“A lot of the time with child actors, you get the feeling they’re trying to have a kind of poise or presentation that’s beyond their years that might be put on, but also might be because they’ve spent years just hanging out with adults and they don’t even have a sense of what it’s like to grow up with kids their own age.” TryingYearsKindChildrenFeelingsMightKidsAgeActorsGrowsGrowing UpAdultsHanging OutPresentationPoiseChild Actors Author:Alessandro Nivola
“For me, choice is the most important thing because I'm going to be an adult actor pretty soon. So I've got to be choosing the right roles now so that by the time I get to that age there will be wide options available.” ImportantAgeChoicesActorsRolesAdultsImportant ThingsAvailableWide Author:Haley Joel Osment
“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 ever know about was film sets.” PeopleIfsKnowsYearsChildrenWholeFilmActorsFeltAdultsWhole LifeManageTransitionFilm SetChild Actors Author:Anna Popplewell
“I never really had that father figure to look up to. I think that's the reason I'm so ambitious. I felt like I wasn't appreciated as a child so I wanted to prove my worth as an adult, as an actor.” ThinkingLooksChildrenReasonWantedActorsFatherFeltFiguresProveAdultsLook UpAmbitiousAppreciatedFather Figure Author:Jesse Metcalfe
“I try to keep away from being bigheaded. That's what causes people to lose the acting thing. They start being commercial, and then they stink the rest of their life. But there are several respected adult actors who were child actors that started very young. I'm going to try to model myself after Kurt Russell and Jodie Foster. Just keep learning from the role and not just go for the money.” PeopleTryingChildrenYoungActorsCausesLosesActingRolesModelsAdultsStinkKeep LearningChild Actors Author:Haley Joel Osment
“A lot of people are doing television now. Great, legendary actors are doing movies on cable and stuff now, and you can't blame them, because they're still doing adult dramas and adult comedies on those stations.” PeopleStillsActorsStuffComedyTelevisionDramaAdultsBlameStationsCablesLegendary Author:Billy Bob Thornton
“Considering all the legal hassle child stars can be, I won't be surprised when they are phased out by CGI children voiced by adult actors.” ChildrenActorsStarsAdultsConsideringCgiHassle Author:Mara Wilson
“Adult actors are really childish, and thats nice to be around when youre a kid. So the big reason I wanted to be an actor was I really enjoyed actors company - which probably makes me about as shallow as a puddle. But it could be worse. I could be working for a living.” ReasonBigsKidsWantedActorsCompanyNiceAdultsEnjoyedShallowPuddlesWorking For A Living Author:Jack Davenport
“Obviously as a kid, for probably anybody who chose animation voiceover as a career in their adult life, Mel Blanc was the touchstone for everybody. He kind of invented the job and was the first voice actor to get onscreen credit.” FirstsKindKidsJobsActorsVoiceCareersAdultsCreditAnimationTouchstonesMel Blanc Author:Tom Kenny