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Acting Quotes

When I was a kid, I thought I was going to be an actor. I actually studied acting when I was at NYU, and I made a lot of television commercials - that’s actually how I put myself through NYU and through college Picture Quote #1

There’s probably no one who understands Method acting better academically than I do, or actually uses it more in his work. But it’s funny - nobody really sees that. It’s perception versus reality, I suppose Picture Quote #1

I’ve always played music and I’ve always been in bands and there have been periods in my life where the music has taken a much more front row seat than any acting. For a big period of time the acting work was really a way of raising money to fund my music. And then that all sort of changed around and that’s fine Picture Quote #1

I think I’ve grown up in an era where character acting on film has become less desirable for the producers and directors and therefore the audience. They have got used to the people that those actors really are Picture Quote #1

While voicing animations I use the same acting muscles, even more because you have to channel all into your voice, whereas when you’re live-action you get props and scenery and other actors and your facial expressions and what happens to help you. It’s not necessarily easier as an actor to do voice-overs, it’s easier as a person Picture Quote #1

It was only when I started making short films in college and I was looking for girls to play the me-ish parts that I thought, Well, maybe I’m just going to try doing this myself before somebody else comes in and handles it. For a long time my acting was just a marriage of convenience between me and these characters that I was writing Picture Quote #1

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It’s been great, I have to dig deep for really raw emotions and at the same time I have to use my intellect to say the ridiculous medical jargon while acting and treating a patient and then I have to try to have a personality and emotions as well. So it is definitely hard work Picture Quote #1

Poetry has in a way been my bridge to my acting career. I had so many questions about my life, so I took to poetry to express my questions. I had questions about politics, family relationships, and more Picture Quote #1

I have never reached certain levels of fame, like Lindsay Lohan did, or even Brittany Murphy. My career has always been this sort of even-keeled, steady existence. I was also raised by poets, and I’ve been doing poetry as long as I’ve been acting Picture Quote #1

I find acting in contact lenses is bizarre to me, because there’s just a giant filter between you and the world. I know it sounds painfully, ridiculously obvious, but it’s true. You’re just so detached Picture Quote #1

You know, Longmire and all those other great (whodunit) series, I would love to one of those. We just haven’t found the right one...I really am, I think, an old soul, I think, in the acting world. I’m very comfortable in the fifty, sixties era. I love it Picture Quote #1

When you question a man’s motives, when you say they are acting out of greed, they are in the pocket of an interest group, et cetera. It’s awful hard to reach consensus. It’s awful hard to reach across the table and shake hands. No matter how bitterly you disagree, though, it is always possible if you question judgment and not motive Picture Quote #1

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When you’re in your early 20s, a lot of characters can be one or two dimensional. You want a role to substantiate the drama, as opposed to actually analyzing the psychology of a human being. That’s what drew me to acting, particularly the contradictions in people Picture Quote #1

I like acting too much and it’s too, I’m just too busy doing that and I’m too hungry for it, to get behind the camera. I mean, unless I could act in it, too. I don’t think I’ve got the right brain. I’m too disorganized Picture Quote #1

Well, for the transition from rapper to actor, I was fortunate that director John Singleton pursued me for about two years to be in Boyz ‘N the Hood. I really wasn’t even thinking about acting at the time, since I was singularly focused on being the best rapper in the world. So, that was really a blessing, because I wasn’t really taking him seriously Picture Quote #1

I’d done two years’ worth of extra work, and all my friends who I would go on auditions with went to school for acting. These were kids who knew when they were 14 years old that this was what they wanted to do with their lives, and they prepared for it, and they’re getting canned at every audition Picture Quote #1

I started taking lessons in third grade because I thought it was a fun thing to do. Through my acting teacher, I got my manager. That was about 5th grade. So once that happened it kind of clicked that I probably should pursue acting as a career Picture Quote #1

Acting. Whenever I am playing a character, I use my real life experiences, which puts me on the line of reliving some of those good and bad times. Acting requires risk, and that’s what feeling vulnerable is Picture Quote #1

