--- title: "12 Actor Professional Quotes by 11 authors" description: "Browse 12 Actor Professional quotes by 11 authors. Discover the best Actor Professional sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/339/matt-barr-29643_actor_it-s-fun-to-get-the-script-every-monday_419019.png" --- > [It's fun to get the script every Monday morning and go, "Cool!" I'm a professional actor, but I'm also a professional story…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-barr/it-s-fun-to-get-the-script-every-monday-morning-and-go-cool-i-m-a/) [Matt Barr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-barr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/339/matt-barr-29643_actor_it-s-fun-to-get-the-script-every-monday_419019.png) > [It took a long time for me to accept I was an actor, a professional actor, and that, actually, I make a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-carlyle/it-took-a-long-time-for-me-to-accept-i-was-an-actor-a-professional/) [Robert Carlyle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-carlyle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e9a/robert-carlyle-8645_accept_it-took-a-long-time-for-me-to-accept-i-w_2863869.png) > [I always wanted to be an actor. My first professional job was at 19, working in New York theater.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-scolari/i-always-wanted-to-be-an-actor-my-first-professional-job-was-at-19/) [Peter Scolari](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-scolari/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d8/peter-scolari-17499_actor_i-always-wanted-to-be-an-actor-my-first_1967986.jpg) > [For me, an actor is really, first and foremost, a person and an individual, more than they are an actor or a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ira-sachs/for-me-an-actor-is-really-first-and-foremost-a-person-and-an/) [Ira Sachs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ira-sachs/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d3b/ira-sachs-7093_actor_for-me-an-actor-is-really-first-and-fore_192839.jpg) > [The only place I want to be recognised is the red carpet or an actor, where I am in my professional capacity.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richa-chadha/the-only-place-i-want-to-be-recognised-is-the-red-carpet-or-an-actor/) [Richa Chadha](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richa-chadha/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/086/richa-chadha-6325_actor_the-only-place-i-want-to-be-recognised-i_1515559.jpg) > [I don't want to be a luvvie actor. It took a long time for me to accept I was an actor, a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-carlyle/i-don-t-want-to-be-a-luvvie-actor-it-took-a-long-time-for-me-to/) [Robert Carlyle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-carlyle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/69b/robert-carlyle-8645_accepting_i-don-t-want-to-be-a-luvvie-actor-it-too_229699.png) > [It's been interesting even thinking of myself as an 'actor' in a professional sense.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evan-mock/it-s-been-interesting-even-thinking-of-myself-as-an-actor-in-a/) [Evan Mock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/evan-mock/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a1/evan-mock-6299_actor_it-s-been-interesting-even-thinking-of-m_2871091.jpg) > [Jim Carrey is a consummate actor and professional. He comes on set, knows his lines and knows his moves](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christine-baranski/jim-carrey-is-a-consummate-actor-and-professional-he-comes-on-set/) [Christine Baranski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christine-baranski/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cfe/christine-baranski-14923_actor_jim-carrey-is-a-consummate-actor-and-pro_1033276.png) > [In my 20s, it was easy. In your 40s, it's a lot more challenging. You have to look at it like you're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-wu/in-my-20s-it-was-easy-in-your-40s-it-s-a-lot-more-challenging-you/) [Daniel Wu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-wu/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/990/daniel-wu-15678_actor_in-my-20s-it-was-easy-in-your-40s-it-s-a_434803.jpg) > [Experiencing so many firsts, maturing as an actor, a professional, and a human. In the process, gaining friends, family, and the best…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cameron-monaghan/experiencing-so-many-firsts-maturing-as-an-actor-a-professional-and-a/) [Cameron Monaghan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cameron-monaghan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cf6/cameron-monaghan-12206_actor_experiencing-so-many-firsts-maturing-as_741242.jpg) > [I am not a star. I am an actor. I have been fighting for years to make people forget that I am…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alain-delon/i-am-not-a-star-i-am-an-actor-i-have-been-fighting-for-years-to-make/) [Alain Delon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alain-delon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/686/alain-delon-49886_actor_i-am-not-a-star-i-am-an-actor-i-have-bee_1712198.jpg) > [My thing is to gain the respect as an actor, as a professional, and the friendship and everything else will happen from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-k-williams/my-thing-is-to-gain-the-respect-as-an-actor-as-a-professional-and-the/) [Michael K. Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-k-williams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c4/michael-k-williams-10566_actor_my-thing-is-to-gain-the-respect-as-an-ac_357163.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/actor-professional/#itemlist", "name": "Actor Professional Quotes", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It's fun to get the script every Monday morning and go, \"Cool!\" I'm a professional actor, but I'm also a professional story lover. 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