“For me, acting is all about the aesthetic. I just want to keep honing my craft. Not that I'm taking myself too seriously, but every artist should consider himself Picasso. Otherwise, you're doing yourself an injustice.” WantShouldArtistActingInjusticeCraftsAestheticHoning Author:Giovanni Ribisi
“Quite honestly I never had a desire to be an actor. I tell people, I did not choose acting; acting chose me. I never grew up wanting to be an actor. I wanted to play football. In about 9th grade an English teacher told me I had a talent to act. He said I should audition for a performing arts high school so I did on a whim. I got accepted.” PeopleShouldArtSaidPlayWantedSchoolDesireActorsActingTeacherTalentFootballGrewGrew UpHigh SchoolAcceptedHonestlyPerformingGradesAuditionsWhimPerforming ArtsEnglish Teacher Author:Ving Rhames
“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
“For a while, I couldn't decide whether or not I should pursue singing in the opera or acting. And I'm glad that I chose the latter because I wasn't a very good singer.” ShouldActingSingingVery GoodSingersGladPursueLatterOpera Author:Christoph Waltz
“I'm too impatient to wait for things to happen to me. If I should be out of work for two months I would go crazy. So as soon as I'm free, I start writing. While it is necessary for me to write, I know that if I go too long without acting on the stage I don't feel well.” IfsKnowsFeelsShouldWritingWellsLongTwoHappensWaitingActingCrazyStageMonthsImpatientTwo Months Author:Erland Josephson
“And Tragedy should blush as much to stoop To the low mimic follies of a farce, As a grave matron would to dance with girls.” ShouldGirlActingLowsTragedyGravesFollyStoopsFarce Author:Horace
“There is a built-in danger in old age which, if we give in to it, makes aging one of the most difficult periods of life, rather than one of the most satisfying - which it should be. Tye danger of old age is that we may start acting old.” IfsGivingShouldMayAgeDifficultActingDangerPeriodsBuiltAgingOld AgeSatisfying Author:Joan D. Chittister
“If you ever want to study acting you should be around an enlightened person for a while, because all they do is play roles, since they no longer have a self.” IfsWantShouldPersonsSelfPlayActingRolesStudyTeacherEnlightened Author:Frederick Lenz
“People do more important jobs than acting in film that should be recognised, but for some reason it's big money, so people are elevated in status. If I was a bus driver, I'm sure you wouldn't be interviewing me.” PeopleIfsShouldImportantReasonBigsJobsFilmActingDriversBusImportant JobsBus Driver Author:Adam Garcia
“Everybody should wish they had home movies of themselves, acting out their lunacy on LSD.” ShouldHomeWishActingLsdLunacyActing Out Author:John Waters