Selfish act is very tempting but it leaves a permanent dent on your character.
When I act tough they listen politely till the spasm passes. They know.
But I don't remember. I won't remember. Memory is an act of will, and so is forgetting.
Annihilate the enemy with acts of kindness only you can afford.
Quotation, n: The act of repeating erroneously the words of another.
Is Fate getting what you deserve, or deserving what you get?
because it seemed too simple to accept that life was an act of faith.
We must let our every act be out of love, and for the greater good of all.
The best way to learn how to work with actors is to have had experience of trying to act yourself - it will teach you humility if nothing else.
If the pressure is getting to you, whistle. In a barely audible way. It's the best way I know of to let go of tension. Music gets your mind off the situation, and the act of whistling melts the tension out of your body.
I think the best way for me to go into auditions psychologically was to say, 'You're not going to get it. This is the only acting experience you're going to have with this material.'
I'd always liked the idea that drama acts at its best as a kind of arena for debate, not just about the thing itself, but also producing aesthetic, stylistic, political and moral discussions.
My act is so completely and totally uncensored that the only way I could really pull it off is if I treat the audience like they're my best friends.
I curl up inside and freeze when I have to act. I much prefer sitting on the sidelines and trying to get the best out of other people.
Acting was never my first choice as a profession, but I came to terms with it when I decided I better buckle down and be the best I can be at it.
The really best acting is children in a playground or in a backyard. They're just lost in their imagination. The backyard isn't a pirate ship or a jungle, in the same way that the soundstage isn't Shambala.
It's hard to talk about acting because I don't think it's quite as explicit as a lot of people might think. And that's probably the best thing about it.
I think the idea of having the show divided into two parts was that Tom Tom Club opened for Talking Heads in Europe, and it was the best we'd ever had as an opening act.
To be honest with you, I get a little fed up with actors who act crazy to make themselves more interesting.
I know from teaching that actors want to act. Even the subtlest actors can do a little too much.
The ordinary man is involved in action, the hero acts. An immense difference.
