Act not just react. Take 'HE' out of 'WHINE,' you get 'WIN.' Spare yourself from the trap of the destructive habit called 'complaining.
It's so easy to get used to playing a role. Then all of the sudden when you're tossed out of it, it's almost like you have to remember how to act again!
With acting, you have to become someone else. That's the fun part of it for me - to step outside of yourself and become a character. I guess being Jimmy Cliff is a little bit of a character, too.
I'm used to being cut out of the conference meetings, but now they are cutting us out even before the bill's are written or either the House or Senate Acts.
For a wonderful life Hope for the best, Love without rest, Believe without test, Act without a crest.
I believe acting to be my own journey through connection more than anything else, but that's only my take on it.
I think there's a really mature side of me that can deal with problems - but when I'm with my friends, I get to act much more kidlike.
What I learned is that acting is to a large extent about trying to stave off self-doubt long enough to be natural and real onstage.
I know that some actors take acting terribly seriously. I take it seriously in that if someone pays me to do it I know I have to deliver.
You don't know when you're being watched. That's one of the weird things about celebrity. It's my least favorite part of acting, celebrity.
Everything that is past is either a learning experience to grow on, a beautiful memory to reflect on, or a motivating factor to act upon.
A period film, where you, for example, where you have a traditional wardrobes, you are bound to act a certain way. But in a modern film, a lot of body gesture.
They say making laws is like making sausages. You shouldn't watch. It's the same for acting, especially for the actor who works unconsciously.
If I weren't acting, I would own my own chocolate shop in Paris. I would be a nice, overweight person that makes chocolate all day long.
I'm less desperate now to express what's inside me, that's true - I act these days because it keeps me awake and interested, an eternal student.
I don't get much studio stuff. I'm usually on location, and I know that some people think that acting is so glamorous, but believe me, it's not!
I believe that no one can teach you how to act, but schools do give you an environment to make mistakes, to learn techniques and to learn professionalism.
I always play these rodent type characters - skittish and hyper like a chipmunk. It's a complete act though. I'm a very normal person.
I'll always have acting. But then if I had to choose something else it'd probably be singing or dancing - if I had to. Or maybe, like, designer, like sketching designs.
Small unexpected acts of kindness are the building blocks of greatness. Start your day with a smile and see where it takes you ...
We cannot control other people and their actions but we can control how we act and react to them.
