Once the director calls for action, we act; we stop when he says 'Cut.' It is sort of like meditation - unknowingly, you are moving out of yourself, becoming someone else. That is why I consider acting a form of meditation.
It is upon the length and breadth and span of a body sustained in muscular action that dance invokes its image.
Affirmative action works but we're going to need to muster all our political resources if we are to keep it in place.
One wonders how far spiritual and political leaders can genuinely lead us without some degree of mystical seeing and action.
The motivation to do anything - like change your entire life around - doesn't just come from some magical, mystical place within you. Action is both the effect of motivation and the cause of it.
The superhero genre speaks to a vast swath of humanity these days, and studios are in the business of constantly renewing their money-printing licenses. I sense we're nearing a saturation point with some of these icons, where it becomes more about the action figures and Happy Meals than it does the mythological heartbeat of the core ideas.
Developing countries can make great strides towards more progressive and effective taxation and spending through action within their own borders. But the damage caused by exemptions, loopholes, and tax havens requires action beyond national borders - it requires international action and cooperation.
The time for action is now. It's never too late to do something.
The end of man is action, and not thought, though it be of the noblest.
There is a need for a movement of non-violent direct action.
Screaming, it's not me. I tried it before! Action is more my thing. Not talking. It's hard for me to have word fights, fighting with words. I'd rather just listen.
Churchgoers in America are notorious for jumping into movements, even ideas that are hard to listen to. But when they actually have to change their lifestyle and do something about it, it rarely translates into action.
The occult sciences were simply ancient technologies for making the occult or unseen manifest in the world - whether that was the influence of the stars and planets, the mysterious meanings of lines inscribed in your palm, or forms of action at a distance like magic and spells.
Tragically, no industry has done more to block crucial action to address climate change than the oil industry.
I'm doing something called 'Olivia Twisted,' that will start next year. There may be something in between, but right now, that's the one that I'm slated to do next year. That's a very ultra-modern version of 'Oliver Twist,' and it's female-driven. It's an action film, and it's kind of dark and gritty.
As soon as one nation claims the right to take preventive action, other countries will naturally do the same. If we go down that road, where are we going?
One of the big draws of the show is here's a guy who is ordinary in a lot of ways but, due to his profession, he's placed in extraordinary situations that he has to make right with action and with thought. That's what is appealing about Jack - he takes charge.
When I was four or five, I would organise my cars and my action figures. I needed some kind of structure, I think.
An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory.
The starship thing is really political action and reaction, the natural outgrowth of Volunteers.
