A Quote by Alexander Payne

Acting is a lot easier than people think it is.

Alexander Payne

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Acting Easier Lot People Than Think

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Alexander Payne
American - Director
Born: February 10, 1961

I've done a lot of casual work, and acting is a lot easier than laying carpets.

James Garner

A lot of people think that comedic acting is a lot harder than dramatic acting, but for me it just feels natural. It's extremely calculated, you have to be aware of every beat, but I love it. I hope to have a long lasting career in comedy.

Jillian Rose Reed

Acting is about covering up traces of who you are and just being the character. I think it's easier to accept people in roles if you don't know a lot about them.

Peter MacNicol

It's a lot easier to think of an app and write it than it is to convince people to want it.

Steve Wozniak

It's different being a director. I suppose, especially if it's a story you've written and you feel compelled to tell, in some ways it's a lot easier than acting because you're orchestrating the piece. As an actor, sometimes you're trying to second-guess what people want.

Paddy Considine

When the scene is over, a lot of people cut. The actors are acting. And they just stop acting. But I think that leaving people in that moment and seeing where else it can go and pushing them to take it further, a lot of special things can happen.

Clea Duvall

There's so much to learn about acting and performance in general... I mean, acting is a very complex art, and there are a lot more theories and methods and techniques to it than I think anybody would think.

Haley Joel Osment

And I think that being able to make people laugh and write a book that's funny makes the information go down a lot easier and it makes it a lot more fun to read, easier to understand, and often stronger. So there's all kinds of advantages to it.

Al Franken

I think comedy is a good way to help people change their minds. I think that if you're laughing and getting a message across, it's a lot easier than when somebody is screaming in your face.

Maz Jobrani

Its different being a director. I suppose, especially if its a story youve written and you feel compelled to tell, in some ways its a lot easier than acting because youre orchestrating the piece. As an actor, sometimes youre trying to second-guess what people want.

Paddy Considine

I did a modeling gig once, but I am not a model. I want to be a model because it's a lot easier than acting.

Alex Pettyfer

I did a modeling gig for Burberry once, and it was a great experience, but no I am not a model. I want to be a model because it's a lot easier than acting.

Alex Pettyfer

A lot of people say actions are stronger than words, and I think, in acting, this is a very accurate thing.

Ross Lynch

I think the Internet just makes it a lot easier to consume content and I think people are giving more respect to the people that are on it, which I think is really important.

David Dobrik

I love acting. It's what I've done all my life, and to me, it's a lot easier than doing reality television because you get into a character, you remember your lines, and you go home and leave it all behind at the end of the day.