Famous Quotes & Sayings

Gary Hamel

It's not just that individuals have lost faith in the integrity of their leaders, it's that they no longer believe society's most powerful institutions are acting in their interests.

Gina Rodriguez

Acting is how I'll be able to change how Latinos are viewed in media and change how little girls see and talk about themselves.

Greg Berlanti

'Everwood' I think provides a unique feeling, an emotional experience. And other shows on TV don't have the acting talent to do that. Each one of our actors can do a serious scene and a humorous scene, and can do it all within the same sequence. They can go from a heartbreaking moment to a humorous moment.

This art of acting is a process I love very much. It's an unbelievably fulfilling experience for me and I look forward to building upon my art in the years to come.

Grace Park

When people in Vancouver do recognize me, they hide it. I went to a store near my home and I know they're 'Battlestar' fans - they have pictures on the wall! - and I know they know me, but everyone was so smooth and pretended I wasn't there. Most people don't realize how good they are at acting in everyday life.

Bar Paly

I was fortunate enough to model, but it was always work for me. It was a way to support myself and finance acting classes.

Ram Dass

The question we need to ask ourselves is whether there is any place we can stand in ourselves where we can look at all that's happening around us without freaking out, where we can be quiet enough to hear our predicament, and where we can begin to find ways of acting that are at least not contributing to further destabilization.

Michael Johnson

UCLA did not come ready to play. Once they got down, you could see they were acting like they were going to come back, but we were ready. We stayed composed and were able to shut down everything they like to do.

Michael Johnson

UCLA did not come ready to play, ... Once they got down, you could see they were acting like they were going to come back, but we were ready. We stayed composed and were able to shut down everything they like to do.

UCITA, Title One of the DMCA, and the database legislation is a three-legged stool, ... These three things acting together set frightening rules on how people can use information in the future.

Dakota Fanning

We really didn't talk about it. We did all kinds of things together, but we didn't talk about acting or career advice. We just became best friends.

To have the court step in and say we want to review the president's decisions as he's acting as commander in chief, that's significant.

Water heats up much more slowly than land surfaces, so in the summer the water is acting to cool the surrounding land surface. In the winter, the opposite happens. In winter the water remains warmer than the surrounding land.

Chris Crutcher

What happens is everybody thinks the danger is you're going to read this stuff and all of a sudden you'll start acting that way,

Erika Christensen

Being an actor is definitely not about sitting around on set and having a cigarette or something. It's about acting. The more you can audition, then that's the best thing ever because you learn so much and you get your face out there and you grow your confidence.

Kevin Schmidt

When I was a little younger, I realized acting is a wonderful craft, and it's wonderful when you are working.

Jim DeMint

We have been blessed with a healthy, growing economy, with more Americans going back to work, and with our Nation acting as a positive force for good in the world.

Ewan McGregor

I've never worked with an acting coach, no.

Ewan McGregor

I find that the acting's getting easier - with experience, everything is more instinctual.

Ewan McGregor

I love acting and don't find it to be very hard. I recognize when I've nailed it, and I can be very proud of myself.

Mickey Rooney

I just want to be a professional. I couldn't live without acting.

Mickey Rourke

I couldn't direct traffic.It's hard enough just acting.

Kurt Russell

Acting was something that just came along. But I made good money, so it wasn't something I was just going to put aside and pretend it didn't exist.

Kirk Douglas

Acting is a youthful profession.

Kierston Wareing

Anything negative that happens to you in life can be turned into a positive as far as acting is concerned. You can draw on your experiences - it's far better than any research.

Kim Carnes

Acting? No, it is not for me. I would be terrible.

Kiernan Shipka

Any day acting is an amazing day.

Kathleen Hanna

I know what a good question would be for an actor. What's your least favorite thing that you've ever heard an actor say about acting? Or about being in a movie?

Nick Offerman

I come from the theater, where I got into acting because I love transforming. I love nothing more than to be unrecognizable.

Matt Dillon

Acting is very competitive. There are few good scripts out there and the ones that are good are very competitive. You look at your options and often times they're not too appealing.

Matt Damon

Most films and directors lose their nerve and want to indicate [emotions] a bit more, to show that their story is clear. I'm not saying that's a good thing; as an actor its anathema to good acting, but to have someone with the confidence to say that should I be utterly natural and minimalist is great.

Mary Lynn Rajskub

It always surprised me that I was getting acting work.

Mary-Louise Parker

I really prefer acting in the theater the most. In some ways TV is closer to that because there's more of a regularity to the schedule. You have to finish an episode by a certain day. Movies can just go on interminably.