I've wanted recognition; I wanted success; I wanted…

I can't do method acting. I feel there is a different energy that comes when an actor is spontaneous.

— Aishwarya Lekshmi

Work always comes first as an actor.

— Kat Graham

The bottom line is, when it comes to an actor and his performance, whether nominated or not, it simply has to do with whether…

— Leonardo DiCaprio

One of my favorite artists is Tom Waits, whom most people think of as a wonderful singer-songwriter and a great poet. I certainly think…

— Jeff Bridges

The lifestyle that comes with being an actor in a successful TV show isn't something I gravitate toward.

— Jack Gleeson

The security comes, as an actor, in knowing that you're not in control. If you try to control your career, or how people perceive…

— Matthew Macfadyen

I don't need to play villains or anything like that to show people that I'm different. I just want to be a part of…

— Jaleel White

Isn't it ironic that pay, perks, and benefits all cost your company at the bottom line, but authentic recognition, especially when it's most unexpected,…

— Chip Conley

I wanted to travel. I wanted hit records. I wanted success. I wanted respect, but not credibility - that's one thing Boyzone never looked…

— Ronan Keating

“Meeks was telling him about the value of work. He said that it had been his personal experience that if you wanted to get…

— Flannery O'Connor

That's all I ever wanted - to go out as myself and have the success or failure fall on me.

— Drew McIntyre

I was too naive when I started out. It was hard to understand the workings of the industry. But rejection and ridicule pushed me…

— Asha Bhosle

I wanted success, but I wanted it on my own terms.

— Ken Stott

I wanted to be a success in radio. There was no way it was ever gonna happen if I stayed where I was born.…

— Rush Limbaugh

I wanted to be a success on the stage, the screen, or the radio. So I saved my money and when I had bus…

— Carole Landis