Example sentences of "acting be " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , where facilities are available for use over short periods of time , the rudiments of camera acting are taught in a structured way . |
| 2 | Swimming , painting , climbing , dancing , singing and acting are just some of the activities even young children are trying out . |
| 3 | ‘ I still think the great moments in acting are when a theatre audience lets out a big laugh at just the point when you want them to laugh — or when you can hear a pin drop because you 've got them totally captivated in the drama . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ The rumours that Madhuri will shortly settle down as a housewife and give up acting are pure lies , ’ said Sanjay . |
| 5 | If this sounds like a trite tear-jerker , the writing and acting are of a highly intelligent quality and Joan Knight 's production never becomes mawkish . |
| 6 | Acting is very much a physical business . |
| 7 | I have always considered drama training to be based on simple precepts , for acting is not a complicated art . |
| 8 | Above all acting is not an intellectual occupation , though a good mind is needed to respond imaginatively and practically to the work of authors and directors . |
| 9 | Isolation is one of the biggest problems for the unemployed actor , for acting is something which needs communication with others . |
| 10 | Acting is not a profession where you can simply stroll on — although I know a lot of fine actors have done that . |
| 11 | Acting is n't going to help it — footling waste of effort . |
| 12 | Thirty years of acting is a long apprenticeship . |
| 13 | Thirty years of acting is a long apprenticeship ’ |
| 14 | ‘ Acting is a collaborative medium , which is wonderful and renewing because every time you get another job you meet a new team of people . |
| 15 | I have written elsewhere ( Bolton , 1982 ) that the basic skill of acting is : ‘ an ability to engage with something outside oneself using an ‘ as if ’ mental set to activate , sustain or intensify that engagement' and I go on to say , ‘ I am using the word ‘ engagement ’ as a central feature because it implies a relationship at an affective level between a person and the world outside him' ( p. 135 ) . |
| 16 | I suddenly heard my father 's voice telling me that all acting is mere imitation . |
| 17 | ‘ Acting is an empty and useless profession , ’ he said . |
| 18 | But the crucial point about pretence or acting is that these are activities for which there are criteria too . |
| 19 | For me , the whole point of acting is using different aspects of yourself , and getting as far away from yourself as you can . |
| 20 | Talking about acting is like boasting about pictures you 're going to paint . |
| 21 | Acting is a very complex job with a deceptive amount to learn . |
| 22 | ‘ Acting is in my blood and always has been , ’ said Akram . |
| 23 | Acting is n't a career choice for me . |
| 24 | ‘ With adults the process of acting is about the losing of inhibitions . |
| 25 | Children do n't have as many inhibitions and for them acting is an innate ability . |
| 26 | Mr Poynor noted that a ‘ naturalistic/realistic ’ style of acting is required for this play and that it is interesting for actors to ‘ play against character . ’ |
| 27 | I mean acting is n't a cure for cancer or anything , but it is something I can potentially be very good at so I try and do my best , but my narrow-minded qualities do tend to come through on film sometimes . |
| 28 | ’ The thing that bothers me about English training is that although acting is as demanding as ballet or opera , dancers and singers work out every day . |
| 29 | I mean , acting 's so unpredictable . ’ |
| 30 | Acting 's all about doing the actions . |