We are acting on our desire; there is nothing wrong. Just remember if it does not pan out, if our desires go unfulfilled, it's perfect!

My father's ashes are not yet interred.strangely, I find the fact that he isn't properly laid to rest helps me when I'm doingthis play.

What I do is not some magical, mystical thing. I simply get up in the morning, get to work on time, say my lines, and do the best I can

Good acting is about reacting, not tryingto express something, but reacting to a situation as the character.I don't like acting acting.

I moved with my mom to Los Angeles for her to pursue her acting career, and she got a job casting atmosphere in some independent films.

But those who wish to prove to unbelievers that Scripture is the Word of God are acting foolishly, for only by faith can this be known.

Acting and emotionally expressing myself, seeing the world and being a mom are just all very exciting to me. I'm a real curious person.

I feel like with acting it's not like you make a choice - it's kind of in you and you have to do it or you wouldn't be able to survive.

The one thing I never want to do is act drunk or act high. You don’t do it from a mental kind of place because then you’re just acting.

I have such a strong acting background because I know what I'm looking for, I know what the needs are, and I know acting when I see it.

The kind of acting I love is when you watch and you discover what you think perhaps you weren't supposed to see: the chink in the armor.

I enjoy acting, and it's given me a ton of happiness and it's affected my life and my family's lives in ways that we just can't imagine.

I'm a big fan of Courtney Love. I love Hole and I love her acting and I love her attitude. I just hope I never meet her in a dark alley.

My very first acting gig was in a movie for Russ Parr. He did this movie called "Love for Sale," and that was my first role in any film.

Joan of Arc should be played as a "pain in the ass" and how do I know she was a "pain in the ass"? ... because they burn her at the end.

All acting is an act of imagination. You are simply conjuring up imaginary circumstances in your mind and responding truthfully to them.

For me, acting was a way of taking destructive energy and doing something productive with it, and in that way it was quite a life saver.

When I came to Mumbai in 2005 for a holiday, I received work offers. So I decided to stay back and pursue a modelling and acting career.

I've done four movies. I've done seven albums. So I feel like music has always been a part of my life; acting is something I'm learning.

To me, acting is the most logical way for people's neuroses to manifest themselves, in this great need we all have to express ourselves.

I always tell younger filmmakers, it's not just about the acting or the art itself. It's about how big of an audience watches your film.

For me, acting is not a job. It is something I love. I don't do these things for awards or rewards. I do them because I love challenges.

If you work with amazing actors, you've got a master class happening in front of you. But [also] it's just acting at the end of the day.

I sang a lot in college - I was in a choral group in college. But, then, when I moved to New York, I really just concentrated on acting.

My very first acting gig was in a movie for Russ Parr. He did this movie called 'Love for Sale,' and that was my first role in any film.

I played St. Jimmy on Broadway I sort of caught the acting bug. But I didn't want to go full-bore into it because I have a lot to learn.

William Devane was amazing [ in The Grinder] - that we were able to reinvent an acting legend as a comedy star - that's very gratifying.

I would like to be known as an artist. Whether that be music, acting, sketching, cooking, whatever. Im interested in all of those things.

Recording is more autobiographical than acting. It's me - either how I'm feeling then or once felt at some point in my life. It's all me.

I had acting teachers, and one of the things that was encouraged was to keep it fresh, to be spontaneous. That's the magic of film often.

Acting in theatre or television or screen is only for the irrecoverably diseased, those so smitten with the need that there is no choice.

Businesses acting as businesses, not as charitable donors, are the most powerful force for addressing the pressing issues society face(s)

In the book, I tell the story of seeing old movies when I was young and acting out scenes at home. Now I get scripts, and I act them out.

I know that some actors take acting terribly seriously. I take it seriously in that if someone pays me to do it I know I have to deliver.

I'm less needy about needing to express myself through acting. I have many different lives outside of this that are extremely fulfilling.

Botox should be banned for actors, as steroids are for sportsmen. Acting is all about expression; why would you want to iron out a frown?

It's what still excites me most about acting: letting your imagination go places it's never been before. There's nothing better than that

'Community' was a very important part of my growth as an actor. I see it as my acting school, not having a lot of formal acting training.

You have the capacity to change the plotline of your life, even if you've been acting from the same script since before you can remember.

A person will not buy from you until he is convinced that you are a friend and are acting in his best interest. You must make this clear.

I auditioned for a Pepsi commercial, and I got it, and that was incredibly fun. So I thought, Well, maybe I should try this acting thing.

Acting, music, painting... it's very subjective. So what I might think is a great actor, you might think is not a very good actor at all.

I think we need to get back to truth-based news. It won't be easy, but we better do it because otherwise we're not acting on information.

There is a bit of acting involved when you get in front of a camera for a video. Even when you perform onstage, you're putting on a show.

Christ does not save us by acting a parable of divine love; he acts the parable of divine love by saving us. That is the Christian faith.

High school is just horrible in general. So, I think it was a good time for me to have stopped acting. I got to be normal in high school.

I would love to do a sweeping romantic period drama, like Jane Eyre. That would be my dream. It's always been my dream, as far as acting.

Other acting opportunities had come along, but nothing that was tantalizing enough to me to step away from what I found most interesting.

No one is truly free, they are a slave to wealth, fortune, the law, or other people restraining them from acting according to their will.

I'm in love with the entire industry and every aspect of performing and directing, even writing, and I love working with acting students.

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