Acting is a matter of giving away secrets.

Quote by Ellen Barkin

Topics: Actors And Acting Quotes, Secrets Quotes

When a 12-year-old, a 13-year-old, so desperately wants a baby what she's looking for is...

When a 12-year-old, a 13-year-old, so desperately wants a baby what she's looking for is...

Acting is a matter of giving away secrets.

Acting is a matter of giving away secrets.

When I played Leonardo DiCaprio's mother, they liked that Leo had very hooded eyes and...

When I played Leonardo DiCaprio's mother, they liked that Leo had very hooded eyes and...

You've got a movie where the pro-choice family gives their daughter no choice. The pro-life...

You've got a movie where the pro-choice family gives their daughter no choice. The pro-life...

I guess if you're lucky enough not to have to pay your rent, then you...

I guess if you're lucky enough not to have to pay your rent, then you...

People tend to remember my performances, not me.

People tend to remember my performances, not me.

My husband thinks he's compromising if we have one cook instead of three.

My husband thinks he's compromising if we have one cook instead of three.

Any actress who appears in public without being well-groomed is digging her own grave.

Any actress who appears in public without being well-groomed is digging her own grave.

Don't think for a moment that I'm really like any of the characters I've played....

Don't think for a moment that I'm really like any of the characters I've played....

Sometimes I think all my pictures are just pictures of me. My concern is... the...

Sometimes I think all my pictures are just pictures of me. My concern is... the...

I probably hold the distinction of being one movie star who, by all laws of...

I probably hold the distinction of being one movie star who, by all laws of...

Actors search for rejection. If they don't get it they reject themselves.

Actors search for rejection. If they don't get it they reject themselves.

Life's like a play; it's not the length but the excellence of the acting that...

Life's like a play; it's not the length but the excellence of the acting that...

A truly good book teaches me better than to read it. I must soon lay...

A truly good book teaches me better than to read it. I must soon lay...

The traveller's-eye view of men and women is not satisfying. A man might spend his...

The traveller's-eye view of men and women is not satisfying. A man might spend his...

We became spear carriers in a great televised opera. We were props in a show....

We became spear carriers in a great televised opera. We were props in a show....

Life's like a play; it's not the length but the excellence of the acting that...

Life's like a play; it's not the length but the excellence of the acting that...

The leader shows that style is no substitute for substance, that creating an impression is...

The leader shows that style is no substitute for substance, that creating an impression is...

Acting provides the fulfillment of never being fulfilled. You're never as good as you'd like...

Acting provides the fulfillment of never being fulfilled. You're never as good as you'd like...

Actors who have tried to play Churchill and MacArthur have failed abysmally because each of...

Actors who have tried to play Churchill and MacArthur have failed abysmally because each of...

If you reveal your secrets to the wind you should not blame the wind for...

If you reveal your secrets to the wind you should not blame the wind for...