Patty Duke Quotes

Acting is the ability to dream on cue.

In order to be an actor you really have to be one of those types of people who are risk-takers and have what is considered an actor's arrogance, which is not to say an arrogance in your personal life. But you have to be the type of person who wants the ball with seconds left in the game.

As an actor, if you were to simplify what acting really is, it's about letting go.

With modeling, you pose. You want to look your best all the time. With acting, you have to be aware of the camera, but the more you show your imperfections, the better you're going to be.

Acting is great. You spend your whole life trying to get it right.

As an actor, I draw from myself.

For me, acting is doing.

I've never found acting that difficult.

As an actor, it's amazing to get to create different characters.

What I love to do requires portraying different characters, and you have to separate your life from the role.

I don't know what acting is, but I enjoy it.

There's no mystique to acting. It's only common sense - and a bit of courage.

My background is in acting, so I enjoy being able to show what I'm looking for. With acting, it's very immediate when you show someone what you're looking for, and the feedback is instantaneous as well.

As an actor, you have to be open to doing things where you look stupid, to be experimental.

Acting is a matter of giving away secrets.

I love playing other people's work. I love acting.

As an actor, I love a challenge.

The beauty of acting is you just get lost in it. You play the character, and you hope that it works.

As an actor I believe in doing all sorts of genres.

As an actor, my body is my tool to flesh out the roles I play.

When you are preparing for a role, you have a script to comb through and the writer's help in telling you about the character, and then you can fill in the gaps. When you are doing a cabaret show, it's very personal. You have the opportunity to share parts of yourself with an audience and figure out how you want to connect.

I had done acting at school, and it felt like something that came very naturally to me.

Acting is the most difficult job in the world.

For me, acting is an art.

Acting is always hard.