“I was 3 when I told my mom that I knew what my dharma was and that I wanted to be an actor.” WantedActorsMomMy MomDharma Author:Brie Larson
“I had always wanted to be on TV; my mom told me that when I was little, I told her I wanted to be a 'modeler,' because that's what I called actors on TV.” LittlesWantedActorsTvsMomMy Mom Author:Jodi Sweetin
“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
“My hero is Michelle Williams, who I grew close to when we did 'Meek's Cutoff.' She's an extraordinary actor and mom.” ActorsGrewMomHeroExtraordinaryMy HeroMeek Author:Zoe Kazan
“I was four when I started modeling. My mom was very much an off-the-stage mom who knew nothing about the business. She married my stepdad when I was about four, and he had been an actor. Because I was a really smiley kid and could read, which is something they're always looking for, she just decided to give it a shot.” GivingKidsActorsFourStageMomMarriedShotsDecidedMy MomModelingSmileyStepdads Author:Charlotte Arnold
“My mom always wanted me to be an actor. And I started going to theater and going on auditions young. I only realized about five years ago that I actually didn’t want to be an actor.” WantYearsWantedYoungActorsFiveMomYears AgoTheaterMy MomFive YearsAuditions Author:Angelina Jolie
“I think my mom is the inspiration of me wanting to do film and TV and be an actor because she loved film so much. She loved, like, horror films and action films, so growing up, she loved watching all the Charles Bronson films and all the westerns.” ThinkingInspirationActionFilmActorsGrowing UpGrowingTvsMomHorrorMy MomHorror FilmAction Films Author:Rick Gonzalez
“When I was five, I always told my mom I would want to be an actor.” WantActorsFiveMomMy Mom Author:Rick Gonzalez
“I was always a closet lover of acting. My mom was very practical. She never, ever restricted our dreams, always told us we could do or be anything. Then I said, 'Maybe I want to be an actor.' And she said, 'Maybe not that.'” WantSaidDreamActorsActingMomLoversMy MomPracticalsClosetsOur Dreams Author:Octavia Spencer
“When I told my parents I wanted to be an actor, my mom was, like, I think I heard you say lawyer.” ThinkingWantedActorsParentHeardMomMy MomLawyer Author:Maz Jobrani
“Luckily, I was raised by a kind of gypsy family, which is why I always get along better with people who worked in circuses than with kids of other actors. My mom was so carefree with us in a beautiful way. We were used to sleeping anywhere.” PeopleWayKindKidsBeautifulUsedActorsSleepMomRaisedMy MomCircusGypsyCarefree Author:Lou Doillon
“Well, Kevin Downes is the producer of Mom's Night Out. He was a fellow actor with me in the movie Courageous. He plays my police partner and we have been friends for several years. He came and helped me on Courageous and said 'Would you come help me on Mom's Night Out?'” YearsWellsHas BeensSaidPlayHelpingNightActorsMomPoliceFellowsPartnersProducersHelp MeCourageousKevin Author:Alex Kendrick
“I hate the word "method acting." It's just so silly. You hear people going, "Yeah I'm a method actor." I'm like, "So what happens if you're playing a period film or something? You're in the Second World War. And what happens when your mom calls you on your phone? Do you go, 'Oh! What is this strange talking brick device?'" No. It's stupid. But you do everything you can to get in that mindset.” PeopleIfsWorldWarHappensFilmHateActorsActingTalkingStupidStrangeMomPeriodsI HateMethodYeahPhonesMindsetSillyWar Of The WorldsDevicesBricksSecond World WarYour MomMethod Acting Author:Jeremy Irvine
“Also, there's the caliber of actors that we keep getting. Lorraine Bracco plays my mom and Chazz Palminteri plays my father, and Brian Dennehy and Donnie Wahlberg have been on the show. And, we've got Billy Burke from Twilight. We've gotten all kinds of fantastic actors. That speaks for itself.” KindHas BeensPlayShowsActorsFatherSpeakMomMy MomAll KindsFantasticTwilightBrianCaliberLorraine Author:Angie Harmon
“I grew up in the theater with my mom and that's how I knew I wanted to be an actor in the first place.” FirstsWantedActorsGrewMomGrew UpTheaterMy Mom Author:Condola Rashad
“I literally fell into this business. I never came down one day and said, "Atticus' thought of the day...I want to be an actor!" My mom and I would always read story books out loud together and I loved doing character voices and playing with my voice.” WantSaidBookCharacterStoriesTogetherActorsVoiceMomOne DayMy MomLoudThought Of The DayStory Book Author:Atticus Shaffer
“I never wanted to be a mother, and when I got the show I was really upset. I was like "I'm not sexy anymore!" The more you become a mom, you're not sexy, which of course is crap. But that's the way actors look at it. Of course, that's not true now. But everybody expects you to look differently and act differently.” WayLooksShowsWantedMotherCoursesActorsMomSexyUpsetCrap Author:Jackee Harry
“For me [being a kid actor], it's a bit like when you see your mom's friends, and they're like, "I remember when you were this big. You'll always be that cute little kid to me." It's like that times a thousand. Well, times a couple thousand.” WellsLittlesBigsKidsRememberActorsBitsMomCoupleThousandCuteLittle KidRemember WhenYour MomBeing A Kid Author:Mara Wilson
“My mom and dad have had a huge impact on my life, so I look up to them. As a actor, I would say Hugh Jackman.” LooksActorsHugeMomDadImpactMy MomLook UpMom And Dad Author:Jacob Hopkins
“My father wanted to be an actor, dreamed about being an actor, but he gave it up because my mom and his family told him, "You're never going to make it; it's too tough out there."” WantedActorsFatherMomToughMy Mom Author:David Copperfield
“When I started acting, my mom said, "If you want to go to film school and eventually direct, being on set is probably the best film school in the world." I'm incredibly grateful for the career I've had, but I was an actor to be a part of movies and TV, not the other way around.” IfsWorldWayWantSaidSchoolFilmActorsActingCareersTvsMomDirectGratefulMy MomFilm SchoolBest Film Author:Jay Baruchel
“My mom and dad were actors when they were younger and had a horrible experience of it. My dad became a literary agent and my mom a casting director.” ActorsMomDadDirectorsMy DadMy MomHorribleAgentsCastingMom And DadCasting DirectorsLiterary AgentsHorrible Experience Author:Daniel Radcliffe