“I grew up in Middle America and I don't think my family was very funny, but I watched 'The Princess Bride.' I always wanted to be an actor. I didn't know anything about it. I'd never seen any plays or anything and I watched that movie over and over and over again.” ThinkingKnowsPlayWantedAmericaActorsMiddleGrewGrew UpMy FamilyPrincessBridesPrincess BrideMiddle America Author:Missi Pyle
“Ive always loved the power of stories to transport me to another world, to imagine extraordinary possibilities, to experience things I may not have access to in my regular life - like being a superhero! Also, I would always put on shows for my family and the neighbors; I guess I was an actor before I even knew it.” WorldMayStoriesShowsActorsImaginePossibilityMy FamilyExtraordinaryNeighborAccessSuperheroTransportAnother WorldPower Of Stories Author:Kandyse McClure
“I will never date an actor or a model. My family will never accept her. We are a middle class family, and an actress will never be able to gel with us.” AbleActorsAcceptingClassMiddleModelsMy FamilyActressesMiddle ClassMiddle Class Family Author:Suresh Raina
“I don't want fame. I want to grow as an actor and a person while having my family and my life.” WantPersonsActorsGrowsFameMy Family Author:Leighton Meester
“So to answer your question, Im not entirely sure how I ended up where I am today, in the sense that nobody in my family is an actor. It just happened by mistake.” TodayActorsAnswersMistakeHappenedMy Family Author:Hugh Dancy
“I'm not the kind of actor who runs around and insists on being called Stravinsky by everybody, and my family has to call me Igor. I'm not that kind of actor. I think that's pretentious.” ThinkingKindRunningActorsMy FamilyCall MePretentiousStravinsky Author:Mads Mikkelsen
“I have one friend that I've had since I was born, and she's from Coatzacoalcos. She's not really impressed or interested in the actor's life. My family isn't really either.” ActorsBornMy FamilyImpressedOne Friend Author:Salma Hayek
“Becoming an actor wasn’t a choice – it was something I was forced into. At 3, you can’t make those choices... I supported my family, and if I got fired or missed an audition, I’d be punished as if I’d messed up in school. I was starved, because they wanted to keep my weight at a certain place; my hair was bleached – that was my life. I wasn’t allowed to play with kids on my block or ride a bike or play ball, in case I got a scratch – I wasn’t even allowed to be bar mitzvahed because I couldn’t attend enough lessons.” IfsEnoughPlayKidsWantedSchoolCertainChoicesActorsCasesHairBecomingLessonsMy FamilyWeightBallsBarsBlockAuditionsBikeScratchesMessed UpBar Mitzvah Author:Corey Feldman
“Sure, I want to be the best actor in the world. But my life is my family, my son, my friends. I don't know how anyone can find fault with that.” KnowsWorldWantLife IsActorsKnow HowSonMy FriendsMy FamilyFaultsBeing The BestMy Son Author:James Caan
“I know you hear horror stories about child actors, but I think in my family when I did start acting it was never a big deal.” ThinkingKnowsChildrenStoriesBigsActorsDealsActingHorrorMy FamilyBig DealHorror StoriesChild Actors Author:Ashley Johnson
“I consider being a performer work. I come from a theater family; I've been an actor all my life. I started acting when I was a kid, and I've earned a living as an artist all my life. It's my job in the sense that it's everything I am, the only thing I know how to do. I literally do not have qualifications to do anything else on this planet. Seriously, it's scary. [But] I don't consider it a job [because] it's my religion - it's my faith, it's my family, it's everything to me.” KnowsKidsJobsArtistActorsActingKnow HowPlanetsMy FamilyTheaterScaryPerformersQualificationsTheater Family Author:Torquil Campbell
“No one else in my family is an actor or aspires to be, and most of my friends aren't actors. Most of my friends are the people that I grew up with back in Georgia. It's really helpful to be surrounded by a world that's bigger than the entertainment industry.” PeopleWorldActorsGrewIndustryGrew UpMy FriendsMy FamilyBiggerEntertainmentHelpfulAspireGeorgiaEntertainment Industry Author:Chris Lowell
“My family was always very supportive. Whether you're an actor or not, everybody hears the horror stories of people going to L.A. and trying to be an actor, and their dreams are crushed, and they end up working for the IRS. So they were always protective to the point that they wanted me to have a backup plan, which is understandable, but there was always something inside of me that knew: backup plan, schmackup plan.” PeopleTryingEndsStoriesDreamWantedActorsPlansHorrorMy FamilySupportiveCrushedProtectiveIrsBackupHorror StoriesBackup Plan Author:Zachary Levi
“I always looked up to great actors and great films. A lot of my family would be like, 'Come on, you should get into these plays that are going on.' I'm like, 'Nah, nah, music's my thing.' I just fell into it. I moved to Atlanta, got with an agency out there, started doing little voiceover commercials, and it started getting kind of fun.” ShouldKindLittlesPlayWould BeFilmActorsFunMy FamilyMovedAgencyGreat ActorsAtlantaGreat Film Author:Jacob Latimore
“I prefer to have longevity. I like as great a variety as possible, hopefully to avoid getting stuck in one kind of character, having to do it over and over again. I seek to challenge myself as an actor - and at the same time support my family.” KindCharacterActorsChallengesSupportMy FamilyStuckVarietyHopefullyLongevity Author:Bradford Dillman
“I don't have many actors in my family, but I do have a Great Uncle that is a film-maker in Philadelphia, and my great-great-grandparents were Flamenco dancers in the 30's in New York, they were Spanish dancers.” FilmActorsNew YorkMy FamilyDancerMakersUnclesGrandparentPhiladelphiaFlamencoGreat Grandparents Author:Aubrey Plaza
“I think my family's watched me over the years in my career, in my pursuit of my career, and they've seen the challenges and the struggles that come with being an actor, with being a writer and a director, and the challenges of morphing my career in from just being an actor into a writer/director.” ThinkingYearsActorsChallengesCareersStruggleDirectorsMy FamilyPursuitJust BeingMorphing Author:Ricky Schroder
“I went to an ordinary school in New York City with no other actors. I learned to compartmentalise different parts of my life. I was one person at home and then another person at work and for that reason my career didn't challenge my family life.” PersonsDifferentReasonHomeSchoolActorsChallengesCitiesCareersNew YorkOrdinaryMy FamilyNew York CityFamily Life Author:Brooke Shields
“My default position is not to be an actor. My default position is to be a follower of Jesus Christ. If that means I continue in acting, great! I'd love that. But if it means I need to change professions someday because I can't provide for my family, well, that's what I need to do.” IfsNeedsWellsMeanI CanActorsJesusChristActingPositionJesus ChristMy FamilyProfessionSomedayFollowersBecause I CanDefaultNeed A ChangeI Need A Change Author:Kirk Cameron