Quotes by Acting For me, I've never drawn a distinction between live-action acting and performance-capture acting. It is purely a technology. Andy Serkis technology acting action You don't go - oh this is a motion capture role, I'm going to employ this method of acting. We don't have anything to hide behind when we're doing this. Andy Serkis capture roles acting I think what traditional studios probably don't understand is that it's a genuine advancement in the actor's tradition. And you know, the tradition and craft of acting. And it's the latest step. You know, we, we tend to find forms of delivering stories that fit our times. Andy Serkis advancement acting stories Acting is acting, as far as I'm concerned and, you know, how you manifest it is, at the end of the day, not the point. It's how it affects the story & how it affects the audience. And if people are hungry to be told stories, using, using this form then there's a reason for that. Andy Serkis the-end-of-the-day acting people (The) process of acting is no different to conventional screen acting, in that it's providing a perfect interface between the director and the performer. So there's no sort of long way around a viral committee of animators. Andy Serkis acting perfect long It takes a habit to break a habit. You can pray every day for a generous heart, but until you start acting in that direction, nothing's going to change. Andy Stanley acting praying heart I don't approach my acting as just saying a few lines and then going off-screen. It's a craft. I really invest in trying to make it a craft. Aneurin Barnard crafts acting trying If you try to act, you're going to look like you're acting. So don't act. Ang Lee like-you acting trying Even dramatically how you position some person, the depth, the existence [in 3D] is different than a flat image even though by itself it has depth, we create the illusion of depth. For example, some of the shots I have to stay closer to the actor because it's a young actor, I like it closer for some of the shots. I watch 2D scenes next to the camera, then when I go back to my station and watch it in 3D I have to go back and reduce his acting, he has to shrink a little bit because he peeks out more. Ang Lee actors acting littles Acting is my calling, not my career. Angela Bassett careers acting calling Psychologically, you learn the values that are inherent in the dialogue, and you learn to apply it to the way you read the lines. That's acting. You're not yourself saying those lines, you're somebody else. Angela Lansbury lines acting way We, in the late '60s, '70s and '80s, are acting like we have just discovered freedom and liberation. But I'm sure that many women have worked for that for such a long time. Angeles Mastretta late acting long Acting is not pretending or lying. It's finding a side of yourself that's the character and ignoring your other sides. And there's a side of me that wonders what's wrong with being completely honest. Angelina Jolie acting character lying I prefer directing to acting. There is huge freedom that comes from being behind the camera. It brings a lot of responsibilities as well, but is intensely rewarding. Particularly the chance to help draw out the best in young actors. Angelina Jolie cameras acting responsibility Sometimes acting and politics make a very bad combination. I think that sometimes people take me less seriously in my work for the UN because I am an actor. Angelina Jolie acting people thinking What I would say to a person who is firm in their faith and wants to go into an acting career: It is such a difficult thing to do without compromising your beliefs. Angus T. Jones careers acting want I don't really know if I want to do acting as a career. I really don't know what I want to do yet. Angus T. Jones careers acting want Sometimes writers of no talent at all can write great acting scenes. Sometimes the very best writers can't write scenes that come to life. Anita Loos talent acting writing The terrible thing about acting is the stops and starts. Anjelica Huston terrible-things terrible acting One of the difficulties of being a writer must be that you create drama that you can't live out. That's one of the wonderful things about acting. Anjelica Huston acting wonderful drama «678910111213141516»