“Any actress will tell you - it's really hard. If you're not an A-list Hollywood movie star, if you're in the middle, there are people who assume you wouldn't do certain things without even asking you, when actually you probably would. And there are people who always think you are busy doing something else.” PeopleIfsThinkingHardCertainStarsMiddleHollywoodAskingAssumingBusyActressesListsMovie StarHollywood Movies Author:Martine McCutcheon
“I don't know why people think child actresses in particular are screwed up. I see kids everywhere who are totally bored. I've never been bored a day in my life.” PeopleThinkingKnowsChildrenKidsParticularActressesBoredScrewed Up Author:Jodie Foster
“I feel like I'm the most forgiven actress I can think of, probably because of this short memory people have!” PeopleThinkingFeelsI CanMemoriesActressesForgivenShort Memory Author:Diane Lane
“I have a lot of fun playing a model on television, and I love being an actress. I don't think I could ever handle that world.” ThinkingWorldFunLove IsTelevisionModelsActressesHandle Author:Sara Paxton
“I was constantly, always and forever, trying to perform the musical 'Annie' for anyone who would listen, and I have a terrible singing voice. It was the first thing that made me think I wanted to be an actress.” ThinkingTryingFirstsMadeWantedVoiceForeverTerribleSingingMusicalActressesAnnieAlways And Forever Author:Sarah Paulson
“Actresses are mental on the whole. But I think I'm pretty normal.” ThinkingWholeNormalActresses Author:Alexandra Roach
“I'm a theater actress. I love rehearsal. I could have six weeks of rehearsal and think it's not enough. But on film, you don't get that luxury.” ThinkingEnoughFilmWeekSixTheaterActressesLuxuryRehearsal Author:Kelly Reilly
“I think it's actually a misperception that I am a comedic actress. I do more drama than comedy but very little of it has been seen. When you are in big funny movies and they do well and your little part in it kind of explodes people perceive you as a comedian.” PeopleThinkingWellsKindLittlesHas BeensBigsComedyDramaActressesComedianPerceiveComedicMisperception Author:Octavia Spencer
“As far as developing a career as an actress, I think it's a fine balance between trying to just work, and also be true to yourself.” ThinkingTryingCareersFineBalanceActressesBeing TrueDevelopingBe True To YourselfTrue To Yourself Author:Rachel True
“Someone I've always admired is Catherine O'Hara... I think she's one of the best actresses in the country, not only comedy. I just think she's just a step aside from everybody, she's just wonderful.” ThinkingCountryStepsComedyWonderfulActresses Author:Fred Willard
“I think I'm a character actress in a leading lady's body, but the industry doesn't really see me that way.” ThinkingWayCharacterBodyIndustryActressesLeading Ladies Author:Sanaa Lathan
“My dad is a director/producer and my mom is a dancer; she performed with Alvin Ailey, but I didn't even think about becoming an actress.” ThinkingMomBecomingDadDirectorsMy DadMy MomActressesProducersDancer Author:Sanaa Lathan
“I think every day there is some new actress comes out and inspires me to do something else... like Hilary Swank. After she did Boys Don't Cry, I felt this yearning to go out and be even half as good as she was.” ThinkingFeltHalfBoysCryInspireActressesYearningSwankBoys Don't Cry Author:Elisabeth Moss
“I think my guideline has been to find things that inspire me. And as long as I stick to that, I don't think I'll have any problems crossing over to becoming an adult actress.” ThinkingLongHas BeensProblemInspireBecomingAdultsSticksActressesCrossingsGuidelinesCrossing OverBecoming An Adult Author:Elisabeth Moss