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Quotes About Acting

I always played the ugly sister instead of Cinderella or the Wicked Witch. But those are the parts I love, and actually, to be a character actress, you have more longevity, hopefully.
~ Lucy Punch
I love playing characters who are opposite of who I am.
~ Maiara Walsh
I do love doing films; I love going out and creating different characters for each film, and not having to be stuck with one role for many, many years. It's a creative liberty that I love.
~ Malin Akerman
Mandy is not calm. So that's acting. I'm acting. And, and I love playing someone calm.
~ Mandy Patinkin
Part of what makes me love acting so much is, I love the mystery of the universe and the human experience, and storytelling is a great way to perform that, and that is always inspiring to me.
~ Mariana Klaveno
I love doing scripted things. What little acting ability I have I am holding on with my hangnails.
~ Mario Cantone
I think you have to be careful not to do too much as yourself. Otherwise you stop getting the acting roles, and at the end of the day that's what I love.
~ Martine McCutcheon
When I was in my freshman year at college I took some acting classes and found that I fell in love with it again.
~ Mary-Kate Olsen
I love both acting and programming equally. I think it enriches me and enhances me as an artist.
~ Masi Oka
The challenge and love, for me, of acting is if you get to transform or do something you haven't done before. That's fun.
~ Matt Ross
I love the stage. I'm always sniffing around to see if there's something I can squidge in quickly.
~ Matthew Rhys
There aren't a lot of roles in period movies for black people. It sucks because I love that era. But, I love musicals. I love the show Glee, and I wouldn't mind being on that either.
~ Megalyn Echikunwoke
The acting life is different than I thought it would be. I love it - it's actually a lot less pressure than I thought it would be.
~ Melanie Lynskey
I really love 'Dexter.' I'd like to be on 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' or 'Breaking Bad'.
~ Melinda McGraw
I love acting. I really do. I think that's maybe the one thing that is known about me.
~ Melissa Leo
I love doing accents because it takes you one step away from yourself and allows you to embody someone else's character.
~ Mia Wasikowska
I love acting it's apart of me and I try to put a little bit of myself in each of my roles.
~ Michael Clarke Duncan
I'd love to star in a television series of my own. I love the idea of living with a character for a number of years, watching him grow.
~ Michael Dorn
Oh yeah, I'd love to be a comedian. I've done a lot, but always in the confines of plays.
~ Michael Gambon
I love watching Jeff Bridges act. He's brilliant.
~ Michael Sheen
I just love the history of acting. It's such a beautiful craft and you absolutely get out of it what you put into it.
~ Miles Teller
I've seen all the Judd Apatow movies, and I'd love to have a really funny little part in one of them some day.
~ Miranda Cosgrove
What I love to do requires portraying different characters, and you have to separate your life from the role.
~ Natasha Calis
I love working with Alexander Skarsgard. He brings such gravity to a scene.
~ Nelsan Ellis