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Well, we are men. Let's start acting like it.

Acting doesn't bring anything to a text. On the contrary, it detracts from it.

So many of us have abdicated our passions for obligations, as if passion is a luxury for the young, and we must all grow up one day. We, even if reluctantly, fall into place to live a life of conformity that we describe as ‘maturity.’ We’ve made acting like an adult synonymous with living apathetic lives.

There are six stages to knowledge: Firstly: Asking questions in a good manner. Secondly: Remaining quiet and listening attentively. Thirdly: Understanding well. Fourthly: Memorising. Fifthly: Teaching. Sixthly- and it is its fruit: Acting upon the knowledge and keeping to its limits.

I am a soldier, convinced that I am acting on behalf of soldiers.

The less you associate with some people, the more your life will improve. Any time you tolerate mediocrity in others, it increases your mediocrity. An important attribute in successful people is their impatience with negative thinking and negative acting people.

Acting is about giving something away, handing yourself over to whatever role you are asked to play. I'm not hiding or escaping or seeking anonymity. I reserve the right not to have a rubber stamp on my forehead saying this is who I am. Because who I am gets in the way of people looking innocently at the parts I play.

I had a bonding problem when I went off and boxed for five years. I was over in Europe and Asia fighting because I wanted to do something different; I was tired of acting. But the thing is, when I was done doing that, I couldn't get a job.

Acting was never my first choice as a profession, but I came to terms with it when I decided I better buckle down and be the best I can be at it.

I stumbled into acting and just loved it. I deferred law school - and I'm still deferred.

I love to work. I really enjoy getting up really early and driving downtown. I just really love the process of acting and being on a series.

I think acting is something that is within you. It's a very natural thing for me. It comes from myself, really.

I like to get far away from myself when I'm acting.

No one likes to feel that he or she is being sold some-thing or told to do a thing. We much prefer to feel that we are buying of our own accord or acting on our own ideas. We like to be consulted about our wishes, our wants, our thoughts.

Insiders say Obama's pretty comfortable around actors. He should be. He has been 'acting' like he was born in Hawaii for a long time.

By thinking and acting affirmatively in this minute, you will influence the hour, the day, and in time, your entire life.

I was studying acting, going to UCLA, selling real estate on the weekends

I don't know if this is why everything has worked so well and I'm not sure I'd recommend this kind of thinking to anyone else, but I've always known I'd be successful in acting. I have certainly worked for it.

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When you make music you are acting as a philosopher. You can either do that consciously or you can do it unconsciously, but you're doing it.

Acting is my first focus, but at the core, I'm a storyteller, and however that comes out is fine with me.