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I'm not like, 'I act.' I'm like, 'I'm kinda floating. I kinda did this movie; it was kinda like going to camp, and I don't really know what any of this means!'

— Sasha Lane

Sentiment: NEGATIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

In the moment of acting you don't feel like anything, you feel like the person, as much as you can.

— Jason Isaacs

I don't like acting things; I like feeling things.

— Dougray Scott

Don't think for a moment that I'm really like any of the characters I've played. I'm not. That's why it's called 'acting'.

— Leonardo DiCaprio

You're in a movie because you're appealing and because you represent the aspiration, the fantasy, the ideal.

— Rachel Ward

Don't get a movie confused with real life. I'm a well-rounded human being like everyone else.

— Ice Cube

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.

— Jess Weixler

That's one of the great things about acting - you get to pretend you're somebody else, which is great if you get bored with yourself.

— Michael Shannon

How do I act so well? What I do is I pretend to be the person I'm portraying in the film or play.

— Ian Mckellen

✗Opposing Perspectives

I remember thinking, 'I can't act.' Pretending to be someone else is a terrifying thought. The thing was that, along with other people, I could create a whole world. I felt absolutely right directing.

— Garry Hynes

Like, that was weird in 'Hamlet 2,' because I played myself there, fully myself, but then I realized, 'Oh, I'm not playing myself. I'm some weird version of myself.' So as an actress, you're always playing something, I don't even know who I am, how could I become me? I don't know what that is.

— Elisabeth Shue