"I always tell actors when they go in for an audition: Don't be afraid to do what your instincts tell you. You may not get the part, but people will take notice."
~ Robert De Niro
"Use what you know. Don't worry about what you don't know."
~ Michael Shurtleff
"I'm curious about other people. That's the essence of my acting. I'm interested in what it would be like to be you."
~ Meryl Streep
"I had to stop going to auditions thinking, 'Oh, I hope they like me.' I had to go in thinking I was the answer to their problem."
~ George Clooney
"Acting is nothing more or less than playing. The idea is to humanize life."
~ Jeff Goldblum
"The more auditions you go on, the more you will learn not to take it personally."
~ Paula Abdul
"The best actors do not let the wheels show."
~ Henry Fonda
"If I wasn't an actor, I'd be a secret agent."
~ Thornton Wilder
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