Being an actress is to be in tune with the fantasies of a man. What woman never dreamt of that?Jeanne MoreauActingDreamsFantasy Share this
I really like to act, and I really like to perform. I enjoy producing as well.Jenna DewanActing Share this
I’ve loved the escapism of being another person, slipping into another character for a little whileJeri RyanActingEscapismIdentity Share this
I guess every actor has certain emotions they can access easier than others.William MapotherAccessActingEmotions Share this
The world belongs to those who think and act with it, who keep a finger on its pulse.William Ralph IngeActingAwarenessThinking Share this
Washington is no place for a good actor. The competition from bad actors is too great.Fred AllenActingCompetition Share this
I’d really love to be a versatile, chameleon-like actress, stretching myself a bit.Gabriella WildeActingGrowthVersatility Share this
The Parent Trap wouldn’t have been as special without the remarkable performances by Hayley Mills.Maureen O'HaraActingFamilyNostalgia Share this
I treat both acting and writing as a creation – writing is just another element or aspect of it.Meital DohanActingCreationWriting Share this
The key to acting has much more to do with listening than with talking.Melissa LeoActingCommunicationListening Share this
All an actor has is their blind faith that they are who they say they are today, in any scene.Meryl StreepActingFaithIdentity Share this
As an actor you have to wait for someone to cast you, so you’re relying on the business.Mia WasikowskaActingWaiting Share this
I just work in order to improve myself as an actor which is what I’ve always done.Michael CaineActingDedicationSelf-improvement Share this
Nobody’s a criminal to himself. I never play a criminal like a bad person.Michael CaineActingMoralityPerspective Share this
You try to pick good stories, and that’s pretty much all the control you have as an actor.Michael CeraActingControlStorytelling Share this
I learn the lines that JK Rowling or whoever writes them, and say them.Michael GambonActingInfluence Share this
I suppose playing an older man is a way of preparing myself for getting older.Leonardo DiCaprioActingAgingPreparation Share this
The role of Rimbaud is one of the most important roles to play for a young actor.Leonardo DiCaprioActingSignificanceYouth Share this
As an actor, you never know where the works going to come, so you have to be flexible about it.Lesley NicolActingFlexibilityUncertainty Share this
I direct in the same way that I act, which is thinking about what the scene needs.Liev SchreiberActing Share this
Part of what I enjoy about the theatre and acting is that sense of history.Liev SchreiberActingHistory Share this
Where else do you find great directors? Acting is one of the places.Liev SchreiberActingTalent Share this
We’re actors, we have to do what we have to do, and you have to be really solid within yourself.Linda GrayActingSelf-confidenceSolidarity Share this
To tell a strong story with real taste of an epic tragedy needs great actors.Luiz BolognesiActingStorytellingTragedy Share this
To get what you want, you have to deserve what you want. Charlie Munger Achievement Deserving Success
Lying is the only art form that the public sanctions and instinctively prefers to reality. Jean Cocteau Deception Perception Reality
Whatever the world condemns you for, make it your own. It is yourself. Jean Cocteau Identity Individuality Rebellion
The liabilities are always 100 percent good. It’s the assets you have to worry about. Charlie Munger Worry
It’s stupid the way people extrapolate the past — and not slightly stupid, but massively stupid. Charlie Munger Criticism Past Stupidity