Quotes of: Creative-act Keyword

Joy doesn't betray but sustains activism. And when you face a politics that aspires to make you fearful, alienated and isolated, joy is a fine initial act of insurrection.

Rebecca Solnit

I had been a real problem child, but once I got into acting, my parents never had any more trouble with me because all of that energy was directed in a positive way.

Patricia Richardson

It's because we need to determine who in this country is poised, positioned to commit terrorist acts.

Robert Mueller

I started to study, because I knew I had to learn a lot about myself as an actor; you can't act the same as you did as a child.

Roddy McDowall

My acting range has always been something between the two extremes of 'raises left eyebrow' and 'raises right eyebrow.'

Roger Moore

As children, my siblings and I were actively discouraged from acting. I have no memories of going on set with my parents - aside from 'Gulliver's Travels.'

Tom Sturridge

I don't want to act just to be on the screen doing anything and looking any kind of way.

Tina Turner

Think, speak, and act. With age comes self-reproach: I might have done more. Therefore now do!

Théophile Thoré

I think, by and large, the level of acting is mediocre. When I go to the theatre, I get so angry. I don't go.

Uta Hagen

I believe that God opens doors but closes them if you don’t act when given the opportunity.

Life

If you want to know my personality, look through my bedroom window and see how I act.

Love

The arts (painting, poetry, etc.) are not just these. Eating, drinking, walking are also arts; every act is an art.

Love

[God] deposits a dream of what we can be for Him, a dream that acts as our internal honing device.

Wayne Cordeiro

If you continue to act like an artist as you get older, you'll increasingly feel pressure. People will question your actions.

William McDonough

The other aspect is that you become much more aware of the structural problems that pertain to that continent. You feel the need to act to try and solve them.

Walter Salles

I almost always urge people to write in the first person. Writing is an act of ego and you might as well admit it.

William Knowlton Zinsser

I got involved with an acting school and studied for a couple years. They used to have improv exercises that you would work on and you would do improvs.

Barry Levinson

Acting like an adult and being professional on set and getting my work done has just been a lifestyle for me. It's not something I have to try hard to do, necessarily.

Colin Ford

While the debate on the Patriot Act is far from over, it is important that all Americans continue in this dialogue and work together to ensure greater security for our nation.

Jo Bonner

I ask myself a lot of question about my work as an actress. We shall see. Plenty of friends tell me, 'Of course you must continue acting,' but I'm not sure.

Julie Gayet

My experiences and training back at drama school were very enlightening. I always believe in improving, be it kathak or my acting skills, and would want to experiment more when it comes to work.

Jiah Khan