Famous Quotes & Sayings

James Franco

Because acting was my only professional outlet, I put a ton of pressure on the roles that I did. I overstepped my bounds, I tried to control things that were out of my purview as an actor and in some cases even tried to direct my scenes because I felt I knew how they should run rather than trust the director.

Campbell Ogilvie has gradually relinquished day-to-day involvement with the club's football administrative tasks. He will now assist the board, acting as a consultant on strategic footballing matters and give up his executive duties while remaining as a director of the board in a non executive capacity.

Kevin McDonald

By the third season, the writing and the acting were at their peak. We were doing so much of both that we were probably better than we had ever been. I don't think any class can teach you acting or writing better than actually doing both, day in and day out.

Jack Nicholson

Being pigeonholed is the death of all actors.

Jack Nicholson

Once I got started acting I loved it.

Jack Nicholson

Just let the wardrobe do the acting.

Isabel Lucas

Acting kind of chose me.

Ingrid Bergman

I didn't choose acting. It chose me.

By acting now to put these matters behind us, we avoid the costs and distractions of protracted litigation, an outcome we clearly believe serves the best interest of our shareholders,

Doug Armstrong

Honestly, that was having trust in an athlete and an individual and acting on that trust. That was a move for the long term, not for this year.

He's a hard one to judge. I'd like to see him run. He doesn't train real brilliantly like one that wants to go fast in the mornings, but he's doing well and he's acting great.

German companies see the potential dangers if they don't act. They're acting first, to avoid becoming prey for foreign investors. They have confidence they can manage these deals.

Donald Rumsfeld

Georgia, of course, is a staunch friend of the West and we welcome the acting president's commitment to hold free and fair elections.

Friedrich Nietzsche

I do not know what meaning classical studies could have for our time if they were not untimely that is to say, acting counter to our time and thereby acting on our time and, let us hope, for the benefit of a time to come.

George Blagden

Learning about acting for camera is really quite exciting to engage with and deal with.

George Bernard Shaw

When a bishop at the first shot abandons the worship of Christ and rallies his flock round the altar of Mars, he may be acting patriotically... but that does not justify him in pretending...that Christ is, in effect, Mars.

Gemma Chan

Making a pretty picture, an image, is a completely different thing from acting to camera.

Gale Harold

I started studying at 26. Before that, I never thought of acting as something that I would ever try.

Eric Cantona

There were moments - I would be daydreaming - I would imagine scenes, even if there wasn't a camera around. In my head, I was acting.

Jake Gyllenhaal

I remember being in college knowing I didn't want to go anymore. I wanted to try and become an actor. There is a something in me, with a risk of sounding cliche, that I just had to do it. I knew from an early age that acting was my path.

Jesse Plemons

I love playing guitar. I grew up with my dad playing. But acting is definitely the forefront, I guess I'd say, in terms of career and something that I really enjoy and feel lucky to be able to do.

I know I'm up for the challenge because that (NCAA) game was one I'll never forget. I saw how our guys were acting in the locker room after losing the last game of the season. I don't want to feel like that. I hate that feeling. I know the game is going to be very intense.

Casey Affleck

I just gave up on acting for a couple of years until Good Will Hunting came around, and since it was Gus, it was hard to say no.

I have said to the Senate that you're acting in such a way that it is going to be viewed as precedent in other legal situations.

Julie Benz

I really feel that I was given the opportunity to grow as an actress and really challenge myself and use her almost as an acting school in a way.

Dave Wannstedt

I pulled into West Allegheny and we were 1-4 but I went in there acting like we were 5-0.

Howard and Craig are two of the most respected producers and entertainment executives in the film business. I have always admired their work, which has included some of the most popular feature films of all time. They are also among the few with an eye to the future of the technologies and innovations that will drive the entertainment business. They are bringing the type of top-notch producing, acting and writing talent normally only seen in major Hollywood productions to our cutting-edge games.

Jake Gyllenhaal

I don't think my approach to acting is all necessarily in service of the character. I think, selfishly, I've put it in service of myself, my perspective on the world and helping my life.

Joaquin Phoenix

I don't know how it turned out, ... No, of course I care. I hope we captured the story authentically. But what keeps me acting is not the end result but the process. And I was very satisfied with the process.

I didn't see any intention to hurt me, ... He was acting more out of desperation because he saw that I was about to score.

Indira Gandhi

Have a bias toward action - let's see something happen now. You can break that big plan into small steps and take the first step right away.

Jack Lemmon

If you really do want to be an actor who can satisfy himself and his audience, you need to be vulnerable.

But I think the way the market is acting is actually healthy. You're seeing a real resilience on the part of the market. You're seeing a willingness to shrug off or contextualize not great news, which is a big improvement over June and July, when if the market was open, it was down.