The key to acting has much more to do with listening than with talking.
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Listening and hearing are two different things, and acting is comprehending what the person is saying, thinking how it makes you feel and responding. That's the key to really honest, truthful, compelling performance.
The big secret in acting is listening to people.
Acting is doing. It's not speaking; it's behavior. It's something happening, even if you're only listening.
It's sort of the most important thing for acting, is to listen to the person you're dealing with.
Quite often in acting, you have to play a certain part; you cannot speak as much as you want to speak.
Listening is harder than just acting. Listening is the hardest part.
Sometimes people just need to feel heard, and being an actor has taught me to really listen.
Acting lessons teach you to really listen to what the other person is saying because in acting it's all about responding to the lines.
A lot of times when you're acting, you're no longer talking and listening; you're going at it for your own self.
Acting is the most communicative thing I can imagine doing.
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