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Pretending Quotes

For me acting is pretending. It’s illuminating my human struggle - trying to grow and have the courage to be filmed while figuring things out Picture Quote #1

Actors are pretending for you, but they’re not lying. They are not putting on a guise instead of themselves. They are finding things inside that they have experienced Picture Quote #1

When I got pregnant with my first child, I gained nearly 5st. I did a bit of pretending: ‘I’m just really small, so I just put on a lot of weight when I’m pregnant.’ That is true, but I also ate a lot of cake Picture Quote #1

My first ‘Daily Show’ piece was pretending I had this terrible immigrant journey, so I went to talk to an immigration lawyer who would help out people, and I ran into him in Penn Station about three months after I’d gotten the green card. I said, ‘I got my green card yesterday.’ And he hugged me because he understood that level of relief Picture Quote #1

I was like, `Oh, my God! Ashlee Simpson`s here!` ... I was freaking out, pretending like I didn`t see her. Then Ashlee Simpson walked right up to me and was like, `L.C., love your show! I watch it every week with my friends! Picture Quote #1

The grace of God sets us free from a life of perfection, performing, and pretending Picture Quote #1

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You just suddenly think that there’s something quite childish about acting. Basically, it’s pretending, isn’t it? It’s good fun and I enjoy it, but it’s a funny way of making a living, particularly when you make a very good wage, as I’ve been fortunate enough to do Picture Quote #1

George Bush ran a campaign where he bragged about being an anti-intellectual, dismissing his Harvard and Yale pedigree, pretending he was an American every day, ordinary everyman, and as a result of that, played up his fumbling speech because it signified that he was a good guy. That is deeply and profoundly anti-intellectual Picture Quote #1

When you’re going through a breakup, you should just let yourself feel everything so you can get over it as opposed to pretending everything’s okay and dragging it out Picture Quote #1

Hypocrisy is not a way of getting back to the moral high ground. Pretending you’re moral, saying your moral is not the same as acting morally Picture Quote #1

A liberal pretending to be a conservative? That’s like a straight person pretending to be gay to get greater acceptance Picture Quote #1

When you notice light seeping into your coffin, it’s hard to go on pretending that you’re still dead Picture Quote #1

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The art of good decision making is looking forward to and celebrating the tradeoffs, not pretending they don’t exist Picture Quote #1

There is a lot of rubbish written about toilet humour - people saying it is childish and pretending it is beneath them - but there is no doubting the effectiveness of a really good willy gag Picture Quote #1

I have driven school buses, sold egg rolls and painted houses, and I have often wondered what my life would have been like if I hadn’t gone into acting. Mind you, it’s a great life, going around pretending you’re other people and getting paid ridiculous sums of money for it Picture Quote #1

One way of paying tribute to my parents was ‘bearing witness’ as the Quakers do - writing down everything that was happening instead of turning my back on it and pretending that it was all great Picture Quote #1

The longer I spent time on ‘The Daily Show,’ standing in front of a green screen pretending to report from war zones and hot spots around the world - most often from somewhere in the Middle East - the more I began to realize that ‘The Daily Show’ was radicalizing me Picture Quote #1

Growing up in Nashville, especially in a music business family, means growing up with knowledge that seems like common sense until later in life when you realize people spend thousands of dollars a semester trying to learn or pretending to learn while looking for some intern job on music row Picture Quote #1

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Standing in public in other people’s clothes, pretending to be someone else. It’s a strange way for a grown man to make a living Picture Quote #1

I don’t really believe in pretending to be happy when you’re not. Mostly I believe that you should burden your friends with your problems Picture Quote #1

I love acting. I love play-acting. I love pretending. I love telling stories so whether they be comedic or serious or whatever, it doesn’t really matter to me. I enjoy telling a good story. I have it all in me Picture Quote #1

I like playing heavy metal music and pretending I’m a vampire in front of the mirror Picture Quote #1

I learned that pretending you don’t have feelings makes you feel unhappy and unfulfilled and, ultimately, is what really makes you vulnerable because you are hiding from the truth Picture Quote #1

