1,862 Quotes About Acting

Be truthful, say what you mean and mean what you say, don't ignore the given circumstances.

Actors should ACT. Not sell perfume, or write cookbooks.

In me all affections take place on the surface, but sincerely. I've always been an actor, and in earnest. Whenever I've loved, I've pretended to love, pretending it even to myself.

Maybe the trick is for me to always be in some sort of disguise, to always be dressed to play someone else. Only then can I really appreciate myself.

The best author is a dead author, because he's out of your way and you own the play. Take what he has given you and use it for what you need.

My whole career has been fulfilling my childhood fantasies, playing characters that are larger than life, getting to play a knight, an elf, a prince and a soldier.

Success is not due to spontaneous combustion. You have to set yourself on fire.

The imagination is closer to the actor than real life-more agreeable, more comfortable.

I think acting is revealing to people what it means to be human.