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Acting Career Quotes

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These acting career quotes reflect on pivotal films, unplanned pivots from stand-up, and the luck performers credit for their success. Discover more at Acting quotes.

If it wasn't for 'Kill Bill' I probably would have been back in New Zealand three months after I left, and if it wasn't for 'Death Proof' I don't think I would be pursuing an acting career right now.

Quotes by Zoe Bell

Why would anyone want to be famous, certainly not me. My only goal in an acting career is to be able to work full time as an actor, filmmaker. When I get to that level, which I will, in this...

Quotes by Tim Holmes

I want to establish a wide range and play all kinds of parts. It's that sort of acting career I really respect. I like to turn a sharp left from whatever I've done before because that keeps me awake. That's...

Quotes by Tim Curry

I want to work in a bank, definitely. Hopefully, my acting career will go well. But if it doesn't, I go to a bank. If it does, then even at the age of 40, I will still go to a...

Quotes by Tena Desae

Acting Quotes

If I had come out during my acting career in the 1950s, I would not have had a career.

Quotes by Tab Hunter

My acting career wasn't going where I wanted it to. I wasn't getting good parts. I got so bored with myself that I started writing.

Quotes by Susan Strasberg

I always had a real love of children's presenting, and I was lucky enough to do that and have an acting career alongside it.

Quotes by Sophie Aldred

My acting career helped pull me through the rough times.

Quotes by Shirley Knight

Working with Adrien Brody was like going to Julliard, but instead of four years, I went for four weeks. He was like the Albert Einstein of professors, it was just the best experience of my life. Adrien was the most...

Quotes by Sami Gayle

Age Quotes

A lot of producers cookie cut movies one after another, but I'll be a little more careful, and have the opportunity to be, because I have the acting career to subsidize the producing.

Quotes by Ryan Phillippe

I have a long way to go as far as my acting career is concerned. Lots of milestones are to be achieved and dreams to be fulfilled. I would someday want to do playback singing, too, as I am a...

Quotes by Roop Durgapal

Without my success in basketball, I'm nothing. My family, my daughter, my teammates, my foundation, my acting career - they all depend on that success.

Quotes by Ray Allen

My acting career began when I walked into a drama school class run by Anna Scher in Islington. Anna discovered a lot of people: Linda Robson, Pauline Quirke, Gary and Martin Kemp, and Dexter Fletcher were among my contemporaries.

Quotes by Phil Daniels

I found at a certain point in my acting career that I was just bored. I had too much energy. I had too many ideas.

Quotes by Peter Berg

Career Quotes

I mean, my music career and my acting career - if I want to do them to the extent that I eventually do want to get to, it's going to be a bit of a balancing act. But I'm hoping...

Quotes by Paloma Faith

When I moved to L.A., I had no intention of really pursuing acting. I wanted to focus on stand-up. It's crazy to me that my acting career took off much faster than my stand-up career.

Quotes by Nico Santos

I think I have been very lucky as far as my acting career goes.

Quotes by Natasha Henstridge

I said, going into acting, 'I'm never moving to L.A.,' because it scared me. But there was no way you could build an acting career in Orange County.

Quotes by Michelle Pfeiffer

That pesky acting career has always gotten in the way of me doing something with music.

Quotes by Michael Chiklis

Children Quotes

I thought my acting career was going to just last forever - and I didn't plan on it ending at 41, 42 years of age.

Quotes by Lorenzo Lamas

Frequently Asked Questions

What do acting career quotes usually describe?
Turning points and unexpected paths into film, like one actor crediting specific movie roles with keeping them in the industry rather than leaving it behind.
Did every actor plan on pursuing acting from the start?
No, one speaker originally intended to build a career doing live comedy after moving to Los Angeles, only to find their acting career take off faster instead.
Do acting career quotes mention luck?
Yes, one speaker credits luck as a major factor in how their acting career has unfolded so far.
What do some performers say their real goal is?
One notes their only goal is steady, full-time work as an actor and filmmaker, not fame for its own sake.
Where can I read more general acting reflections?
Browse Acting quotes for a wider collection on the craft itself.

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