Acting

Acting

Acting is the work of an actor or actress, which is a person in theatre, television, film, or any other storytelling medium who tells the story by portraying a character and, usually, speaking or singing the written text or play.

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Famous quotes containing the word acting:

    “If we ever do end up acting just like rats or Pavlov’s dogs, it will be largely because behaviorism has conditioned us to do so.”
    —Richard Dean Rosen (b. 1949)

    “I would rather miss the mark acting well than win the day acting basely.”
    —Sophocles (497–406/5 B.C.)

    “Acting is the expression of a neurotic impulse. It’s a bum’s life.... The principal benefit acting has afforded me is the money to pay for my psychoanalysis.”
    —Marlon Brando (b. 1924)