Dennis Farina Quotes

There are certain things I learned when I first started learning about acting, to try and place the character physically and emotionally. And the way you place them emotionally is often with humor.

In theater, you're playing characters. You believe you're somebody else, and you're acting.

I like to play the comic relief or parts that aren't necessarily comedic but that I can find the comedy in.

When I read what 'GLOW' was about, it just felt like something where I could make as many faces as I wanted, and it would totally make sense!

I've always been drawn to storytelling, and acting is the most immersive form of storytelling you can get involved with! You're actually in the story when you're acting.

Acting is all about big hair and funny props... All the great actors knew it. Olivier knew it, Brando knew it.

'Funny People' is my favorite performance of myself to date. Even though it's a comedy and there are serious moments, I really felt like Leo felt like a real person. It didn't feel like I was playing myself. Whether it's a comedy or drama, I just try to make it as realistic as possible.

Sometimes I think of movie acting as advanced pretend.

Acting is like free therapy! Trying to make people laugh or cry can be inspiring.

Everything, I think, about acting is based on imagination.

I think the buzz of acting is playing people different to you, and for me, that means traversing all genres.

What I find most interesting about acting is transforming myself.

To be in front of an audience and pretending, and to lie, this is the principle of acting.

As much as I know people love the method and what you can draw out of yourself, a lot of acting is very imaginative.

Part of the reason of being an actor is you like playing other people's lives and exploring all the psychologies in that and the emotions.

Acting is different from stand-up. It gives you this ability to enter into another character, to create another person.

The characters I play are tough, but I love laughing and humor.

I love attempting to play real people. I like to try and have dramatic moments as well as comedic moments, and my favorite thing is when those two lines are blurred.

I feel like I'm absolutely insane, and I don't think I could probably do anything else. I just love entertaining, and I feel like pretending to be people... and having that as a job is crazy.

That's what acting is: really make-believe.

You know, I've just always been sort of goofy and kind of gone with it. I actually usually work more in drama, but I have been floating back and forth with comedy, and somehow they keep giving me jobs in comedy, so I guess there's something funny about me.

Acting is the ability to dream on cue.

A good part's a good part. You can play serious and funny moments with a well-written role.

An actor is an impersonator; he plays many different roles. If you played the same role all the time, God - that'd be a boring career. When you take on different roles and become a different person, that's called acting... It's a challenge.

When I was at Upright Citizens Brigade, I would pretend to be a sad, drunk rapper.