Quotes About Pretend

He would be a very absurd legislator who should pretend to set bounds to his country's welfare, lest it should perish by knowing no bounds.

When you act, you're being asked to pretend in a very rigid, controlled environment. It's very un-childlike. So a lot of times, when you put kids in that situation, you hope they have a better support system outside of what they're doing to bring them back to reality at the end of the day and to keep them well-rounded.

I loved being outside. We'd hold lightning bugs in our fingers and pretend they were diamond rings.

How do I act so well? What I do is I pretend to be the person I'm portraying in the film or play.

You are about to have your first experience with a Greek lunch. I will kill you if you pretend to like it.

When dealing with the insane, the best method is to pretend to be sane.

My approach to acting is the 'let's pretend' school of acting.

It's nice to pretend we could lead a normal life!

That's one of the great things about acting - you get to pretend you're somebody else, which is great if you get bored with yourself.

I feel like I'm constantly trying to avoid awkwardness. I always try to pretend that the awkwardness doesn't exist, and then it just becomes more awkward.

Hear the birds? Sometimes I like to pretend that I'm deaf and I try to imagine what it's like not to be able to hear them. It's not that bad.

We often pretend to fear what we really despise, and more often despise what we really fear.

I don't know what else I could do but pretend to be an actor.

I was afraid no one would laugh, and I wanted to pretend I wasn't noticing the audience. I didn't want the audience to get the idea I was telling a joke and waiting for a laugh.

We've always been told to pretend as if we're not afraid.

I am fascinated by people's flaws and delusions: all the messy bits of human nature we all try to pretend we don't have.

I remember playing with some friends and being aware that I was acting as I was playing with them - I would think of a character and pretend to be someone else.

I am an actor and I live in the world of pretend in my working capacity. I live in the world of my imagination.

I played pretend games as a kid, army, whatever, but I never wanted to be an actor.

We're in the business of using real emotions to bring pretend emotions to life.

I'm a big fan of both Linda Bassett and Pam Ferris, but had to pretend I was calm about it.

I spent a lot of time on film sets with my dad at work, and as a kid, that's a very appealing thing, to watch grownups get to play dress-up and pretend that they're different people - and then get paid for it!

Sometimes you think about the job that we, as actors, do. I take it very seriously, and I care very much about it, but I'm paid to make believe. When you're a kid, you go to your friend's house, and it's, 'Let's pretend we're both cowboys!' Without belittling it, that's basically what I do - I tell stories.

You'd think maybe I can pretend I'm an expert on love, but I'm not.