Quotes About Acting

What we're supposed to do as actors is be able to portray real human beings and emotions. And if you grow up in this bubble of showbiz and you only know people who make movies, you don't really have an understanding of the world outside.

I feel like most actors just dig and dig and work and work in whatever way they do to try to do as much as they can to portray a character in the limited time they have to play it, whether it's six months or one month or one week of work, you know.

We all portray a lot of characters, and once we get into a shot, we have to come out of our skin and be a completely different person.

I always say, as an actress, I get to portray the human condition, but as an activist, I get to change the human condition.

Whether you need to like a character, I don't think that's necessary in order to portray him.

To be able to be a good actress and portray other people's stories, you have to be true to yourself.

I have always chosen to portray roles which inspired me and mostly that I enjoy it in the first place.

I have been lucky enough to portray many, many characters.

I wasn't a happy teacher, but I also wasn't an absolute psychopath like the teachers I portray on screen.

It's so fun because the Carmella you see on 'SmackDown Live' is so different to me. It's great to be able to portray this character in a way that I never would in real life.

I have a strong personality - I know who I'm outside my work, and I'm nothing like the characters I portray.

I do not want to work to stay busy. I want to feel excited and challenged with each character that I portray on-screen.

Ranbir doesn't like to portray characters which are larger than life. I am very proud that he took such challenges.

I think an actor should portray all kinds of emotions in films.

Like any other actor, I also look for good scripts and want to portray some memorable characters on screen.

I am ready to portray any kind of role that includes negativity, if it is a challenging one.

It is very easy to play a sweet girl-next-door but difficult to portray a grey character.

It's an amazing role for any actor, so deep and challenging. And Anne Frank was such an amazing person, I feel honored to portray her.

I am a very blessed actor because I have always got the chance to portray various characters.

As actors, I really feel that unless you don't believe in the part, you won't be able to portray it on screen.

People think I am confident, natural. I hope I portray that on-screen.

One doesn't necessarily have to be grey-haired to portray a mother.

I have made over 70 pictures and in only 10 of them did I portray a really 'bad man.'

As actors when we have to emote, we internalise things, find moments that hurt us and portray them.