I just loved the whole idea of being an actor.

I come from Nova Scotia, and I'd never seen a theater or been inside of a theater. When I was 17, my dad asked…

— Donald Sutherland

I would hate to be just loved.

— Peaches

I had no idea how one became an actor. I didn't know things such as drama schools existed. It all just sort of happened…

— David Thewlis

One of my career ambitions was fulfilled working with John [Hurt]. I loved his work long before I ever had the idea of being…

— Gary Oldman

The idea was to become an actor. Then I found I really didn't like acting.

— Joe Lycett

And I was very shy as a kid; if you sang me 'Happy Birthday,' I would cry. Quite shy. So the idea of being…

— Cody Horn

I don't see a difference between the idea of what an actor does and what someone supposes a character actor is, really.

— Michael Stuhlbarg

I can't think of anything worse than trying to schmooze someone with the idea that you're an actor.

— Anonymous

The idea of an actor is that you should be able to play anything.

— Eileen Atkins

I was entirely wrapped up in the idea of becoming an actor. I learned how to write on the job, basically out of necessity.…

— Glenn Howerton

I was raised in the theater and I started acting when I was nine. To me, the idea of being an actor was about…

— Robert Knepper

When I was younger, I had no idea that I would be an actor. I had an interest in it, but I never actually…

— Ross Butler

You would be surprised how many directors don't know what they want. They might not know what they want until they see it, they…

— Ian Mckellen

Once I won the roles in 'Spender' and 'First Knight' it was much easier for everyone, me included, to get their heads around the…

— Ralph Ineson

My idea of an actor is to be different persons with different roles. Every time a script interests me, I look for interesting characters…

— Vidya Balan