Quotes about act
actors world matter
The West has never been all of the world that matters. The West has not been the only actor on the stage of modern history even at the peak of the West's power (and this peak has perhaps now already been passed)... It has not been the West that has been hit by the world; it has been the world that has been hit - and hit hard - by the West. Arnold J. Toynbee
action
Nothing preaches better than the act. Benjamin Franklin
actors done benefits
The one benefit of having done all kinds of movies as an actor is, you learn the pros and cons of being tempted to do a really big movie because it costs a lot of money. Ben Affleck
actors commodity investment
Studios are used to have an investment in you, an actual, literal investment in an actor. You paid them some money, you had a contract with them and you were almost like a commodity. Ben Affleck
actors photographer
I'm a writer. An amateur photographer. An actor. Ben Affleck
acting done actors
They say an actor is only as good as his parts. Well, my parts have done me pretty well, darling. Barbara Windsor
acting crafts want
I just want to keep acting and better my craft and see how far it goes. Barkhad Abdi
acting
Acting was something I wanted to work at and put the time into. Aya Cash
acting firsts looks
First Rule of Acting: Whatever happens, look as if it were intended. Arthur Bloch
actresses seagull
I'm the seagull. No, that's not it. I'm an actress. That's it. Anton Chekhov
acting enthusiasm martyrdom
Martyrdom was the price of enthusiasm for acting. Bela Lugosi
actors stage performances
A screen actor is compensated in the knowledge that millions will see his performance at one time, where only hundreds will see it on the stage. Bela Lugosi
actors states capitalist
Actors were exploited no less by the capitalist managers than they were by the state. Bela Lugosi
acting sides breathe
Acting isn't a side thing - you have to live and breathe it. Bella Thorne
actors retiring
Actors never retire, they just get less and less work. Desmond Llewelyn
acting comedy knows
I didn't know anything about acting, much less about acting in a comedy. Desi Arnaz
actresses wanted models
I wanted to be an actress, and I wanted to be a model. Delta Burke
actors peter all-time
And as far as actors go, Peter Sellers is my all-time favorite. Demetri Martin
actors wanted
I always wanted to be an actor. Dan Stevens
acting shut-up explaining
Stop explaining yourself. Shut up and act! Craig MacDonald
actors ham method
Method actors are like hams. Clark Gable
actors broadway stage
This power that I'm supposed to have over women was never noticed when I was a stage actor on Broadway. I don't know when I got it. And by God, I can't explain it. Clark Gable
acting lessons technique
I've never had an acting lesson. I've never been given techniques. Everything I've done is invented. I just sort of found out [how to do it]. Elizabeth Taylor
acting might months
With acting, you might have a month of very intense work, but youve got a lot of downtime as well. Elize Du Toit
actors members originals
I was an original member of the Actors' Studio Eli Wallach
actors wonderful brando
I've worked with wonderful actors like Marlon Brando and Henry Fonda. Eli Wallach
actors broadway one-thing
There is only one thing I respect in so-called Broadway actors... and that is their competitive sense. Elia Kazan
actors dinner firsts
The first thing you should do with an actor is not sign a contract with him. Take him to dinner. And take him for a walk afterwards. Elia Kazan
acting groups actors
Very often the Group actor is a critic when he's acting and an actor when he's criticizing. Elia Kazan
actors action
I will say nothing to an actor that cannot be translated into action. Elia Kazan
actors hell ifs
When you know what an actor has, you can reach in and arouse it. If you don't know what he has, you don't know what the hell is going on. Elia Kazan
acting actors demand
It's difficult, if not impossible, to get away with anything false before the camera. That instrument penetrates the husk of the actor; it reveals what's truly happening - if anything, if nothing. A close-up demands absolute truth. It's a severe and awesome truth Elia Kazan
acting realistic poetry-is
Stylized acting and direction is to realistic acting and direction as poetry is to prose. Elia Kazan