#acting

I want to make a clear distinction between people who take acting seriously and people who call themselves actors because they've been on reality TV or something. ↗

— Damian Lewis

#because #been #between #call #clear

With big, emotional roles it's very easy, especially if you've grown up in the American school of acting, to exploit your own pain. You have to be careful about that, because 9 times out of 10, your pain is not appropriate to the character. ↗

— Laura Linney

#acting #american #appropriate #be careful #because

I didn't start acting until I was in college, which was in the 70's. ↗

— Ray Liotta

#college #i #start #until #which

Acting is easier than skating in a way and harder in other aspects. In skating, you get one chance, and with acting you get to do it over and over. ↗

— Tara Lipinski

#aspects #chance #easier #get #harder

I don't make much distinction between being a stand-up comic and acting Shakespeare - in fact, unless you're a good comedian, you're never going to be able to play Hamlet properly. ↗

— Ian Mckellen

#acting #being #between #comedian #comic

When moms and dads put their kids in acting class, good luck. Because you're just filling them with stuff they don't need yet. ↗

— Anna Chlumsky

#acting class #because #class #dads #filling

With acting, there is a level of anonymity which is conducive to your profession. There are examples of very public people who are on the cover of every celebrity magazine but can't open a film. ↗

— Sienna Miller

#anonymity #celebrity #conducive #cover #every

But you're right, I did think about acting more and then decided against it. ↗

— Todd Solondz

#acting #against #decided #did #i

I'm very lucky that I get to make a living out of acting, which is what I love, and the level of attention I receive has sometimes been my own fault and sometimes not been. ↗

— Sienna Miller

#attention #been #fault #get #i

There's so much we can't express in our day-to-day interaction with people because it's considered inappropriate. And acting is all about being inappropriate. ↗

— Wentworth Miller

#acting #because #being #considered #day-to-day