“You can try your passion for a while and see if it works and if it doesn't, at least you tried. I think that's why I quit my job and went back to acting. I said this is what I'm going to dedicate my life to doing because I didn't want to look up and say, "Man I wish I would have been an actor. I wish I would have tried."” IfsThinkingMenWantTryingLooksHas BeensSaidJobsPassionActorsWishActingQuittingLook UpI Quit Author:Jay Ellis
“I'm still learning to be the best actor I can be, and I have a long way to go to get to the level I would like to be at. My focus is still 100% acting acting acting. Once I hit a point where I feel very comfortable as an actor - because you can never stop learning, I don't care how comfortable you get, you can never stop learning - but once I hit a point where I can get that comfort level of taking on the task of directing and having the confidence in myself to have people's respect when I give them direction, that's definitely something I want to do someday.” PeopleWayWantGivingFeelsLongStillsI CanCareActorsLevelsActingFocusComfortComfortableTasksDon't CareI Don't CareBeing The BestSomedayLong WayLong Way To GoNever Stop Learning Author:Sean Faris
“Sometimes I think it's so good not to win those things. And, anyway, who wants to peak when they're 28?” ThinkingWantSometimesWinningActing Author:Cate Blanchett
“It's a fine line of doing what's good for your life and what your parents want you to do, but also following your dreams. With my parents, when I was younger, I always had to do two things. If I was acting, I always had to do a sport or something on the arts side of things, along with that. That way, if one fell apart, I always had something else to fall back on.” IfsWayWantArtTwoDreamFallSportsParentSidesLinesActingFineFollowingYour DreamsTwo ThingsFollow Your DreamsFall BackFine Lines Author:Kaley Cuoco
“I'm disappointed in acting as a craft. I want everything to go back to Orson Welles and fake noses and changing your voice. It's become so much about personality.” PeopleWantVoiceActingPersonalityCraftsNosesFakeDisappointedFake People Author:Spencer Tracy
“I've got a feeling I'm leaving stardom behind, you know. I'm gradually becoming more of a filmmaker, acquiring a different kind of dignity from that which you achieve in acting. After all, I'm no matinee idol, and I'm getting older. I don't think I can be doing my kind of thing in the seventies; I want to be on more of the creative side of business.” ThinkingKnowsWantKindI CanDifferentFeelingsSidesActingBehindsCreativeAchieveBecomingDignityLeavingFilmmakerRacingIdolsDifferent KindsSeventiesGetting OldGetting OlderBehind YouBecoming MoreStardom Author:Steve McQueen
“A lot of the time I hate acting. It has a lot to do with the way I was brought up in a world where showing your emotions is frowned upon. It's just not manly. I don't do anything in life because I love doing it. It's because I want to be good at it.” WorldWayWantHateActingEmotionI HateBe GoodManlyAnything In Life Author:Matthew Fox
“The weird job of acting is that it is so simple. You just see the person in the situation. It is whatever you have to do to get there. Some people want to stay up all night or cut their toe off. For me it is a bunch of reading, and hanging out with real people, I do that. You never know what you are going to get. It might be the shoes people wear.” PeopleKnowsWantPersonsRealMightJobsNightReadingSimpleActingSituationCuttingShoesBunchHanging OutToesAll NightUp All Night Author:Jason Isaacs
“If you want to be an actor and you love acting, you can do it whether you're doing something else or not. You can be connected with community theater or make your own little movies. But, if you want to be a movie star, you've got a tough road ahead of you.” IfsWantLittlesActorsStarsCan DoCommunityActingToughTheaterConnectedYou Can Do ItMovie Star Author:Alan Arkin
“I'm really loving acting. I want this as a career. I'll still write music and collaborate with people, but I'm focused on the acting path.” PeopleWantWritingStillsActingCareersPathFocused Author:Julianne Hough
“Actors can be very precious about their work and their scenes, but I think good actors have a strong understanding of narrative and are very often not as precious about that stuff. They just can't be because they understand what makes for a better film, and that it's the job of the actor to work toward that, and then if you want you can go to acting class or workshops. But making movies is not workshops.” IfsThinkingWantJobsFilmActorsStrongStuffUnderstandingActingClassSceneNarrativeWorkshopsGood ActorsActing Classes Author:Kristen Stewart
“Most films and directors lose their nerve and want to indicate [emotions] a bit more, to show that their story is clear. I'm not saying that's a good thing; as an actor its anathema to good acting, but to have someone with the confidence to say that should I be utterly natural and minimalist is great.” WantShouldStoriesShowsFilmActorsBitsLosesNaturalActingEmotionClearDirectorsGood ThingsNervesShould IMinimalistAnathemaGood Acting Author:Matt Damon
“In acting you do a lot of research. Audience watch Jet Li because of the fight. They watch other actors because they are funny. If they want funny, they don't want to see Jet Li, they watch the other guy. That's the reality I face, until the one day I can prove I can make film without action that is a fun movie. Then everybody will say Jet Li, hmmm.” IfsWantI CanRealityActionFilmFacesGuyFightingActorsFunActingWatchesAudienceOne DayProveResearchJetOther GuysHmmmFun Movie Author:Jet Li
