Daniel Day-Lewis, as quoted in Rolling Stone (New York, February 8, 1990).
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The thing about performance, even if it’s only an illusion, is that it is a celebration of the fact that we do contain within ourselves infinite possibilities.

— Acting

What It Means

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Acting

About Acting

Acting is an activity in which a story is told by means of its enactment by an actor or actress who adopts a character—in theatre, television, film, radio, video games, or any other medium that makes use of the mimetic mode.