsActingLet MeProfessionGlorious Author:Meryl Streep
“I have always despised people who thought they were better than others, and I made a promise to myself that I'd never turn into that kind of person. My family also helps to keep me grounded. Whenever I get a 'diva moment,' as they like to call it, they let me know it and say, 'Stop acting like a diva!' They're pretty good at it, too.” PeopleKnowsKindPersonsMadeMomentsHelpingTurnsActingPromiseMy FamilyLet MeGroundedDespised Author:Jackie Evancho
“I've been fortunate to work with good directors who understand improvisation and understand the way comedians work. Luke Basan let me do my thing like do what you feel and take the character to another level. Quentin Tarrantino was more of an acting coach. He can teach you beats and then hell say go with it but give this feeling. So I've been fortunate to work with good, seasoned directors.” WayGivingFeelsCharacterFeelingsLevelsActingTeachHellDirectorsBeatsLet MeCoachesComedianFortunateImprovisationLukeQuentinGood Directors Author:Chris Tucker
“You witness the artists acting as witnesses, but they provide a point of view that's less monolithic. It's less official in a certain way. Many artists are speaking in the first person singular, as a reaction to dubbed-over media commentary. The thought is: "Enough with how we're represented by the media. Let me tell the story."” WayFirstsPersonsEnoughStoriesArtistCertainViewsActingMediaLet MePoint Of ViewReactionsWitnessOfficialsFirst PersonCommentary Author:Massimiliano Gioni
“I ask the stunt guys, all the time, to do as much of the stunts as possible, and they let me do a lot. They don't throw me through windows because they're not allowed to and I probably wouldn't say yes to that. But I have done a lot of physical acting before, in theater, so that comes very natural to me.” DoneGuyAsksNaturalActingWindowLet MeTheater Author:Casper Crump
“I was working at Kentucky Fried Chicken when my math teacher said, "You're failing in school, you're messing up, why don't you just try this?" I said, "Alright, let me try it," and I started going to acting classes and I loved it. I thought, "I may not make it but I love doing it."” TryingMaySaidSchoolActingClassTeacherFailingLet MeMathChickensAlrightKentuckyActing ClassesFried ChickenMath TeacherMessing Up Author:John Leguizamo
“Folks, let me ask you a question about that. You voted in 2010, 2014. You're part of the Tea Party and you show up and you just vote. Republicans said they needed the House, and you gave it to 'em; then they said they needed the Senate, and you gave it to 'em. Do you feel like winners even after those two elections? Probably not, because you really didn't think the Republican Party was going to change their stripes and start acting on all this.” ThinkingFeelsSaidTwoShowsAsksHousePartyActingNeededRepublicanVoteLet MeElectionFolksTeaWinnerEmsSenateThey SaidRepublican PartyTea PartyStripes Author:Rush Limbaugh
“When you're dealing with younger people, if you start acting like the leader or the expert or the elder statesman, 'well, let me tell you how this is...,' that's a great way to alienate young people and make them hate you.” PeopleHateActingLeaderLet MeHate You Author:John C. Reilly
“Gary Ross one of those directors which lets you do what you need to do to become your character - he lets you try to do everything on your own when you're acting. Then at some points he would say, "Let's try this," or "Let's try that." Most of the time he just kind of let me try to just become my character on my own and it worked out really well.” TryingKindCharacterActingLet MeGary Author:Willow Shields