Being an actor is definitely not about sitting around on set and having a cigarette or something. It's about acting. The more you can audition, then ….

Producing is the hardest of the three because there is almost no closure. Every time you solve a problem, another one pops up. Directing is second, a….

We are all Gods acting like goddamned fools..

The more he identifies with the dominant images of need, the less he understands his own life and his own desires. The spectacle’s estrangement from ….

If you hang around long enough to show these people what you can do, you have a chance in this acting business..

Acting's difficult for me because I think you have to be passionately involved in what you're doing..

You give, actually, what you have in your inner world through your emotion and feeling. That's what you can give; it's not so much about "acting" in ….

I'm a big believer in that old cliché of thinking globally and acting locally..

Acting is hard work. At times, it's very energizing and enervating. It's childish. It's also responsible. It's illuminating, enriching, joyful, drab.….

Either I act or I die..

Entertainment's hard on the ego. I see why actors are so psycho now. Because there's so much 'we don't want you' going on in acting. Even big people ….

I think substitution is a huge part of acting, but I don't personalise my work that much..

Well, acting has been a dream of mine since I can remember; being in the movies and acting, having those experiences..

Ben Affleck inspired me and reignited my love for acting and filmmaking. It was a big part of getting me to a place where I felt inspired to make my ….

While some of us act without thinking, too many of us think without acting..

If you get a chance to act in a room that somebody else has paid rent for, then you're given a free chance to practice your craft..

Encounter: Doubt, Shame, Humiliation. It will finally be worth it. Acting is more about courage than anything else..

I'm 64 years old, and I've been acting now for 42 years. Only recently have I thought to myself, 'Hmmm, it may be interesting to start directing.'.

I started acting when I was 5, and it was always a part of my life. My life and acting weren't separate things; they were always one..

There's a whole catalogue of actors that never went to acting school..

When I'm onstage doing standup, no one yells "Cut!" or tells me what to do. I'm DeRay, and I use my own words. With acting, you're portraying a chara….