Acting Quotes - Page 63

This is faith, receiving the truth of Christ; first knowing it to be true, and then acting upon that belief.

The traveler may feel assured, he will meet with no difficulties or dangers, excepting in rare cases, nearly so bad as he beforehand anticipates. In a moral point of view, the effect ought to be, to teach him good-humored patience, freedom from selfishness, the habit of acting for himself, and of making the best of every occurrence.

I started acting when I was about 18. I was a model for a couple of years before that

You can't be trying to make a film that pleases all people, you know, so it's not a concern of mine.

Look, it's one of the great mysteries of the world, I cannot answer that question. I think I'm vaguely blonde. To be perfectly frank, I don't know.

I live my life parallel with my work, and they are both equally important. I'm always amazed how much people talk about celebrity and fame. I don't understand the attraction.

Acting engenders and harbours qualities that are best left way behind in adolesence.

Mads Mikkelsen’s acting is very subtle, precise, nuanced, so he brings something completely different to the character. If you compare Mads’ Hannibal to Anthony Hopkins’ for example. Not to mention that Mads Mikkelsen is very handsome and sexy, so he brings that to the character as well.

I don't see myself doing catalog shoots in Madrid anymore like I was doing two years ago. I hope that the acting side of things grows.

I love to continue acting. It's my passion.

I think what's so attractive about acting is that you get to live several lifetimes in one.

I was just a cheap little starlet hardly acting at all in a very mediocre film.

I hadn't done just a straight-out comedy in a long time, just letting an ensemble do really good character acting, having them carry the movie as in my earlier pictures

Anything that loosens you up and makes you freer is good, because that's what acting and performing is all about - being free. It gives you a better connection to the audience.

I wasn't acting on passion. I was simply acting.

The music industry is so fickle, there's so many politics. I think a lot of people don't pay attention to the credits or the artistry no more. I think there's so much concern about what's going on right now instead of the actual artistry. But that's how the record business is, but for acting, I got that covered.

I had to study acting to basically educate myself.

Acting is really only part of my life. I'm addicted to it.

It was in high school that I first became interested in acting. We put on lots of plays.

That's what I always enjoyed about acting, the real adrenalin rush. My heart - still before I go on stage - crashing out of my chest. That's thrilling to me.

Acting is a different discipline. On stage I'm free to say what I please. But the change is very good for ya.

I'm not slick. I'm not polished. I think my strength is in reacting.

Playing normal-looking characters really intimidatesme. I got into acting to play anyone but me.

I love playing half squid/half crab guy because you can get away with a level of acting that if you tried it anywhere else they'd arrest you for crimes against acting.

One of the things I like about acting is that, in a funny way, I come back to myself.