Acting is a matter of giving away secrets.

Quote by Ellen Barkin

Topics: Actors And Acting Quotes, Secrets Quotes

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...

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...

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...

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...

People tend to remember my performances, not me.

People tend to remember my performances, not me.

Acting is a matter of giving away secrets.

Acting is a matter of giving away secrets.

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.

I've always been spontaneous and outgoing... I've tried lots of things so I've got some...

I've always been spontaneous and outgoing... I've tried lots of things so I've got some...

The image is one thing and the human being is another...It's very hard to live...

The image is one thing and the human being is another...It's very hard to live...

I saw this show under adverse circumstances-my seat was facing the stage.

I saw this show under adverse circumstances-my seat was facing the stage.

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...

Many plays-certainly mine-are like blank checks. The actors and directors put their own signatures on...

Many plays-certainly mine-are like blank checks. The actors and directors put their own signatures on...

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...

I hated singing. I wanted to be an actress. But I don't think I'd have...

I hated singing. I wanted to be an actress. But I don't think I'd have...

More than in any other performing arts the lack of respect for acting seems to...

More than in any other performing arts the lack of respect for acting seems to...

The most difficult thing in the world is to start a career known only for...

The most difficult thing in the world is to start a career known only for...

I can see clearly now... that I was wrong in not acting more decisively and...

I can see clearly now... that I was wrong in not acting more decisively and...

Being an actor is the loneliest thing in the world. You are all alone with...

Being an actor is the loneliest thing in the world. You are all alone with...

I should be getting photographs of me with my arm around these people like restaurant...

I should be getting photographs of me with my arm around these people like restaurant...

Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today.

Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today.

The secret of the man who is universally interesting is that he is universally interested.

The secret of the man who is universally interesting is that he is universally interested.