“I did some theater as a kid for fun. But it was really by chance that I landed into acting.” KidsFunChanceActingTheater Author:Gaspard Ulliel
“I was lucky enough, when I was younger, to have the chance to do as much as possible, and I found what I wanted to do. I did swimming, gymnastics, kickboxing and the one that took off more than the others was acting.” EnoughWantedFoundChanceActingLuckySwimmingGymnasticsKickboxing Author:Aaron Taylor-Johnson
“I have been incredibly privileged with my roles - after all I have had the chance to do some fantastic fun acting such as the Spice Girls Movie - who can ever forget that!” Has BeensGirlFunChanceForgetActingRolesFantasticPrivilegedSpicesSpice Girls Author:Richard E. Grant
“I've had a chance to really stretch and do a lot of different genres. When I started acting, my whole focus and intention was to work as a stage actor in a company where you're asked to different roles - do a comedy, do a tragedy, etc. I haven't had any reservations about jumping from one type of genre to another.” DifferentWholeActorsChanceActingCompanyRolesComedyFocusStageHavensTypeTragedyIntentionGenreEtcJumpingReservationsDifferent GenresStage Actors Author:Kyle MacLachlan
“Acting as a profession came to me by chance: in 1946, after the war, I was having lunch with my cousin, who was the Italian ambassador, and he asked, 'What are you going to do now you're out of uniform?' I said, 'I'm pretty inventive, and I can imitate people,' and he said, 'Have you thought about being an actor?'” PeopleInspirationalSaidI CanWarActorsChanceActingProfessionItalianLunchUniformsCousinAmbassadorsMy Cousin Author:Christopher Lee
“Transcending gives a human being a chance to think before acting. And experiencing this beautiful treasury within gets rid of torment and replaces it with happiness, inner peace, creativity intelligence, love, energy. This fuels a real good life and fuels an appreciation for all human beings. It's so powerful and it's a blessing for humanity.” ThinkingGivingHumansRealBeautifulHumanityEnergyChanceHuman BeingsPowerfulActingCreativityBlessingAppreciationInner PeaceFuelGood LifeTormentTreasuryTranscending Author:David Lynch
“What has always been most interesting about acting to me personally is that it affords you the chance to shift gears, both in terms of the experiences you get to have through doing it, but also the different kinds of things you get to represent.” KindDifferentTermChanceInterestingActingDifferent KindsMost InterestingGears Author:Edward Norton
“I always want to try new things, and 'Mean Machine' has given me that chance. I have got plans to carry on acting and would love to play all sorts of roles - you'll see that there's more strings to my bow!” WantTryingMeanPlayGivenChanceActingRolesPlansMachinesStringsBowsNew Things Author:Vinnie Jones
“I told everyone that actings for losers and I needed to get an education. But something kept telling me to give it one last chance. In the end, I lasted a month on the M.B.A. and then decided to quit, come back to L.A., and try again.” GivingTryingEndsLastsChanceActingMonthsNeededDecidedQuittingLoserTry AgainLast Chance Author:Judi Shekoni
“If you give an audience a chance they will do half your acting for you.” IfsGivingActorsChanceActingHalfAudience Author:William Hazlitt
“I prefer directing to acting. There is huge freedom that comes from being behind the camera. It brings a lot of responsibilities as well, but is intensely rewarding. Particularly the chance to help draw out the best in young actors.” WellsHelpingYoungActorsChanceActingBehindsResponsibilityHugeDrawsCamerasYoung Actors Author:Angelina Jolie
“You know, when you see yourself on a big screen, I tend to watch from behind my hands. There is absolutely the regret. You always get that at the end of every project. That's what's great about theater: at least every night you get the chance to go out and re-offend. I'm endlessly disappointed, which is what propels me into the next project, probably, not to repair the damage but to kind of hopefully keep developing. Otherwise there's no reason to keep doing it, is there?” KnowsKindEndsReasonHandsBigsNightNextChanceActingBehindsWatchesRegretProjectsTheaterScreensHopefullyDevelopingDamageNo ReasonDisappointedEvery NightBig Screen Author:Cate Blanchett
“Acting was definitely half of what I loved about storytelling and about theater. So, when I get a chance to do a cameo in a show or do a movie, it's a lot of fun and it's always great stepping outside of yourself and either playing a bizarro version of yourself or playing a character.” CharacterShowsFunChanceActingHalfTheaterVersionsStorytellingCameos Author:Josh Groban