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I couldn’t choose between all of those things! I looooove acting and dancing on Shake It Up, and I am currently in the recording studio working on my music. And one of my dreams is to walk down the runway during fashion week! Picture Quote #1

I was working as a cocktail waitress in a heavy metal bar. Then, my manager said I should try some acting, which led to an audition Satisfaction, where I played a musician in an all-girl band. That movie is where I met my future ex-husband Jody Porter Picture Quote #1

Acting is kind of a forced compassion, where you learn that given certain circumstances, you can feel and do things that you never thought yourself capable of. And so it stops you from being super-judgmental Picture Quote #1

I’ve always wanted to have the ability to do what I want to do. And there are so many things that I want to do because I love acting, I love directing, I love producing, I love being a mother, I love being a wife. If I had to choose one, just would put me in the crazy house Picture Quote #1

We’re not good at noticing slow, steady changes in our environments, our senses are not very acute compared to those of many animals, and we’re pretty awful at abstract thought, much less acting on it Picture Quote #1

White people are very good at acting like they’re not racist. They deserve an Academy Award for that Picture Quote #1

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At the Academy Award Dinners all the actors and actresses in Hollywood gather around to see what someone else thinks about their acting besides their press agents Picture Quote #1

Entourage’ is a very, very, very unique acting experience. I could go in to win 1000 Academy Awards, and it would never be as much fun as the show Picture Quote #1

I wanted to be an actor my whole young life. My dad was an actor, obviously - he won an Academy Award, but I had no idea what was involved. I had all the wrong ideas about acting Picture Quote #1

It’s much harder to act in a bad film than in a good one. A terrible script makes for very difficult acting. You can win an Academy Award for some of the easiest acting in your career, made possible by a brilliant script Picture Quote #1

If you see what is small as it sees itself, and accept what is weak for what strength it has, and use what is dim for the light it gives then all will go well. This is called Acting Naturally Picture Quote #1

My first big break was ‘White Chicks.’ I had only been acting for about two years and I certainly didn’t feel like I was ready for such an opportunity. It could only be the hand of God blessing me. I accept everything I’m given with great appreciation Picture Quote #1

