Acting Quotes
Quote of the day: “Real people struggle *not* to show their feelings” (Michael Caine)
Quote of the day: “The modern film actor knows that real people in real life struggle *not* to show their feelings. It is more truthful, and more potent, to fight against the tears,…
Quote of the day: “When I act…I get a better sense of who I am” (Giancarlo Esposito)
Quote of the day: “When I act, I become very focused and I get a better sense of who I am and so, acting was always a way for me to transcend my…
Quote of the day: Martin Landau – “Acting is *not* showing”
Quote of the day: “Acting is *not* showing. Only bad actors try to cry. Good actors try not to. Only bad actors try to laugh. Good actors try not to. Only bad actors…
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Quote of the day: “You have to detach yourself from the result.” (Constance Wu)
Quote of the day: “You have to detach yourself from the result. And the result is booking a job. And you have to, instead, attach to the result which is going into the…
Quote of the day: Matthew McConaughey – “I love entrances and exits”
Quote of the day: “I love entrances and exits. I love doing all the work about, “well let’s backload about where my character’s coming from, and why, how he got here and…
Quote of the day: “Love the art in yourself, not yourself in the art” (Konstantin Stanislavski)
Quote of the day: “Love the art in yourself, not yourself in the art” (Konstantin Stanislavski) ________________________________________________________________________________________ This quote, from Konstantin Stanislavski, is a bit of a warning to actors not to…
Quote of the day: Viola Davis
Quote of the day: “I created a production company out of necessity, because if I literally waited for Hollywood, I would still be [playing] mama [roles]” (Viola Davis) ________________________________________________________________________________________________ This quote…
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Quote of the day: Martin Landau
Quote of the Day: “In a well-written script, what people say to each other – the dialogue – is what a character’s willing to reveal, willing to share with another person. The 90%…
Quote of the Day: Dennis Haysbert
Quote of the day: To develop a character, I try to figure out who the person is, where he’s from. Who were his parents? How did he relate to his parents? Where did…