Gore Vidal Quotes

I love to act, I've always wanted to be an actor. I think that acting and fiction go nicely together - being able to visualize language as something you perform, not just something that's there on the page.

For me, honestly, I'm an actor. There's one thing I know how to do - act. And that's all I know how to do. Through our work, [actors] can trigger awareness.

Acting is one of these things that I can't really describe - it's just like, why do you love your mum and dad? You know, you just do.

I hope I never have to stop acting. I love it. But, I think the coolest thing about acting is working with these amazing people all the time, and writing represented a new way to meet those people and to tell stories, at the same time, which I've always wanted to do, and to tell jokes. I love comedy, so writing was a way of getting these jokes that I had down on the page.

Acting is where my heart is. I love acting.

I love acting. And if there's a niche that needs filling, I'm happy to get in there and try to fill it.

Acting and theatrics are my forte.

I am more comfortable doing a drama.

Acting is not just something I love but a part of who I am.

For me, acting is not an all-consuming thing, except for the moment when I am actually doing it.

I'm definitely not a dancer. I can move well, but it's more about the acting and the singing for me. Acting and singing are completely different, so I can't say which one I love better because I love them both. I love acting because I get to play different characters. But I also love my music because I get to portray me.

Look, I'm an actor, I don't profess to understand much of anything

My passion is acting, and has always been. It's what brought me to this point of being able to diversify and do other things, and I hope it's something I'll continue to have a passion for.

I don't dabble, I'm good at acting.

I love novels, but I'm not a novelist. I'm just a dramatist, which means I write lines for actors. That's all I have ever wanted to do.

You know, I love plays. I love the smell of a theater. The old rooms and the carpet and all that stuff. I love to tell stories. Even before I was doing music, I saw myself as a director.

I started acting when I was in high school, started writing when I got to New York in 1975.

I just love actors, and I've always loved actors. I empathize with their job. Everyone thinks it's easy, and it ain't. To be that vulnerable and brave on camera is tough.

If there is a streak of ham anywhere in an actor, Shakespeare will bring it out.

I do some acting. And there's a difference between "I do some acting" and "I'm an actor."

The joy of writing drama is putting yourself into different people's heads.

I love acting. I love what I do. I am absolutely filled every day with gratitude that I get to do it.

I really, specifically, love acting, and I think it's a really cool thing to be really indulgent and follow that.

I came to my mom and told her I wanted to do this[acting].

Acting is so much fun. It is a different ball game and I want to concentrate on that at the moment. I'm really passionate about what I do. I love entertainment and telling stories to people and I am very lucky that I am doing what I want to do.