Quotes of: One-act Keyword

Writing is the act of discovery.

Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within

It's bad writing, however naturalistic it's written, that's where you have to do your best acting.

Adam Brody

I acted for so many years and sat on a million sets and worked with a million different directors so that is to me some of the best training you can get.

Grant Heslov

I don't think I was fully satisfied acting. You know, the girlfriend role or the best friend role, and that wasn't enough for me.

Joey Lauren Adams

When people see me in something and say, 'That's just you - that's not acting,' it's the best compliment I can get.

James Garner

I realized that acting was the thing I was still maybe the best at. Of the things I felt like I was good at, that was the thing that came the most naturally to me.

Joseph Mazzello

I am doing what I love; acting is what I love best after being a mother.

Karisma Kapoor

I was a student of Stella Adler and then later Lee Strasberg, and they were into sensory work. At its best, acting is not about words - even when the words are important.

Mark Margolis

I made the best business decision at 14 when I decided to get into acting. The worst was owning 2 homes at the same time.

Tamala Jones

A lot of actors think they can't be happy without the acting... But I think I couldn't be happy with it anymore.

Genie Francis

I started acting when I was, like, five in monologue competitions at this private elementary school.

Josie Loren

I always find it extremely hard to remember the act of beginning. I almost deliberately forget it.

Julia Leigh

The most exciting acting tends to happen in roles you never thought you could play.

John Lithgow

Morality is the theory that every human act must be either right or wrong, and that 99 % of them are wrong.

H. L. Mencken

I'm a writer, and the subject is less important than the act of writing itself.

Jess Walter

I think I've got something when I'm onscreen, but that's nothing to do with acting or talent.

Julie Christie

There's a lot of skeletons in my closet, but I know what they're wearing. I'm not gonna act all ashamed of it.

Naomi Watts

The philosophy of Buddhism is connected to everything. So it probably does have some connection with acting, yes.

Orlando Bloom

Knowing trees, I came to realize, understand and appreciate the act of patience.

Ogwo David Emenike

The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the grandest intention.

Oscar Wilde

Acting allows me to explore new worlds, to discover characters by delving into their lives, and ultimately to become someone else entirely.

Pierce Brosnan