An ounce of behavior is worth a pound of words.

Acting is behaving truthfully under imaginary circumstances.

Acting is the ability to live truthfully under the given imaginary circumstances

Act before you think - your instincts are more honest than your thoughts.

The text is your greatest enemy.

That's very different, picking up the impulse instead of picking up the cue.

Being an actor is a religious calling because you've been given the ability, the gift to inspire humanity. Think about that on the way to your soap opera audition.