Acting quotes

“As an actor, it's fun to play guys who aren't just locked into a male pattern.”
Fred Ward

“I see people and want to wear their clothes and drive in their cars for a while. That's probably one reason I became an actor.”
Fred Ward

“Whatever we think about our characters, there are people out there who think totally different things.”
Ron Rifkin

“No I didn't audition, I didn't even know David Lynch till the week before I started the film.”
Richard Farnsworth

“I enjoy taking off the uniform once in a while, especially when I get a chance to do some comedy.”
Dale Dye

“I came to a certain age that I didn’t know on how to do anything else. So I really have to make this work.”
Miguel Sandoval

“Nobody tells you that you’ll be up all night and be doing the scene over and over again until you get it right.”
Miguel Sandoval

“I don't think actors should have to do anything but come in and act.”
Billy Crudup

“Am I getting better at making choices? Well, I think I might be getting better at reading scripts.”
Benicio del Toro

“When you do something well, this is the best job in the world.”
David Thewlis

“When I was really young, I used to lie a lot. Now I get paid to do it.”
Diego Luna

“In live stage, the actor lives.”
Peter Boyle

“So many shows out there dumb-down the country. It's so admirable to be part of a show that wants people to think.”
David Krumholtz

“I don't think you go to any school to become an actor.”
Kurt Fuller

“Acting is one of those things that anybody can do because no one can learn it, but only a few people can really do because it's nothing you can learn.”
Kurt Fuller

“Peter Boyle on Everybody Loves Raymond is more of an insane Dad.”
Kurtwood Smith On Peter Boyle

“I entertain for a living and I role-play for a living, and I can't help but continue to do it.”
Ty Olsson

“I'm not sure whether it's good fortune or bad, but I've died many times on screen.”
Ty Olsson

“I don't have a lot boundaries and I'm trying to remember that the world is watching.”
Ty Olsson

“I love to star in movies, but I want to have good roles.”
Joe Pesci

“The Method: that's all it is, a technique to know what you're talking about and mean what you say.”
Austin Pendleton

“Nice guys are boring, and bad guys are fun to play.”
Tom Everett Scott

“I always find that I have to be emotionally on my character's side for it to be convincing.”
Josh Hartnett

“That's the joy of acting - you get to play people who are not you; you get to explore the dark, hidden sides of yourself.”
Julie Kavner

“I'm much more interested in what's behind acting, which is the inquiry into the human condition.”
Barbara Harris