Quotes about Film Acting

The foundation for film acting is stage acting. Votes: 2

I've had plenty of lessons about film acting and theatre acting. Votes: 2

Absolutely, 'Rabbit Hole' gave me a nice first introduction into film acting. Votes: 2

Reviews about film acting are very... tricky, because movies are such a collaborative thing. Votes: 2

And film acting is incredibly tedious, just by its nature. It's incredibly, mind numbingly slow. Votes: 2

Every time I've crossed to a new level of film acting, the film has been a breakthrough project. Votes: 2

The difference - the fundamental difference between theater acting and film acting is that film acting is disjunctive. Votes: 2

Film acting has been a very pure experience, because you have to give the purest form of yourself as an artist. Votes: 2

Juilliard definitely emphasizes the theater. They don't train - at all really - for film acting. It's mostly process-oriented, pretty much for the stage. Votes: 2

Film acting is one of the only industries where you're criticized for working hard. In any other industry, it's considered a quality and something to behold. Votes: 2

Television and film acting is really fun because you are working with other people and you are not completely responsible for the outcome of the project. Votes: 2

I was mainly a stage actor. I found film acting mechanical, because it was so technical - there was so much technique with the lamps and the movements of the camera. Votes: 2

That's the thing about film acting and television acting. You just release yourself and do what is true for the moment, and ignore everybody and everything and all the technical razzmatazz that goes on. Votes: 2

I had a really great experience so far with film acting. And most experiences from most actors, I've heard, are not like this. But I want a career that has many disciplines and many options. Votes: 2

The only people who have doubts about the sincerity of my music are people who come to it relatively late, off the back of having seen me in a film. Acting is about being other people, and music is about being myself. Votes: 2

I don't have any plans to pursue film acting. It's not my thing anymore, if it ever was. Yes, I do still act sometimes. But when I do, it's with people I know and trust, people who respect me as a person and appreciate what I have to offer. Votes: 2

Film acting is really the trick of doing moments. You rarely do a take that lasts more than 20 seconds. You really earn your spurs acting onstage. I needed to do that for myself. I would hate to say at the end of everything that I never did a stage play. Votes: 2

You can see all sorts of things in film acting if you know where to look and what to look for. One thing I often notice is that the actor is looking for his mark, the place where he has to stand to be in the right place in the shot. Votes: 2

Here is something no real celebrity will ever tell you: film acting is not very fun. Doing the same thing over and over again until, in the director's eyes, you 'get it right' does not allow for very much creative freedom... In terms of sheer adrenaline, film has absolutely nothing on theater. Votes: 2

Film acting, if you don't play the lead, you come, and you do your scenes in a few days, and you act with a couple of colleagues. All the rest of the actors you never see, and you don't even meet many of them. And you don't know what will happen with what you've done. Maybe it will be in the film, maybe it will not. Votes: 2

Television is face acting, and film is eye acting. Votes: 0

Theater to me is acting but it's more real on film. Votes: 0

I didn't go to film school, I went to acting school. Votes: 0

As a measure of acting skills, film can be very deceptive. Votes: 0

Ive had plenty of lessons about film acting and theatre acting. Votes: 0

One good thing about acting in film is that it's good therapy. Votes: 0

I was a kid who went to film school and fell into acting. Votes: 0

I got into acting to get my foot in the door for film-making. Votes: 0

I hope to be still acting when I'm 70 on TV, film and theatre. Votes: 0

Sometimes, I feel promoting a film is a more difficult task than acting! Votes: 0

When I'm acting in a film that I'm not producing, I stay to myself. Votes: 0

I never took an acting class, so I've made all my mistakes on film. Votes: 0

If I don't do this film. I'll be acting in corsets for the next 20 years. Votes: 0

I've been acting for 25 years, living out of suitcases on theater tours or film locations. Votes: 0

My first love is acting on stage. A sitcom is a hybrid of stage and film. Votes: 0

I was just a cheap little starlet hardly acting at all in a very mediocre film. Votes: 0

I like acting, but I like filmmaking better. I went to film school. I want to make films. Votes: 0

Acting is not a competition; everything must be done for the good of the film or else everybody loses. Votes: 0

I just love acting. Being in theater or being in television or film, I'm really living out my destiny. Votes: 0

When I'm acting, I just want to be the character and not have to think of any film technicalities. Votes: 0

While making Genevieve, I learned there could be a lot more to a film than just acting in it. Votes: 0

I don't think a Hollywood actor is safe from acting in the rain: it all depends on the film. Votes: 0

