1,862 Quotes About Acting

You don't want a lead acting role if you're not the one that's supposed to be playing it. I'm perfectly satisfied with the career I've had.

If you get a chance to act in a room that somebody else has paid rent for, then you're given a free chance to practice your craft.

It's upsetting that it is such a big deal. I wish it weren't an issue all the time. It's funny that people say it's a departure, because I've been acting since I was a child. I've played three gay roles out of hundreds.

Though I thoroughly enjoyed playing crime branch officer Gautam Savant, it drained a lot out of me, too. It shook my faith in myself, as I explored my hidden side and wondered if I was just acting or using the character as an excuse to vent my mean side.

Over the years, I have realized that there's more to a film's fate than just good acting and a solid script. It needs to be marketed well. It's the package that sells - the songs, action, actors, etc.

I don't have an acting coach, but the closest thing I have would be some of my peers that are my close friends. We bounce ideas off each other and help one another run our lines all the time.

Even if we wanted to stop acting, the Law Society rules would not allow us to do so. In any event, we were happy to continue acting for the Glazers.

Everyone was acting like it was a party, ... They were used to it, and here I was saying, 'What am I doing here?'

When I started acting, I was told over and over again, 'You're no good.' But I said to myself, 'You've got to keep it up.'