A Quote by Reid Scott

Acting is reacting. You can't react if you're not paying attention, if you're not listening.

Reid Scott

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Reid Scott
American - Actor
Born: November 19, 1977

Listening is not merely hearing, it is receiving the message that is being sent to you. Listening is reacting. Listening is being affected by what you hear. Listening is letting it land before you react. Listening is letting your reaction make a difference. Listening is active.

Michael Shurtleff

Acting is about listening and reacting. John Wayne was right: Acting is just reacting. You don't have to do much - as long as you stay out of the way of others. That's why it works.

Anthony Hopkins

Acting is reacting. That's when acting is great - when you say something, somebody said something, they make a face, they pose, they use something physical, then you react to that, then they react to you.

Carlos Mencia

Acting is nothing but reacting, so if your co-stars react in a particular way, it does affect your acting as well.

Paresh Rawal

Good acting is about reacting, not tryingto express something, but reacting to a situation as the character.I don't like acting acting.

Jim Jarmusch

Acting is reacting, and it's always easier to react when someone is doing a good job.

Martin Freeman

I think chemistry is about not acting, but reacting, and not talking, but listening.

Amy Poehler

I try to impress upon my students the importance of looking, listening... paying attention, in other words. You must pay attention.

Nikki Giovanni

Paying attention to what we allow ourselves to pay attention to is a tricky thing. It's like being in two places at once but completely worth the discipline. We can react mindlessly or respond mindfully. It's up to us.

Tara Stiles

People aren't really paying attention when they're listening to your record, so unless you're shouting exactly what you want them to hear, they don't pay attention.

Geoff Rickly

When you see bad acting, that's usually what it is - they're not listening to the other characters. It's always hard with first-time actors to get them in that moment where they are really listening to the other characters and reacting to the other characters.

Sean Baker

Game management is accomplished by staying constantly alert and then reading and reacting to potential problem situations before they materialize. It all boils down to paying attention to details.

Jim Evans

The difference between hearing and listening is paying attention

Ruth Messinger

Rain amplifies your mistakes, and water on the track can make your car handle unpredictably. When something unpredictable happens you have to react to it; if you’re reacting at speed, you’re reacting too late. And so you should be afraid.

Garth Stein

A lot of what acting is is paying attention.

Robert Redford

A lot of what acting is paying attention.

Nancy Reagan

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