I came to acting as a sort of fluke. I really enjoy it…

I was a bit scared because I came from the acting world. There was a fear that people would think of me kind of…

— Jana Kramer

Until I came out, my acting was all about disguise, and thereafter it became about telling the truth.

— Ian Mckellen

I came into acting with that sort of dull, meet-with-triumph-and-disaster-the-same philosophy and it's been the right one for me.

— Jamie Sives

When I came into the acting profession, it was quite hierarchical. You didn't sit at the same table as the leading actor. Sir Laurence…

— Helen Mirren

Came to acting pretty late. It looked wonderful, but I guess I was intimidated by my father. I look a bit like him, and…

— Miguel Ferrer

For me, acting was always a way to explore emotions - to dip into the well and really try to reach rock bottom down…

— Jessica Lange

Because I came to acting quite late, I kind of think one of the few attributes that I do have is that I try…

— Liam Cunningham

If you're saying the same line 10 times and making it look like you just came up with it, that's acting.

— Joan Rivers

When 'Nil By Mouth' was released, people thought that's what we were actually like, that they'd put me and Ray in front of the…

— Kathy Burke

I was a very extrovert kid. It felt normal to me to act. I always went to regular schools. I've never been catty or…

— Kirsten Dunst

My first ten years in Hollywood were really tough. I'd be coaching friends who came to me for acting advice, and then they'd make…

— Michael Pena

Once I came to acting, it was almost a thing where there weren't enough hours in the day to work on stuff because I…

— Aaron Tveit

When I first came into acting, I had great opportunities to make a decent movie. I had a run there in 2005, '06, '07…

— Dwayne Johnson

I came out here to do the acting, and then after a year of auditions and not getting anything, I met these Italian guys…

— Malin Akerman

I came to acting in a very circuitous way.

— Victoria Pratt