Acting Quotes - Page 133

I didn't fall in love with acting until I did a few films. Now, I couldn't live without it.

From thinking proceeds speaking; thence to acting is often but a single step. But how irrevocable and tremendous!

I had to go in and do the work of toning [invented "historical" bits] down in order to make them fit [in Lincoln in the Bardo]. It's like if you're an actor and you're always overacting, well, you're a bad actor. But if you're an actor who subdues yourself to the extent that's necessary, then you're really acting.

When I began to direct, I began to understand and realise that everything that I'd learnt, both in music and dance and in the theatre, seemed to come together as a director, and I began to enjoy it. And slowly I let the acting go.

Acting has always been something for me that's been a romp. I just show up and I have a good time, and I hope that I get through the day and I can have lunch in the sun.

This is a business that I have always had the last laugh in.It has nothing to do with acting, it has to do with good karma.

I've had some success at writing and directing, and I like it. It's infinitely more creative than just acting, and I have things I want to say and do.

Directing is much more satisfying to me than acting.

There are quite a few things that the devil could tempt me with... I could be tempted by youth if I was allowed to hold on to all the wisdom that I've gotten. In everything, not just sports. In life. In acting. I'd be tempted by youth only so I could continue doing it a little longer.

Learning about acting for camera is really quite exciting to engage with and deal with.

I do not want actors and actresses to understand my plays. That is not necessary. If they will only pronounce the correct sounds I can guarantee the results.

When a bishop at the first shot abandons the worship of Christ and rallies his flock round the altar of Mars, he may be acting patriotically... but that does not justify him in pretending...that Christ is, in effect, Mars.

It is always necessary to overstate a cast startlingly to make people sit up and listen to it, and to frighten them into acting on it.

A man's behaviour may be quite harmless and even beneficial, when he ismorally behaving like a scoundrel. And he may do great harm when he is morally acting on the highest principles.

A lot of actors think they can't be happy without the acting... But I think I couldn't be happy with it anymore.

The pleasant surprise for me is that when I look into Tony's eyes, he's still 100% present, sharing everything that's going on. Acting with him is like a beautiful dance.

I don't like to intellectualize about my acting.

But we all must be true to our own nature. Acting as anyone other than yourself merely brings you pain and makes you appear ashamed of who and what you are. Others will feed off that shame, and soon it will be all that you are.

I had intense anxiety, just with the acting and expectations. Am I good enough for this? This is so big. I'm on the cover of four magazines right now. Am I worthy of this? You question everything about yourself, and I did that. I put a lot of pressure on myself to make sure that I had the body and all of that.

Making a pretty picture, an image, is a completely different thing from acting to camera.

Never in my short career, I've never had that experience where I wasn't sure if I was acting or if it was real.

I once read a quote that I think was Michelle Pfeiffer in an article, who said that she thought people went into acting because maybe if you could convince millions of people to like you, you will finally like yourself, approve of yourself. I don't know if that may have been a part of it.

Songwriting helps me sort out my personal problems. With acting, you're just a tool for someone's ideas.

Music and acting are the same thing: you must understand that art is only the search, not the final form.

Acting is the absence of acting. It's believing in the truth of the moment you are creating.