If you're used to being a maverick, then people don't get surprised when you start acting strangely.
I started studying at 26. Before that, I never thought of acting as something that I would ever try.
Conflict is what creates drama. The more conflict actors find, the more interesting the performance.
Acting's difficult for me because I think you have to be passionately involved in what you're doing.
The art of acting is not to act. Once you show them more, what you show them, in fact is bad acting.
You can't be trying to make a film that pleases all people, you know, so it's not a concern of mine.
Acting is like a sporting match; a tennis game, but no one should win or lose. The game's the thing!
I think I've done 200 plays and 125 movies, so I've been very lucky to have made a living at acting.
I kind of have a rededication in my life now to acting because I'm very fond of being in this movie.
One of the first things I learned about acting was, the only person you compete against is yourself.
Literally, I think I've quit acting three or four times, only for a few days. Maybe for a few weeks.
The wonderful thing about acting is that you can use all of your talents and interests in your work.
Because of my background in theater and radio acting, I knew that I could make a living as an actor.
There's not a day that I don't work on vocals, have vocal coaches, go to acting classes, read books.
The people I worked with were supportive, and I'm flattered that you would call what I did 'acting.'
Each human being was given two possibilities: action and contemplation. Both lead to the same place.
I don't think most people understand acting, even the people who call themselves savvy, even actors.
I still really love acting. I find it really challenging. And I really love film; it's a lot of fun.
When I started studying acting, I was enamoured of actors who used movement to enhance the language.
As an actor, I'm limited to re-in acting someone else's vision or portraying a fictitious character.
I think for me it was a natural transition to move full time into acting rather than figure skating.
I've learned enough times in life that saying something is completely different than acting upon it.
I think there are probably more closet conservatives in Hollywood than there are closet homosexuals.
Labor believes in sustainability. We believe in acting on climate change, not just talking about it.