Famous Quotes & Sayings

James Wolfensohn

almost acting as though there has been no withdrawal, delaying making difficult decisions and preferring to take difficult matters back into slow-moving subcommittees.

James Wolfensohn

almost acting as though there has been no withdrawal.

Georges Clemenceau

Aman who waits to believe in action before acting is anything you like, but hes not a man of action. It is as if a tennis player before returning a ball stopped to think about his views of the physical and mental advantages of tennis. You must act as you breathe.

A lot of things could happen, but we can't be paralyzed by that. I'd like to be an optimist. We're acting very appropriately under our authority.

Kathleen Quinlan

A lot of time I was acting to nobody.

Already, you're seeing some of these prop desks acting as if they were a hedge fund. And the hedge funds will go elsewhere to execute orders if that becomes the focus for the Wall Street firms.

They maintain a visible yet understated presence, acting proactively rather than reactively. Students need to feel like they can approach them, or any other staff member, with security concerns. I think we do a good job of making students feel comfortable. That goes a long way toward preventing trouble before it starts.

Trishelle Cannatella

A little bit of acting would be fun, too.

A little secret about actors is that we never think we do a great job in auditions. We kind of just go in and do our work and leave sort of hoping for the best. It's an interesting dynamic - acting is such an interesting job. You never quite know how well you do.

Albert Pike

A Human Thought is an actual EXISTENCE, and a Force and Power, capable of acting upon and controlling matter as well as mind.

Matt Hasselbeck

You should have seen our locker room after that game. It was awesome. Grown men acting like kids.

Jerry Johnson

Your locks, your mirrors, every single thing on your car- they'll start acting up and from then, once you open that, it's kinda like a Pandora's box.

You're old when you start acting old and he hasn't started acting old,

Amy Adams

You're always surprised. Even people who were considered locks for a nomination were surprised. This year, there are so many first-time nominees, 14 out of the 20 in the acting categories, I believe. I'm sure it was overwhelming for everybody, but I definitely was surprised.

Nancy Davis

You rarely have drivers acting up or using foul language. They're very good role models.

Jennifer Stone

This is going to sound cheesy, but with acting there are so many tools. When you're on camera, you're using all of it. You're using the voice, you're using your body, you're using wardrobe, all of it, but it's funny, once you take all of those things away, you realize how much you rely on the physicality.

Kristanna Loken

They don't teach you that in acting class. There, you do all this in-depth analysis of the character based on feelings and internal conflict. And here, you climb into costume and they say, 'Look at the blue X,' and you're done.

You don't want a lead acting role if you're not the one that's supposed to be playing it. I'm perfectly satisfied with the career I've had.

Kevin Smith

This owner is asking you to trust he's acting in good faith, but he came to you earlier this year, in stealth mode, asking you to help him break a commitment he made to the public four years ago.

Joseph Smith

This morning I read German and visited wit a brother and sister from Michigan, who thought that "a prophet is always a prophet;" but I told them that a prophet was a prophet only when he was acting as such.---

Nicholas Hoult

There was definitely some of me in Marcus - apart from the haircut. Definitely not the haircut. But, like him, I was quite withdrawn, and acting helped me come out of my shell.

Clara Mamet

There's a lot of creative freedom. Acting is a whole boatload of fun, but I prefer to do it on my own terms.

E. B. White

There is now clear evidence that the CTF is acting as a catalyst for many parents to think about long-term savings for their children, which is brilliant news for future generations.

Melissa Ordway

I took theatre and stuff in college, then I took a bunch of different acting classes here in L.A. Sometimes when I have a hard audition, I'll call my acting coach and he'll come help me. I actually get more nervous in acting class than I do at an actual audition. It's actually a really great way to get over your nerves.

Harry Smith

It was fantastic, ... The piece itself is so engaging and the characters are so rich and well-developed. I felt really reinvigorated about acting and why I was doing it to begin with.

It was always hard in those days for the university theater wing to get enough boys to match the number of girls you had in those acting classes.

Mickey Rourke

It was the most fun I've ever had on a movie. It was one of the happiest times in my life. I was living in New York, and I really enjoyed acting at the time. Also, it's funny because that was also the time when I went downhill.

Gordon B. Hinckley

God is only God when he is acting as such.

Jill Scott

I want to continue growing as an actress. There are ways that I can reach quicker, or deeper, with acting.

Jessica Hahn

I've done a lot of acting. I'm not saying I'm the greatest, but I'd love to act, I'd love to sing.

Jessica Chastain

There is this immediate connection, this intimacy when you're acting because there's no room to be polite or shy. Also, as an actor I get to connect with women I've never met before.

Jessica Lange

I do love acting. But to work as a photojournalist would have been extraordinary.

Jerry Hall

I'd always enjoyed acting, but modeling was so time-consuming - and lucrative - that I didn't pursue it.