“I never was able to do karate. That's calling me a good actor. I act like I can do anything.”
The Art of Acting
Actors' quotes about acting
Topic description
This section contains the best quotes on acting. Each actor will shows his own idea of acting and the method he is used to follw, just like every director would talk about his own vision on how to direct a colossal.
-
-
“Acting is largely a matter of farting about in disguises.”
-
“If it works, that's The Method.”
-
-
“Things danced on the screen do not look the way they do on the stage.”
-
-
“Lubitsch's method of direction was perfect for me. He would act out the whole scene — and then he'd say, 'Now let's see how you'd do it.'”
-
“A rapper is about being completely true to yourself. Being an actor is about changing who you are.”
-
“I don't go around shooting off my mouth about the problems of acting. In fact I don't even call myself an actor. I'm a re-actor.”
-
“There's nothing like working with your mates - it's the way it should be, as far as I'm concerned.”
-
“Scriptwriting is the toughest part of the whole racket, the least understood and the least noticed.”
-
“Acting is not an important job in the scheme of things. Plumbing is.”
-
-
“Know your lines and don't bump into the furniture.”
-
-
“Silences are the most underrated part of comedy.”
-
“Acting is like sex. You should just do it and not talk about it.”
-
“It's fatal to talk about acting. It sounds faintly ridiculous if you start analysing it.”
-
“A certain amount of anger doesn't make us less empathetic, less humane, less loving. It just makes us real.”
-
-
“Dialogue is not just quotation. It is grimaces, pauses, adjustments of blouse buttons, doodles on a napkin, and crossings of legs.”
-
-
“You treat characters like people you meet in life.”
-
“Directing a movie is universal; it's a universal language.”
-
“I wanted to be an artist. I wanted to be a psychiatrist. Eventually I became an actor so I guess it's a little bit of both.”
-
“I'm sure one reason I became an actor is my basic unwillingness to live one life.”
-
“There are no small parts; there are only small actors.”
Highlights