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For me acting is pretending. It’s illuminating my human struggle - trying to grow and have the courage to be filmed while figuring things out. (Pretending Quotes) Actors are pretending for you, but they’re not lying. They are not putting on a guise instead of themselves. They are finding things inside that they have experienced. (Pretending Quotes) When I got pregnant with my first child, I gained nearly 5st. I did a bit of pretending: ‘I’m just really small, so I just put on a lot of weight when I’m pregnant.’ That is true, but I also ate a lot of cake. (Pretending Quotes) My first ‘Daily Show’ piece was pretending I had this terrible immigrant journey, so I went to talk to an immigration lawyer who would help out people, and I ran into him in Penn Station about three months after I’d gotten the green card. I said, ‘I got my green card yesterday.’ And he hugged me because he understood that level of relief. (Pretending Quotes) I was like, `Oh, my God! Ashlee Simpson`s here!` ... I was freaking out, pretending like I didn`t see her. Then Ashlee Simpson walked right up to me and was like, `L.C., love your show! I watch it every week with my friends! (Pretending Quotes) The grace of God sets us free from a life of perfection, performing, and pretending (Pretending Quotes) You just suddenly think that there’s something quite childish about acting. Basically, it’s pretending, isn’t it? It’s good fun and I enjoy it, but it’s a funny way of making a living, particularly when you make a very good wage, as I’ve been fortunate enough to do. (Pretending Quotes) George Bush ran a campaign where he bragged about being an anti-intellectual, dismissing his Harvard and Yale pedigree, pretending he was an American every day, ordinary everyman, and as a result of that, played up his fumbling speech because it signified that he was a good guy. That is deeply and profoundly anti-intellectual. (Pretending Quotes) When you’re going through a breakup, you should just let yourself feel everything so you can get over it as opposed to pretending everything’s okay and dragging it out. (Pretending Quotes) Hypocrisy is not a way of getting back to the moral high ground. Pretending you’re moral, saying your moral is not the same as acting morally. (Pretending Quotes) A liberal pretending to be a conservative? That’s like a straight person pretending to be gay to get greater acceptance. (Pretending Quotes) When you notice light seeping into your coffin, it’s hard to go on pretending that you’re still dead. (Pretending Quotes) The art of good decision making is looking forward to and celebrating the tradeoffs, not pretending they don’t exist. (Pretending Quotes) There is a lot of rubbish written about toilet humour - people saying it is childish and pretending it is beneath them - but there is no doubting the effectiveness of a really good willy gag. (Pretending Quotes) I have driven school buses, sold egg rolls and painted houses, and I have often wondered what my life would have been like if I hadn’t gone into acting. Mind you, it’s a great life, going around pretending you’re other people and getting paid ridiculous sums of money for it. (Pretending Quotes) One way of paying tribute to my parents was ‘bearing witness’ as the Quakers do - writing down everything that was happening instead of turning my back on it and pretending that it was all great. (Pretending Quotes) The longer I spent time on ‘The Daily Show,’ standing in front of a green screen pretending to report from war zones and hot spots around the world - most often from somewhere in the Middle East - the more I began to realize that ‘The Daily Show’ was radicalizing me. (Pretending Quotes) Growing up in Nashville, especially in a music business family, means growing up with knowledge that seems like common sense until later in life when you realize people spend thousands of dollars a semester trying to learn or pretending to learn while looking for some intern job on music row. (Pretending Quotes) Standing in public in other people’s clothes, pretending to be someone else. It’s a strange way for a grown man to make a living. (Pretending Quotes) I don’t really believe in pretending to be happy when you’re not. Mostly I believe that you should burden your friends with your problems. (Pretending Quotes) I love acting. I love play-acting. I love pretending. I love telling stories so whether they be comedic or serious or whatever, it doesn’t really matter to me. I enjoy telling a good story. I have it all in me. (Pretending Quotes) I like playing heavy metal music and pretending I’m a vampire in front of the mirror (Pretending Quotes) I learned that pretending you don’t have feelings makes you feel unhappy and unfulfilled and, ultimately, is what really makes you vulnerable because you are hiding from the truth. (Pretending Quotes)

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