Acting Quotes

“I'm not a martial artist. I'm an actress.”

“My job is to bring the text to life. The text is the score, the text is the blueprint.”

“I think being a character actor is a little like being a chameleon.”

“I've been in and out of the business. I'm not a celebrity. I'm a working actor.”

“Just because you are a character doesn't mean you have character.”

“That's the thing about stage: It's not for the faint of heart. You don't have a director yelling, 'Cut!'”

“Glamour is what I sell, it's my stock in trade.”

“The reason I'm a good director is because I've been in front of the camera and I know what directors do to you.”

“If you're a woman of a certain age, you're not going to be cast as the romantic lead, so you're going to have to do something else.”

“The Oscar is a beautiful thing. It's a wonderful affirmation.”

“Acting is a great job. I'm not complaining. But it's also a very strange job. You're never really in control.”

“An actor is a sculptor who carves in snow.”

“Acting is the expression of a neurotic impulse. It's a bum's life.”

“I never went to acting school. I'm a pure instinctual actor. I've always been a people watcher.”

“I like the ephemeral thing about theatre, every performance is like a ghost - it's there and then it's gone.”

“I love the stage. It's my home.”

“You're at the mercy of the material. You've got to hope that it's good.”

“The actor has to develop his body. The actor has to work on his voice. But the most important thing the actor has to work on is his mind.”

“Cinema is the best way to live many lives.”

“I think there's a big misconception with the new generation of actors that you can just go out there and wing it.”