You know, acting is very fascinating. But being an actress is not, be… — Beatrice Wood

You know, acting is very fascinating. But being an actress is not, because you become so concentrated on yourself.

Beatrice WoodArtist · American · 1893 – 1998

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Life's like a play: it's not the length, but the excellence of the acting that matters. — Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Thinking is easy, acting is difficult, and to put one's thoughts into action is the most difficult thing in the world. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Men acquire a particular quality by constantly acting in a particular way. — Aristotle
And then, of course, most potters, they go in for earth tones and subdued things, and I like color. — Beatrice Wood
A rich poet from Harvard has no sense in his mind, except the aesthetic. — Beatrice Wood
And I think maybe all women, if they just had a chance, would be romantic and believe in love and not sex. And men believe in sex and not love. — Beatrice Wood