“Adolescence is a tough one to be a child actor.” ChildrenActorsToughAdolescenceChild Actors Author:Jodie Foster
“I can't say I was unhappy as a child actor in films. I had a particularly wonderful time.” ChildrenI CanFilmActorsWonderfulUnhappyWonderful TimesChild Actors Author:Roddy McDowall
“I started to study, because I knew I had to learn a lot about myself as an actor; you can't act the same as you did as a child.” ChildrenActorsStudy Author:Roddy McDowall
“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
“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 knew from a young age that I wanted to be an actor. I never even thought about other careers. The acting field is certainly not the path many Indian parents encourage their children to take, but mine were very supportive. They wanted me to have an education, but understood that this is what I wanted to do.” ChildrenAgeWantedYoungActorsParentActingCareersPathFieldsMinesUnderstoodIndianSupportiveYoung Age Author:Archie Panjabi
“Having been a child actor, I remember how directors would trick me to get good performances out of me. I don't think you need to do that.” ThinkingNeedsChildrenRememberActorsDirectorsPerformancesTricksChild Actors Author:Asia Argento
“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!"” ChildrenI CanActorsStarsFiveHollywoodChild Actors Author:Alexander Skarsgard
“Having a child makes you strong and gives you chutzpah. It relaxed my attitude to the job; my center of focus shifted, which I think is very helpful, because even if you're not a very indulgent actor you spend a lot of time thinking about yourself. I don't think that is particularly healthy.” IfsThinkingGivingChildrenJobsActorsStrongAttitudeFocusHealthyHelpfulAbout YourselfRelaxedMy AttitudeThinking About YouThinking About Yourself Author:Imelda Staunton
“My mom had an audition for a commercial when I was about two and a half, and I ran in crying and interrupted her. They thought I was cute so they offered me a commercial role. My mom was skeptical and a bit nervous about the child actor thing, but I was extremely bossy and convinced them I wanted to try it.” TryingChildrenTwoWantedActorsBitsHalfRolesCryMomMy MomConvincedNervousRanCuteAuditionsSkepticalInterruptedBossyChild Actors Author:Mae Whitman
“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
“My daughter's wanted to be an actress since she was six years old, but I didn't want her to go through the same experiences as I did as a child actor.” WantYearsChildrenWantedActorsSixDaughterActressesMy DaughterSix Year OldsChild Actors Author:Ricky Schroder
“I have had the occasion to meet child actors from the '60s and '70s at various functions, and everyone's gone on to various different lives - they're real-estate agents or surfers.” ChildrenDifferentRealActorsGoneFunctionVariousAgentsOccasionsEstatesSurferDifferent LifeChild ActorsEstate Agents Author:Mike Lookinland
“Unlike me, a lot of child actors are very short, which is why they work. So when they're 15 they can play 11 or when they're 18 they can play 14. They look young for so long, they have abilities a much younger kid wouldn't have.” LooksChildrenLongPlayKidsYoungActorsAbilityChild Actors Author:Cynthia Nixon
“As a child I wanted to be everything from a doctor, lawyer, flight attendant to an IT pro- fessional and could never make up my mind. I figured as an actor I'd get to play all these professions.” MindChildrenPlayWantedActorsDoctorsProfessionLawyerFlightFlight Attendant Author:Lavrenti Lopes
“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
“I want to abolish tags like 'comeback' and 'retirement' that are used to define every married female actor. What is the big deal? In Hollywood, every top actor takes a break, has children, and gets back to work.” WantChildrenBigsUsedActorsDealsBreakMarriedFemaleHollywoodGet BackRetirementBig DealComebackAbolishTagBack To Work Author:Karisma Kapoor
“I'm not a director that's about precision and control and perfection, I'm about creating an atmosphere that's organic and interesting and then letting people loose, and for that there's no greater actor or performer than children. Animals are maybe a close runner-up.” PeopleChildrenActorsAnimalInterestingGreaterDirectorsCreatingPerfectionAtmospherePerformersRunnersPrecisionRunner Up Author:David Gordon Green
“If I had a child actor, I would wish for it to be in an Adam Sandler movie, because he just comes in and makes them so comfortable and is so brilliant with them and they all go home and they that they've got this special relationship.” IfsChildrenHomeActorsWishSpecialComfortableBrilliantAdamChild ActorsSpecial Relationship Author:Kate Beckinsale
“When I was a child actor, I had the fear that I was going to be cast as the tree.” ChildrenActorsTreeCastsChild Actors Author:Vin Diesel