Acting Courage Quotes

The thing about Robin Givens as an actress is that she doesn't back away from anything.

I've seen other actresses refuse to be ugly. Even if the story line calls for it or the character calls for it, they just can't go there for vanity's sake, and they don't want to be perceived in an ugly way. I was like, 'Nah, I wanna go for this.'

To be an actor takes a lot of courage, but the way I did it takes less courage. I was very lucky.

Character acting is a much braver pursuit than a guy who runs around and intermittently clenches his jaw muscles.

I have a ridiculous fear of sharks but I'd jump in the water in a second for an amazing role.

Overacting is a self-indulgence, while underacting comes either through a lack of talent or a lack of courage.

Patrick Swayze was risk-taking - because he not only did a transvestite, but in Donnie Darko, he played a pedophile! Talk about a risky thing for a movie star, and he jumped right in. We even shot some of those video sequences of his character out on his ranch. I mean, he opened his heart and his ranch to us. He was just an awesome guy.

For a long time, it was like I was part of some special forces unit: I'd land, meet everyone, five minutes later I'd have to do some amazing work, then - boom! - I'm out again. You know, playing supporting parts takes courage.

In movies, you get to explore parts of yourself that in real life, people shy away from, like looking stupid or embarrassing yourself or getting too angry, anything inappropriate. As an actor, you walk into those moments.

The biggest enemy of any actor is fear.

Acting is very sacred. Anyone who stands in front of a crew with the camera recording their emotions is a brave individual.

You start acting in spite of your neuroses, not because of them.

Being an actor, I feel I need to take up challenges and do different roles without thinking about whether the audience will accept me in those roles or not.

I am a coward, basically, but one of the things about acting is that you are always putting yourself through yet another test.

Once you've been really bad in a movie, there's a certain kind of fearlessness you develop.

When I go to these auditions, I feel like I have to prove myself 10 times over... acting is a challenge.

I had to give myself permission to act, then others agreed.

Kristen Bell is rare as an actress, because she's the type of actor who jumps out of a plane without a parachute - from a totally fearless place, which is really refreshing and inspiring.

That's what acting is - it's about... having the courage to allow your audience into the private moments of your characters' lives.

I have to say I enjoy physical comedy and I've always loved to kind of take risks. I don't like worrying too much about how I look or how I come across, so that can sometimes... You know, I like to play those kinds of deluded but fun characters.

A leader must have the courage to act against an expert's advice.

I mean, I always think when you're an actor you have to be the guy running into the burning building rather than running out of it, if you want to make some noise as an actor.

Over the years, I've not had the courage to get into theatre, but after I did my first play, 'The Perfect Husband,' I couldn't wait to be on stage again.

I'm not gonna play a part that doesn't instill some kind of fear in me. If I read a part, and suddenly, I'm thinking halfway through, 'I'm not sure I could get away with this,' I think of everything I can think of to keep me from doing it, that's the one I should do.

That's what separates actors - I'll take any risk for a performance.