Acting Quotes

"The actor becomes an emotional athlete. The process is painful - my personal life suffers." "Improv is mostly what it involves, creating on the spot" "You're always learning from your co-stars and from your director." "If you look at my IMDb page, it kind of looks like I only do dramas" "My career should adapt to me. Fame is like a VIP pass wherever you want to go. The best thing about acting is that I get to lose myself in another character and actually get paid for it. If you can do what you do best and be happy, you're further along in life than most people." "To be an actor, you have to be a child" "We actors always say how difficult and physically demanding a role was; the truth is physically demanding is climbing a mountain." "The best thing about acting is that I get to lose myself in another character and actually get paid for it." "If you look at the people in Hollywood who have had the most longevity and have sustained careers, most of them are character actors." "I love auditioning. Since 'The Notebook' and 'Wedding Crashers,' I don't get to audition that much." "The art of acting consists in keeping people from coughing." "The more sincere I could be, the better it would be for the film" "Good acting should teach people to understand each other better" "I always wanted to be an actor, but I never felt like I belonged" "I'm attracted to playing things that I find difficult or scary or challenging in some way"