1,862 Quotes About Acting

I'm just about the movies; I enjoy the dexterity of actors in action movies and the choreography side of things. You've just got to be a different person to be a professional fighter. I train with professional fighters, so I know what it takes. It's a very difficult profession, probably harder then the acting profession.

I first got into acting when I was 14, coming back from a junior high school basketball game. My mom picked me up and she had been mentioning, prior to that, this community production of 'Godspell', a couple towns over. I was reluctant, at first, and she bribed me with some great dinner that was in that town, neighboring the theater.

I always had a real love of children's presenting, and I was lucky enough to do that and have an acting career alongside it.

When you stand on the stage you must have a sense that you are addressing the whole world, and that what you say is so important the whole world must listen.

One way we can enliven the imagination is to push it toward the illogical. We're not scientists. We don't always have to make the logical, reasonable leap.

The actor cannot afford to look only to his own life for all his material nor pull strictly from his own experience to find his acting choices and feelings.

The actor has to develop his body. The actor has to work on his voice. But the most important thing the actor has to work on is his mind.

It's not enough to have talent. You have to have a talent for your talent.

People used to ask me questions on my blog about how to break into the acting industry. You often have to start out in parts where you have very few words, but you still have to try to make an impact.