Acting Coaching
Actors' motivational quotes for acting
Topic description
In this section you will find actors and directors' quotes and tips for becoming an all-around artist. The quotes give advices and hints on how to improve diction, acting or filmmaking skills. Sometimes, talent is not enough for performing on a high level: listening to the advice of those who have made it is also important. Actors and directors give their best quotes to motivate young artists during their journey of growth and artistical maturation.
“No one else can do what I can do. In any medium. That's what I call talent.”
“I'm so extremely intelligent that it's actually harmed my career as an actor. Actors are supposed to be cattle.”
“I'm a pro: I'm never late. I try to control flatulence.”
“My honor is my work. There is none greater.”
“They can't censor the gleam in my eye.”
“You're acting! Don't act! I don't act, that's why I'm a star.”
“Nobody in Hollywood is innocent.”
“I'm not afraid to cry. Tears are a form of expression, and that's sexy.”
“The hardest thing to do is to be true to yourself, especially when everybody is watching.”
“There is no personal achievement in being born beautiful.”
“The use of talent is far more important than the possession of talent.”
“A big talent steals, a small talent borrows.”
“It's almost impossible to make one, and most people have to settle for making something less.”
“Sometimes the funniest ideas just happen in the moment, when you're talking to people, or you notice something.”
“We all borrow and steal and copy from each other, and that's the way I think people get inspired.”
“An actor's body should be full of emotions, whether it is happiness or sorrow, pain or joy, enraged or elated. ”
“So many times, I have a speech ready but no dice. Always a bridesmaid, never a mother.”
“You can't do comedy with a beard. ”
“It's talent. Either you got it or you ain't. ”
“I don't need a critic to tell me I'm an actor. I make my own way. Nobody's my boss. Nobody's ever been my boss. ”
“There certainly is such a thing as screen chemistry, although I don't believe you find it frequently. ”
“If people are given quality stuff to watch, they'll watch it.”
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