Quotes of: Act Keyword

I want in 40 years to still be acting and to more than anything have longevity and not just be this huge flash in the pan and then disappear.

Debby Ryan

I used to act in television commercials when I was a kid and a young adult.

Dani Shapiro

I'm 64 years old, and I've been acting now for 42 years. Only recently have I thought to myself, 'Hmmm, it may be interesting to start directing.'

David Suchet

Drama school is fundamentally practical. I didn't write any essays, so I came out with a BA honors degree in acting.

Emilia Clarke

I grew up in Vancouver and my father drove me to every single one of my acting lessons, auditions, and jobs.

Erica Cerra

What this bill says is it reiterates again the deadline, and that the Senate should act before the deadline, and that's what the American people are expecting.

Eric Cantor

I've always believed in trying to be as open as possible. I think it almost comes with the job - if you can bare your emotions, it makes for better acting.

Emilia Fox

Very often the Group actor is a critic when he's acting and an actor when he's criticizing.

Elia Kazan

I would act whether or not I was paid. I would be involved in ensemble groups. I would have the desire to tell stories.

Brendan Fraser

I believe that if you show people the problems and you show them the solutions they will be moved to act.

Bill Gates

Then, when I was a senior in high school, I was kind of bereft and she put me in an acting class.

Beth Henley

It was such a paradox for me that the only thing I know how to do is act, but that the first thing I abandoned while writing were the characters.

Bryce Dallas Howard

I recommend doing some sort of acting class, something that can eventually get you in front of an agent or a manager, and practice is very important.

Bridgit Mendler

Metal is easily my favorite thing - Exodus and Anthrax and Megadeth - so it just kind of organically came through in the standup act.

Brian Posehn

I'd started going to acting classes at 14, played 'Medea' at 15 and really wanted to be a classical actress.

Barbra Streisand

I don't think it's any secret I've never been an advocate for the Affordable Care Act.

Brian Sandoval

The tragedy of bold, forthright, industrious people is that they act so continuously without much thinking, that it becomes dry and empty.

Brenda Ueland

You know, acting is very fascinating. But being an actress is not, because you become so concentrated on yourself.

Beatrice Wood

For lack of a better word, acting is therapeutic. You really are breaking down barriers, exorcising demons and finding more out about yourself.

Charlie Bewley

I have always enjoyed performing, but I think when I was in the fifth grade was when I discovered that I really loved acting.

Cindy Busby

Students must have initiative; they should not be mere imitators. They must learn to think and act for themselves - and be free.

Cesar Chavez