Acting Quotes
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I've learned so many things from directors in my acting career. There are even some things I've learned that I didn't want to do. There are those directors who've really made me shine and others who've made me opaque.
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It was always part of the plan to move into acting.
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Once I came to acting, it was almost a thing where there weren't enough hours in the day to work on stuff because I was so passionate about it.
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I like soap opera acting. If it's done really well, there's nothing better. It's old school. It's like what those melodramas in the '30s and '40s were like.
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I think with improv - and I say it all the time because it's become such a catch thing that you talk about improv - if the scene is well-written, you don't need to improv. But that being said, if something strikes you in the moment and, most importantly, you know where the scene is supposed to go, it's no different than method acting.
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We don't have a culture of realistic acting in India.
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That's what I like about acting. When you're preparing for a role, you do your research, and the bonus is you get to learn these skills. Now, it's on to whatever the next thing is I have to learn.
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I really love school, but I'd love to continue acting jobs if I can.
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All you've got to do is turn up and have a few facial tics and be a lunatic and throw someone around the room or blow their brains out and people think it's good acting.
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I realized that acting was something I wasn't going to be lazy about. You feel good when you do it well. It is something that can grow in you.
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So if I keep making mistakes on Broadway or tape or film, producing, directing or acting, I can go along and do it - so long as I'm not investing too much capital in these things.
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I would love a recurring role on '90210.' I would say yes to just about any role in acting that doesn't tarnish my image.
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Fear is not cowardice. Acting in a wrong and contemptible manner because of our fear is cowardice.
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No TV, no acting for me. I'm kind of a more behind-the-scenes kind of woman even though what I do is very public. I'm really low-key and I don't need to be the center of attention.
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I didn't want to be behind a desk. I didn't want to do a normal job. I had made my mind up. I became despondent prematurely. I had my mid-life crisis when I was 16. I suppose I'd agree with that. But acting has helped me develop a lot in my private life.
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I'm from a country where acting is taken very seriously; it's a very serious profession.
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As long as the cheques carry on coming in, and I'm enjoying my work, I shall continue acting.
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Macbeth is a very popular play with audiences. If you want to sell out a theater, just mount a production of Macbeth. It's a short play, it's an exciting play, it's easy to understand, and it attracts great acting.
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My parents made certain I had no illusions about acting. To them, it was always just a job.
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I didn't act in school. I didn't study acting, either. I learned everything when I got to New York.
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Acting is like going to the gym. You have to keep yourself in shape and concentrate on your core.
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I just want to be a normal kid like all my friends. I like acting. I might want to be an actor for a long time. But I still want to be able to see my friends and that kind of stuff.
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Actors should be instinctive and spontaneous. If you think about acting, you're not going to be good.
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I don't really know how to act that much. I'm quite good at comedy, but it's mostly acting naturally.
