acting

When I arrived at Columbia, I gave up acting and became interested in all things French. French poetry, French history, French literature.

Poetry has, in a way, been my bridge to my acting career.

Stylized acting and direction is to realistic acting and direction as poetry is to prose.

When it comes to social consequences, they've got all different people acting in different ways, very difficult to even have a proper criterion of success. So, it's a difficult task.

I consider my relationship with acting in Hollywood as sort of a mutual breakup. Through puberty, Hollywood didn't really want me anymore, and I was like, 'Yeah, I don't really want you, either.'

Perhaps I've been perceived more as a romantic comedy actor, but overall, I enjoy acting in any shape or form.

Acting is not about anything romantic, not even fantasy, although you do create fantasy.

Acting can be pretty challenging. I can't say making a romantic comedy is challenging, but to do anything well, you have to put yourself into it.

Life's like a play: it's not the length, but the excellence of the acting that matters.

We on our part will stick to our independent foreign policy of peace, acting forever as a strong defender of world peace and a persistent proponent of common development.

I want to dip my foot in some acting. And most definitely want to mentor upcoming artists and give them the wisdom that was given to me.

Acting was important, but it was not as important as getting an education, and I credit my parents with a lot of that.

I never imagined being able to make money from acting - and now I can.

The people of God want pastors, not clergy acting like bureaucrats or government officials.

I got started acting by going to auditions that my mom found in the entertainment section of our local news paper. Then, I got a manager and started going out on more auditions.

I went to elementary like any other kid, but I was just always a little different. I had that sparkle, and everyone told my mom, 'She needs to be on TV, acting.'

My mom and dad always taught acting, so instead of getting me babysitters, they would just bring me to class.

My mom didn't ever think I would take to acting because I was a very shy, very reserved kind of child. But obviously, something changed!