1,862 Quotes About Acting

The company's not going out of business, but ironically it's acting like a cyclical, which drug companies aren't supposed to do. The turnaround may not happen for a couple of years, but it's a well run company that just happens to be facing a lot of problems.

It is irresponsible for the city attorney, who has been elected to protect the interests of the city, to continue acting in a manner that could result in such disastrous financial consequences for San Diego's taxpayers.

Like tonight, I've got to go on stage, and man, my stomach has been hurting a lot, ... I'm dreading it. My gut's been cramping up, and it's burning, and I pretty much just want to sit here. When you hit the stage, you don't have the luxury of acting like you don't want to be there. You have to be on.

Acting is the work of two people-it's only possible when you have the complicity, the help, even the manipulation of a director.

I have a fascination with that. Acting like anybody that you want to be, it's a pretty cool thing.

Acting has made me embrace my childhood. It's become some weird form of therapy. It's like I have a place where I can release all of these emotions. When I was playing Ira Hayes, I didn't have to think about the death of my parents directly. It's just there. I can blend it into Ira's character. I can use Ira's emotions as an outlet.

I've learned that for Indian people, the opportunity for us to succeed is very slim. So acting was a great tool for that. And in the process of learning about my culture, I've learned how to connect myself again to my ancestors.

Film is a time capsule. If I have a lack of dedication or focus, it's permanently there as a negative reminder.

In the theater, you act more of the time. In the movies, you get to act maybe 20 or 30 minutes of the day. I love acting in movies. It's just different.