Quotes About Acting

I adore not being me. I'm not very good at being me. That's why I adore acting so much.

Stardom is only a by-product of acting. I don't think being a movie star is a good enough reason for existing.

You can be good in a good movie, you can be good in a bad movie, you can be bad in a bad movie, but never, ever, be bad in a good movie.

I wanted to play a good guy after doing this lunatic on The Sopranos for two years. And then they did the sequel to Bad Boys, where I get to play the barking captain again.

If you're not good looking, you're considered a good actor, you know what I mean?

Do it, do it, do it. And watch good actors. See what they are doing and how they are doing it. You have to practically participate, I think, in order to develop yourself.

Good acting is about reacting, not tryingto express something, but reacting to a situation as the character.I don't like acting acting.

I am the good girl and I always play the good girl. It's nice to do that.

One good thing about acting in film is that it's good therapy.

Good acting is about being as natural and calm as possible. These days producers have such definite ideas that you have to be prepared to do whatever they ask.

If you have a very good concept of your character, you can snap into it.

I've played a lot of parts. But I don't look at my feeling is that this is a job. It's given me a good living.

For me really good acting is about subtext.

In really good acting we should be able to believe that what we hear and see is of our own imagining; it should seem to be to us as a charming dream.

Good acting is all in the writing. If it isn't on the page, then it really won't make any difference. You cannot act on force of personality alone.

It's strange that so many people think it's glamorous and fun to be on a set, I guess it shows they do a good job of hiding reality!

I believe that acting is a talent while being a great person encompasses so much more: being a good father, a good husband and the ability to show compassion for others.

Unlike the stage, I never found it helpful to be good in a bad movie.

I still wrestle with the catharsis of acting. I don't end up playing a lot of likable characters, so I find myself living in a lot of unlikable skin. As a result of that I don't always feel good.

All my characters are me. I'm not a good enough actor to become a character. I hear about actors who become the role and I think 'I wonder what that feels like.' Because for me, they're all me.

I'm not a very good impersonator, my friends maybe, but not famous people.

Watching a good actor is the best way to learn.

It was really fun being in Tara's trailer, working on my lines. Tara is such an amazing actress. She's so good at what she does. I learned a lot from watching her.

I feel close to Lloyd in 'Say Anything'. He was like a super-interesting version of me. Only I'm not as good as him. Whatever part of me is romantic and optimistic, I reached into that to play Lloyd.