“You know, at this point, my focus still is acting, but I think at some point in time, I definitely want to do some directing, I'm just not sure when. But it's not on my plate big-time right now, just because I'm busy, and I'm having such a great time.” ThinkingKnowsWantStillsBigsActingFocusRight NowBusyNot SurePlatesGreat Times Author:Jackie Earle Haley
“I'm wearing three hats; I'm acting, producing, and directing. I was very involved in developing the script, too. But to me, that is very liberating. To me, the lower the budget, the more I want to be involved. I want to be more in control of my own destiny when there isn't much money involved, because you don't have the experts who can control your destiny.” WantThreeMy OwnActingDestinyInvolvedScriptsDevelopingBudgetsExpertsHatsOur DestinyLiberatingYour DestinyControl Your Destiny Author:Bruce Campbell
“I've been really lucky with acting, in that I can do things I believe in and feel good about, and feel good about myself. If for some reason one day that ends, I won't do it anymore. If I feel like I have to compromise myself to continue to be in this industry, I don't want to do that.” IfsWantFeelsBelieveI CanEndsReasonI BelieveCan DoActingIndustryOne DayLuckyI Believe InFeel GoodCompromise Author:Rashida Jones
“You really want to have a back-up plan, so when you don't feel like acting, or you're getting older and settling down, you can produce your own stuff. So that's when I set about forming my own company and getting creative control.” WantFeelsStuffMy OwnActingCompanyCreativePlansProduceSettlingGetting OldGetting OlderSettling Down Author:Denis Leary
“I'm going to continue to try to strike a balance, because I really, really do love doing stand-up, and I don't see why it should affect the acting. And again, I'm not going, "I've got to become a dramatic actor now." I just want more interesting jobs. I just want to keep doing stuff that's different.” WantShouldTryingDifferentJobsActorsStuffInterestingActingBalanceStrikesDramatic Author:Patton Oswalt
“I meet a lot of young people that want to go into acting because they think of what it will do for them. If that's the case, it can be a very, very painful profession. But if the kids want to do acting because they love it, and they want to give to it, then they can have a great life. It's really about as simple as how you look at it.” PeopleIfsThinkingWantGivingLooksKidsYoungSimpleActingCasesPainfulProfession Author:Ethan Hawke
“I want to be acting until the day I die. I want to be in movies and working with people who push me to be a better actor. That's what I look forward to, and that's what's important to me.” PeopleWantLooksImportantDiesActorsActingWhat's Important Author:Kellan Lutz
“Most actors don't know what they're going to do next, so you get into this thing where you have to force yourself to have another life outside of acting. And then, as soon as you start something in this sort of normal life that you're trying to live, you get a job. So you have this constant struggle because you want to be able to commit to things and to finish things in your life, but then you also want to be able to act.” KnowsWantTryingAbleJobsNextActorsForceActingStruggleNormalConstantCommitNormal LifeAnother LifeConstant Struggle Author:Winona Ryder
“People say, "Why is it that you love to act?" And you want to say, "Well, most of acting is sitting in your trailer, either bored or worried about the scene coming up." A lot of it is about things you don't really like, so it's a wonder why acting is such a huge draw, why everyone loves it so much.” PeopleWantWellsActingWonderHugeSceneDrawsSittingWorriedBoredOne LoveTrailers Author:Anjelica Huston
“It can be a miserable profession, acting, because you always want what you can’t have.” WantActingProfessionMiserable Author:Eddie Redmayne
“I think in this business [acting] there's the option to do a lot of things and say, "I don't care. I'm just going to do what I want," but what I do affects a lot of people.” PeopleThinkingWantCareActingDon't CareI Don't Care Author:Kelli O'Hara
“I keep my kids out of the whole business entirely. Allegra and Lucas are five and six and I'm not interested in them doing any acting at all. I don't want my kids in show business. I keep them as far away from my work as possible.” WantWholeShowsKidsActingFiveSixFar AwayNot InterestedShow Business Author:John Leguizamo
“Acting is so much fun. It is a different ball game and I want to concentrate on that at the moment. I'm really passionate about what I do. I love entertainment and telling stories to people and I am very lucky that I am doing what I want to do.” PeopleWantDifferentMomentsStoriesGamesFunActingLuckyBallsPassionateEntertainmentTelling StoriesBall Games Author:Britney Spears
“People who are artists, they want their music, their art, their acting craft to get out. And once it's appreciated, that seems to be, unfortunately, enough. But you got to take care of your business, surround yourself with good counsel, and that didn't happen.” PeopleWantArtEnoughSeemsHappensCareArtistActingTake CareCraftsSurroundAppreciatedSurround Yourself Author:Michael Wright
“I wanted to deconstruct the puppet show. I wanted to turn it inside out and do stuff that you're not supposed to do. I didn't want it to be gentle like most puppet shows tend to be, since they come from childhood where you're gently trying to tell a story. I wanted to blast all that out of the water. I think there's plenty of room of any kind of attitude toward puppets. I call puppeteering acting while hiding.” ThinkingWantTryingKindStoriesShowsWantedTurnsStuffWaterRoomsActingAttitudeChildhoodPlentyGentleHidingBlastPuppetsPuppet Shows Author:Wayne White