Acting Quotes

I kind of realized I could sing, so I played around with that for a while. And that led me to acting in itself, which I came more passionate about by the age of 15.

I suppose that if I could have quit, I would have, because in those days I never wanted to be an actress, the acting was something to do while I waited for a chance to study writing and directing. But I guess I was just meant to be an actress. Because, here I am.

The next night I got on an airplane, and flew to New York and looked into acting schools. Four or five acting schools. One of which was the Neighborhood Playhouse, which I started at six months there after.

When I came out to L. A., I got a part in an episode of 'Star Trek: Voyager,' and I hired an acting coach.

Acting is also working with people who invite you into their dreams and trust you with their innermost being.

I was born with a need to be the center of attention, and, of course, you're the center of the world when you're acting.

Well, what is acting but the study of human behavior? And that's so fascinating to me.

That's a tough question; I've been acting since I was 10. My dad was an entrepreneur, so I guess something along those lines. I wouldn't want a 9-5 job.

I love acting, and it was really important to me to give it a real shot.

I need to decide whether to apply for college or delay it for a couple of years while I pursue some more acting projects. Right now I'm trying to sort things out, so I can make the right choices.

Acting manifested as the primary focus over the years but now I am stirring the pot once again with my voice.

My goal was for acting to become my main income. I would say to myself, 'I'm good enough.' That became my mantra.

Plastic surgery and breast implants are fine for people who want that, if it makes them feel better about who they are. But, it makes these people, actors especially, fantasy figures for a fantasy world. Acting is about being real being honest.

Men acquire a particular quality by constantly acting in a particular way.

I loved getting to do Promised Land with him. I mean, he's really there for you. We did one very emotional scene in the church. He's just a wonderful acting partner. You feel very safe with him.

When I got to college, acting suddenly seemed like a very risky proposition and all my friends were going to law school or med school or Wall Street.

I wish they taught green screen acting classes.

I did some acting in high school, I knew I really liked it.

Acting is all about timing. I mean, who has better timing than the MCs?

It was just expected that I would go to college. Both my parents are teachers and they tolerated acting, but I was going to go to a school of quality or bust. Which made my downshifting back to acting afterward a little difficult.

But most of what I've learned about acting - and a lot of what I've learned about life in the past seven years - was taught to me by Robert Altman.

I do it because I love acting, I love working, and whether it's radio, television, films, theater, I don't care as long as I can get out there and do it.

I knew I wanted children in my life. The acting was always in relation to it. Life at home is chaos. They're wonderful. They're such interesting human beings. I just love it. I'm lucky.

When you're modeling you're actually acting for the camera and the photographer. It's more fun, too because there are no lines to memorize.

Method acting is a label I don't really understand, because there's a method to everybody's acting.

To be at acting school, it was kind of the first time you felt the freedom to be as much of yourself as you wanted. People weren't going to judge you.

Don't stink up the place with bad acting, if an opportunity comes your way.

With any part you play, there is a certain amount of yourself in it. There has to be, otherwise it's just not acting. It's lying.

I was home-schooled. But going to high school, I never would've been able to travel the U.S. or been able to do acting.

I didn't want to start acting like a cartoon.