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I am
acquainted with no immaterial sensuality so delightful as
good acting.
-- Lord Byron
1788-1824, British Poet
First of all,
I choose the great [roles], and if none of these come, I
choose the mediocre ones, and if they don't come, I choose
the ones that pay the rent.
-- Michael Caine
1933-, British-born American
Actor, Acting teacher
Such is an
actor's life. We must ride the waves of every film, barfing
occasionally, yet maintain our dignity, even as the bulk of
our Herculean efforts are keel-hauled before our very eyes.
[On filming MacHale's Navy]
-- Bruce Campbell
The popularity
of that baby-faced boy, who possessed not even the elements
of a good actor, was a hallucination in the public mind, and
a disgrace to our theatrical history.
-- Thomas Campbell
1777-1844, Scottish Poet
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Until Ace
Ventura, no actor had considered talking through his ass.
-- Jim Carrey
1962-, Canadian-born American
Comedian, Actor
The most
difficult character in comedy is that of the fool, and he
must be no simpleton that plays that part.
-- Miguel De Cervantes
1547-1616, Spanish Novelist,
Dramatist, Poet
The basic
essential of a great actor is that he loves himself in
acting.
-- Charlie Chaplin
1889-1977, British Comic
Actor, Filmmaker
Actors search
for rejection. If they don't get it they reject themselves.
-- Chevy Chase
1943-, American Actor
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