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Child Actor Quotes

Growing up in public, told by those who lived it.

This child actor quotes page collects reflections from performers who started young, including one who refused to let the 'child actor stigma' define their career. For more on the craft itself, Actor quotes covers a broader range of perspectives.

I think every child actor has that moment where they're like, 'OK, I'm not the same person that I was, and you guys need to see me as something different.'

Quotes by Cameron Boyce

Going from a child actor to an adult actor is not an easy thing, and I was sort of lost in a no man's land for a while, trying to figure out who I was as a person, and going...

Quotes by C. Thomas Howell

Some people manage to make that transition from child actor to adult actor seamlessly. But I felt that if I spent my whole life on a film set without taking a few years to do something else, all I would...

Quotes by Anna Popplewell

I wasn't like a Hollywood child actor - 'I'm five! I can sing, I can dance, I can act! I wanna be a star!'

Quotes by Alexander Skarsgard

Frequently Asked Questions

What do these child actor quotes talk about?
They cover what it was like to work as a child actor, including public stigma, adjusting to fewer roles while growing older, and cringing at early footage years later.
Why do people search for child actor quotes?
Fans and aspiring performers search for these quotes to understand what fame and work look like when it starts in childhood, straight from people who experienced it.
Is there a quote about the stigma of being a former child actor?
Yes, one quote says people try to paint a child actor stigma, but the speaker chose to see the experience as a great opportunity instead.
Does this page mention how work changes as a child actor gets older?
Yes. One quote describes being well established in the industry as a child, then finding less and less work upon becoming a teenager.
Is there a quote about watching old child actor footage?
Yes, one admits it's cringey to look back on pictures and scenes from adolescence spent on TV, calling it part and parcel of growing up as a child actor.

Several quotes revisit the discomfort of watching old footage or scenes from adolescence, a common thread among former child actors. Readers interested in identity and growing up more generally may also enjoy Child quotes.