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Acting is doing. It's not speaking; it's behavior. It's something happening, even if you're only listening.

People say: 'Oh, it's only acting,' but it's not ever just acting. At least not with me.

Sometimes, when you're acting, you are so in the moment that you don't even remember what just happened.

Acting has always been very comfortable for me, so it allows me to pay attention to other parts of the process literally while I'm acting.

Acting is such a personal thing, which is weird because at the same time it's not. It's for the consumption of other people. But in terms of creative outlets and expressing yourself, it's just the most extreme version of that that I've ever found. It's like running, it's exertion.

The key to acting has much more to do with listening than with talking.

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

When I'm acting, I'm in a different place, singing is the last thing on my mind, and when I'm on stage, there's no acting at all involved, not even presentation, it's just who I am.

You bring out a lot of your own thoughts and attitudes when acting. I think a great deal of it has to do with the inner you.

Acting is a work in progress for me. I just try to keep my mouth shut and my eyes and ears open, especially with the people I've worked with.