You get money out of acting. You get gray hair out of directing. Actually, I get more of a rush from directing.
There's nothing more boring than unintelligent actors, because all they have to talk about is themselves and acting. There have to be other things.
I learned much more about acting from philosophy courses, psychology courses, history and anthropology than I ever learned in acting class.
I learned never to listen to acting teachers because they don't know what the hell they're talking about.
I ran spotlight. Swept up. Did box office. Ran the lighting board. But acting was the most fun.
Acting touches nerves you have absolutely no control over.
What's interesting about the process of acting is how often you don't know what you're doing.
Acting is merely the art of keeping a large group of people from coughing.
Acting is the ability to dream on cue.
I would rather do many small roles on TV, stage or film than one blockbuster that made me rich but had no acting.
I have been taking classes and I'm familiar with stage, but I'm not as familiar with acting on camera.
I had been singing all my life, but I started acting in high school.
Success is not assured, but America is resolute: this is the best chance for peace we are likely to see for some years to come - and we are acting to help Israelis and Palestinians seize this chance.
If you want to be an actor, you have to do it because you love acting, not because you want to be a celebrity.
I like to say that I didn't choose acting - acting chose me.