Acting Quotes - page 24

It was the desire to do the complete thing. I only took taking acting lessons because my whole thing, really, was to direct. But my first jobs were acting jobs. (James Coburn)
The acting in Downton Abbey has been consistently excellent across the board. View quote
James Frain
Training is vital. You need to know the technical aspects of acting, just in case someone hands you a monologue and simply says, 'Cry here and laugh here.' You have to be able to make sense of it all. View quote
Kali Hawk
No acting, no production, could take the place of that moment when you come out in the dark on to the stage and the drummer plays four beats on the hi-hat and then lights and music. It just takes your breath away. No words can do what music can. View quote
Ken Stott
I think that some people like to be someone other than themselves when acting, while others are most themselves. I fall into the second camp. For me, acting is a great exercise in getting to the truth about myself. View quote
Kerry Bishe
I really just like acting. I'm not always aware of what is hip and what is popular and what is zeitgeist. View quote
Kevin McKidd
Anything negative that happens to you in life can be turned into a positive as far as acting is concerned. You can draw on your experiences - it's far better than any research. View quote
Kierston Wareing
Acting? No, it is not for me. I would be terrible. View quote
Kim Carnes
My acting teacher used to say that people reveal themselves in their opposites. View quote
Kristin Bauer van Straten
I injured myself quite badly when I was seventeen. I broke my ankle, and it didn't heal in such a way that I could keep dancing at the level I wanted to. It wasn't like, 'Oh my god, I'll never play the violin again.' I could, but not at the level I wanted. So, I segued into acting, the other thing that was also meaningful to me. View quote
Kristin Lehman
I've always been this strong-willed person and I've always been in love with acting. (Kristy Swanson)
Believe it or not, I kind of went into professional wrestling so I could get an avenue into acting. View quote
Kurt Angle
Two young actresses I admire are Emma Stone and Emma Watson, because they are intelligent, talented actresses and have a great sense of humor. They have learned to balance what they love in life - acting, school and everything else. View quote
Kara Hayward
While it is challenging working with a kid, because they're so of the moment all the time. My acting style is to try to take something from my life that the character can relate to and that I can relate the character to. View quote
Kyra Sedgwick
The best preparation for acting is life - observing life and people and observing yourself. All that becomes your library. So when you have to research a part, a scene or an emotion, you go into the library and get what you need. View quote
Kate Capshaw
This nation loves singing and loves acting. View quote
Kate Smith
Music is extremely intuitive, which acting too in a different way. View quote
Katey Sagal
I didn't actually begin professionally acting until I was 30. View quote
Katey Sagal
My best friend growing up really put the bug in my ear about acting. We created this one hour-and-a-half improv play when we were 10 or 11 and performed it at the library. We just played off each other so well and had the best time doing it and the funniest part was, we wound up having packed houses, other people loved it too. View quote
Katherine Moennig
Acting is about enhancing your life, not representing something that's missing. View quote
Katherine Parkinson
I thought acting was what grownups did. It was such a part of my childhood. I was already in love with performing before I knew there were other options. By then, it was too late. (Katherine Waterston)
I thought acting was all about natural instinct but I've realised, through working with so many talented actors on 'Wild Swans' and 'Run,' that I can see the training. That's why I am back at drama school. View quote
Katie Leung
I was at an acting academy for seven years prior to the trial. View quote
Kato Kaelin
My very first acting job ever, the first time I got paid to be an actress, was in 2001, right between my sophomore and junior year in college, when I was just 19 years old. I got paid $250 every two weeks, 10 shows a week, to be in the Utah Shakespearean Festival. I was Calpurnia in 'Julius Caesar.' View quote
Katy Mixon
My whole thing is I want to have a backup plan because maybe I won't get another acting job after 'Fame', maybe I'll want to give up on acting in five years or whatever and I want to have something else that I enjoy just as much as I enjoy acting. View quote
Kay Panabaker