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Acting Quotes

"Even the cerebral characters I play seem to have physical quirks."
Benedict Cumberbatch
"Actors are rogues and vagabonds. Or they ought to be."
Helen Mirren
"I'm not here just to be sexy, I really love acting"
Jason Momoa
"Being an actor is like being a magician. You show something to the audience, but you never reveal the secrets."
Gary Oldman
"Everybody has a different process. For me, playing a role is gaining a new understanding of who I am."
Samuel L. Jackson
"I think when you have to do 20 takes for a scene, it gets a little gratuitous there."
Will Ferrell
"I made the decision I would act in films if I could act in the theater too"
Ethan Hawke
"Acting is not about being someone different. It's finding the similarity in what is apparently different, then finding myself in there "
Meryl Streep
"Acting is the most minor of gifts and not a very high-class way to earn a living. After all, Shirley Temple could do it at the age of four."
Katherine Hepburn
"You have to be the best of whatever you are, but successful, cool actresses come in all shapes and sizes."
Jessica Alba
"I wish I could speak Spanish because it would be a lot easier to play more interesting roles."
Jessica Alba
"One of the things about acting is it allows you to live other people's lives without having to pay the price"
Robert De Niro
"I think the greatest fear of being an actor is being boring"
Joaquin Phoenix
"Acting is like a Halloween mask that you put on"
Joaquin Phoenix
"The essence of acting is to communicate to every audience member."
Loretta Young
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