At the end of the day, I want to be a teacher at a university, teaching film or acting. Votes: 0

While making Genevieve, I learned there could be a lot more to a film than just acting in it Votes: 0

I still really love acting. I find it really challenging. And I really love film; it's a lot of fun. Votes: 0

Through acting and film, I felt that my life had a sense to it. I felt I had a mission. Votes: 0

The invention of film has given our generation the dubious advantage of watching our acting heroes deteriorate before our eyes. Votes: 0

You know, honestly, acting in film is remarkably independent. You're doing your thing and someone else is doing their thing. Votes: 0

Once your acting job is over, you just hope they have a good editor and they put together a good film. Votes: 0

Whether it's acting, directing or writing, I want to be involved in the film industry for the rest of my life. Votes: 0

It's closer to just acting in a film because it was a six-month commitment. We got to fly all over the world. Votes: 0

I attend film school, my background is acting and directing. But the acting does best, I like to work on the stage. Votes: 0

A live audience with live reactions feeds a different sort of acting that will then inform your film work, and vice versa. Votes: 0

In terms of acting, we go through phases of being really inspired by film and television and actors and works that we've read. Votes: 0

I would rather do many small roles on TV, stage or film than one blockbuster that made me rich but had no acting. Votes: 0

After working with so many great actors and acting students in film school, it was a whole other thing working with Luke [Kirby]. Votes: 0

Most of all, I really wanted to become a filmmaker, and I've used every acting experience to just turn it into film school. Votes: 0

Acting in TV as opposed to films is really difficult. What a film gets two months to do, we get eight days to do. Votes: 0

My acting stopped being about disguise and became about truth which suits the camera, so my film career took off when I came out. Votes: 0

I had been taking acting classes on and off while I was modeling, so I always had a dream to be in a film. Votes: 0

With film acting, and often when the camera comes very close, you just have to think about something and the camera will pick it up. Votes: 0

For me, acting is about the art of it and it's about being on a film set and doing your thing, painting a blank canvas. Votes: 0

I always tell younger filmmakers, it's not just about the acting or the art itself. It's about how big of an audience watches your film. Votes: 0

That to me is what my idea of film acting should be. There shouldn't be any acting. You should just be watching a real person. Votes: 0

Acting gives you cosmic permission to take a trip in movies that lasts 24 hours a day, seven days a week, until the film is finished. Votes: 0

I had acting teachers, and one of the things that was encouraged was to keep it fresh, to be spontaneous. That's the magic of film often. Votes: 0

I was in film before I was on stage. I started acting when I was like 12. But, no, I think my mother indoctrinated me very early. Votes: 0

I like acting in London-not least because it means I can go home after the show every day, rather than being on location making a film. Votes: 0

I probably never would have been hired on Broadway had I not moved out to L.A. and pursued acting and film, which is sad, really. Votes: 0

Acting is what I love to do.I understand the differences between the different formats. But I enjoy whether it be film, TV or in the theater. Votes: 0

I never dreamed that shooting a film would be so hard. There was less regulation then of child actors' hours. Even the concept of acting confused me. Votes: 0

My role as Ewan McGregor's girlfriend in the film 'Incendiary' ended up on the cutting-room floor, but at least I had two brilliant days of acting with Ewan. Votes: 0

Acting's all about the confidence you exude, especially on film. I mean, nervousness isn't attractive in anyone, but a film camera will seek it out and punish you. Votes: 0

It doesn't matter how beautifully a film is photographed. The acting tells your story. It's what people relate to. If you don't believe the characters, it doesn't work. Votes: 0

I think there are certain technical things about acting that change between working in film and television. Everything definitely slows down and we have more time in film. Votes: 0

I think as long as the standard of quality, the story-telling, film-making, acting etc. etc. remains consistent, then you've got a good change of making a decent anthology. Votes: 0

I went to the High School for Performing Arts in New York for acting. I've studied it on and off for years and have done some theater and film. Votes: 0

Nothing really attracts me to the film industry, to be perfectly honest. I look at acting as an art, and that's all it is for me. It's just fun. Votes: 0

Film is something that came later into my life. I had a Jesuit education, and I consider acting and the theater as kind of a calling - a vocation. Votes: 0

My love for the theater has always been a priority. That hasn't changed. I got into acting that way. The film work that came up was really a surprise. Votes: 0

After college, I funded my short films with acting roles in film and TV. I learned my craft through the great opportunities British television gave me as a director. Votes: 0

Film acting would be about 80 percent better than it has been lately if actors did their homework, if they didn't have egos that took the size of their talent for granted. Votes: 0