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When I was a kid, I thought I was going to be an actor. I actually studied acting when I was at NYU, and I made a lot of television commercials - that’s actually how I put myself through NYU and through college (Acting Quotes) There’s probably no one who understands Method acting better academically than I do, or actually uses it more in his work. But it’s funny - nobody really sees that. It’s perception versus reality, I suppose (Acting Quotes) I’ve always played music and I’ve always been in bands and there have been periods in my life where the music has taken a much more front row seat than any acting. For a big period of time the acting work was really a way of raising money to fund my music. And then that all sort of changed around and that’s fine (Acting Quotes) I think I’ve grown up in an era where character acting on film has become less desirable for the producers and directors and therefore the audience. They have got used to the people that those actors really are (Acting Quotes) While voicing animations I use the same acting muscles, even more because you have to channel all into your voice, whereas when you’re live-action you get props and scenery and other actors and your facial expressions and what happens to help you. It’s not necessarily easier as an actor to do voice-overs, it’s easier as a person (Acting Quotes) It was only when I started making short films in college and I was looking for girls to play the me-ish parts that I thought, Well, maybe I’m just going to try doing this myself before somebody else comes in and handles it. For a long time my acting was just a marriage of convenience between me and these characters that I was writing (Acting Quotes) It’s been great, I have to dig deep for really raw emotions and at the same time I have to use my intellect to say the ridiculous medical jargon while acting and treating a patient and then I have to try to have a personality and emotions as well. So it is definitely hard work (Acting Quotes) Poetry has in a way been my bridge to my acting career. I had so many questions about my life, so I took to poetry to express my questions. I had questions about politics, family relationships, and more (Acting Quotes) I have never reached certain levels of fame, like Lindsay Lohan did, or even Brittany Murphy. My career has always been this sort of even-keeled, steady existence. I was also raised by poets, and I’ve been doing poetry as long as I’ve been acting (Acting Quotes) I find acting in contact lenses is bizarre to me, because there’s just a giant filter between you and the world. I know it sounds painfully, ridiculously obvious, but it’s true. You’re just so detached (Acting Quotes) You know, Longmire and all those other great (whodunit) series, I would love to one of those. We just haven’t found the right one...I really am, I think, an old soul, I think, in the acting world. I’m very comfortable in the fifty, sixties era. I love it (Acting Quotes) When you question a man’s motives, when you say they are acting out of greed, they are in the pocket of an interest group, et cetera. It’s awful hard to reach consensus. It’s awful hard to reach across the table and shake hands. No matter how bitterly you disagree, though, it is always possible if you question judgment and not motive (Acting Quotes) When you’re in your early 20s, a lot of characters can be one or two dimensional. You want a role to substantiate the drama, as opposed to actually analyzing the psychology of a human being. That’s what drew me to acting, particularly the contradictions in people (Acting Quotes) I like acting too much and it’s too, I’m just too busy doing that and I’m too hungry for it, to get behind the camera. I mean, unless I could act in it, too. I don’t think I’ve got the right brain. I’m too disorganized (Acting Quotes) Well, for the transition from rapper to actor, I was fortunate that director John Singleton pursued me for about two years to be in Boyz ‘N the Hood. I really wasn’t even thinking about acting at the time, since I was singularly focused on being the best rapper in the world. So, that was really a blessing, because I wasn’t really taking him seriously (Acting Quotes) I’d done two years’ worth of extra work, and all my friends who I would go on auditions with went to school for acting. These were kids who knew when they were 14 years old that this was what they wanted to do with their lives, and they prepared for it, and they’re getting canned at every audition (Acting Quotes) I started taking lessons in third grade because I thought it was a fun thing to do. Through my acting teacher, I got my manager. That was about 5th grade. So once that happened it kind of clicked that I probably should pursue acting as a career (Acting Quotes) Acting. Whenever I am playing a character, I use my real life experiences, which puts me on the line of reliving some of those good and bad times. Acting requires risk, and that’s what feeling vulnerable is (Acting Quotes) I couldn’t choose between all of those things! I looooove acting and dancing on Shake It Up, and I am currently in the recording studio working on my music. And one of my dreams is to walk down the runway during fashion week! (Acting Quotes) I was working as a cocktail waitress in a heavy metal bar. Then, my manager said I should try some acting, which led to an audition Satisfaction, where I played a musician in an all-girl band. That movie is where I met my future ex-husband Jody Porter (Acting Quotes) Acting is kind of a forced compassion, where you learn that given certain circumstances, you can feel and do things that you never thought yourself capable of. And so it stops you from being super-judgmental (Acting Quotes) I’ve always wanted to have the ability to do what I want to do. And there are so many things that I want to do because I love acting, I love directing, I love producing, I love being a mother, I love being a wife. If I had to choose one, just would put me in the crazy house (Acting Quotes) We’re not good at noticing slow, steady changes in our environments, our senses are not very acute compared to those of many animals, and we’re pretty awful at abstract thought, much less acting on it (Acting Quotes) White people are very good at acting like they’re not racist. They deserve an Academy Award for that (Acting Quotes) At the Academy Award Dinners all the actors and actresses in Hollywood gather around to see what someone else thinks about their acting besides their press agents (Acting Quotes) Entourage’ is a very, very, very unique acting experience. I could go in to win 1000 Academy Awards, and it would never be as much fun as the show (Acting Quotes) I wanted to be an actor my whole young life. My dad was an actor, obviously - he won an Academy Award, but I had no idea what was involved. I had all the wrong ideas about acting (Acting Quotes) It’s much harder to act in a bad film than in a good one. A terrible script makes for very difficult acting. You can win an Academy Award for some of the easiest acting in your career, made possible by a brilliant script (Acting Quotes) If you see what is small as it sees itself, and accept what is weak for what strength it has, and use what is dim for the light it gives then all will go well. This is called Acting Naturally (Acting Quotes) My first big break was ‘White Chicks.’ I had only been acting for about two years and I certainly didn’t feel like I was ready for such an opportunity. It could only be the hand of God blessing me. I accept everything I’m given with great appreciation (Acting Quotes)

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