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title: "36 Actor Years Quotes by 34 authors"
description: "Browse 36 Actor Years quotes by 34 authors. Discover the best Actor Years sayings and thoughts."
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> [I never wanted to be an actor until about three years ago when I realised it was what I liked doing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-roberts/i-never-wanted-to-be-an-actor-until-about-three-years-ago-when-i/)

[Craig Roberts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-roberts/)

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> [I've been working as an actor since I was 9 years old.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sara-rue/i-ve-been-working-as-an-actor-since-i-was-9-years-old/)

[Sara Rue](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sara-rue/)

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> [As an actor, throughout three years, I've become more comfortable within my own skin and confident.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-vandervoort/as-an-actor-throughout-three-years-i-ve-become-more-comfortable/)

[Laura Vandervoort](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-vandervoort/)

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> [I've been on stage and been an actor for many years and used different mediums.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-serkis/i-ve-been-on-stage-and-been-an-actor-for-many-years-and-used/)

[Andy Serkis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-serkis/)

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> [I have grown as an actor in all these years by doing multiple projects.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pratik-gandhi/i-have-grown-as-an-actor-in-all-these-years-by-doing-multiple-projects/)

[Pratik Gandhi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pratik-gandhi/)

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> [I wanted to be an actor since I was nine years old.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ewan-mcgregor/i-wanted-to-be-an-actor-since-i-was-nine-years-old/)

[Ewan McGregor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ewan-mcgregor/)

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> [I've always said that actor years is like dog years: it feels like forever when you're not working.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danielle-brooks/i-ve-always-said-that-actor-years-is-like-dog-years-it-feels-like/)

[Danielle Brooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danielle-brooks/)

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> [I've been calling myself 'just an actor' since I was 6 years old. That's a long time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ari-graynor/i-ve-been-calling-myself-just-an-actor-since-i-was-6-years-old-that-s/)

[Ari Graynor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ari-graynor/)

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> [When an actor even after ten years of experience puts in effort and treats every day of her work as the first…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vignesh-shivan/when-an-actor-even-after-ten-years-of-experience-puts-in-effort-and/)

[Vignesh Shivan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vignesh-shivan/)

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> [When I decided to be an actor, years ago, I just said, 'Look, I'm not going to do this unless I can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-mcclintock/when-i-decided-to-be-an-actor-years-ago-i-just-said-look-i-m-not/)

[Eddie McClintock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-mcclintock/)

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> [Create your own path. Cultivate it. It'll take time. It doesn't happen overnight. I was an actor for many years before I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-bonifacio/create-your-own-path-cultivate-it-it-ll-take-time-it-doesn-t-happen/)

[Matthew Bonifacio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-bonifacio/)

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> [I've been training as an actor for six years. Nobody goes to acting school for six years. I mean, the college course…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ll-cool-j/i-ve-been-training-as-an-actor-for-six-years-nobody-goes-to-acting/)

[LL Cool J](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ll-cool-j/)

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> [You see, in America, it's quite standard for an actor to sign, at the beginning of a series, for five or seven…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julian-fellowes/you-see-in-america-it-s-quite-standard-for-an-actor-to-sign-at-the/)

[Julian Fellowes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julian-fellowes/)

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> [I'm definitely not the same actor that I was when I was 9 years old, and that's because my intentions, my goals,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/giovanni-ribisi/i-m-definitely-not-the-same-actor-that-i-was-when-i-was-9-years-old/)

[Giovanni Ribisi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/giovanni-ribisi/)

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> [Hopefully I've gotten better as an actor as the years have gone on, but the type of work I want to do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leonardo-dicaprio/hopefully-i-ve-gotten-better-as-an-actor-as-the-years-have-gone-on/)

[Leonardo DiCaprio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leonardo-dicaprio/)

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> [I've been a working actor for many years, but it's not always been successful for me. I certainly struggled in the past.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-parsons/i-ve-been-a-working-actor-for-many-years-but-it-s-not-always-been/)

[Jim Parsons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-parsons/)

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> [I played a lot of serious parts in a lot of TV movies and early miniseries but what happens is that you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-bostwick/i-played-a-lot-of-serious-parts-in-a-lot-of-tv-movies-and-early/)

[Barry Bostwick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-bostwick/)

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> [I wanted to be an actor since I was three years old; I would dance to Madhuri Dixit's 'Ek do teen' in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/athiya-shetty/i-wanted-to-be-an-actor-since-i-was-three-years-old-i-would-dance-to/)

[Athiya Shetty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/athiya-shetty/)

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> [For 14 years I had that run in Canada as a newscaster. When I decided to quit in 1953 I was making…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lorne-greene/for-14-years-i-had-that-run-in-canada-as-a-newscaster-when-i-decided/)

[Lorne Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lorne-greene/)

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> [What's difficult for American audiences is that they're used to a system here where you can get an actor for five years…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julian-fellowes/what-s-difficult-for-american-audiences-is-that-they-re-used-to-a/)

[Julian Fellowes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julian-fellowes/)

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> [David Holdaway was my stage name. I was an actor for about eight years in the '90s. I had to change my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-nicholls/david-holdaway-was-my-stage-name-i-was-an-actor-for-about-eight-years/)

[David Nicholls](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-nicholls/)

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> [I watched the Oscars, but there wasn't a side of me that was like "Oh, one day..." It was mostly "This is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-mchale/i-watched-the-oscars-but-there-wasn-t-a-side-of-me-that-was-like-oh/)

[Joel McHale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-mchale/)

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> [Film and television were out. I was 24, and it went on until I was 36. For an actor, those are your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-grant/film-and-television-were-out-i-was-24-and-it-went-on-until-i-was-36/)

[Lee Grant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-grant/)

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> [Well, I think probably when I first got in the business, I wasn't thinking of being strictly a character actor. But I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-root/well-i-think-probably-when-i-first-got-in-the-business-i-wasn-t/)

[Stephen Root](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-root/)

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> [I've wanted to be an actor since I was eight years old and I did TV commercials when I was a kid.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-myers/i-ve-wanted-to-be-an-actor-since-i-was-eight-years-old-and-i-did-tv/)

[Mike Myers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-myers/)

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> [That was a bizarre and unlikely event, which has misled a generation of drama students from my old drama school that dreams…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/olivia-williams/that-was-a-bizarre-and-unlikely-event-which-has-misled-a-generation/)

[Olivia Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/olivia-williams/)

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> [Actually, I wanted to be an actor when I was two years old.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keith-david/actually-i-wanted-to-be-an-actor-when-i-was-two-years-old/)

[Keith David](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keith-david/)

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> [I am a theatre actor, but the last ten years I've taken parts in movies because it keeps me in money.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-gambon/i-am-a-theatre-actor-but-the-last-ten-years-i-ve-taken-parts-in/)

[Michael Gambon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-gambon/)

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> [I've been lucky - I've been an actor for eight years and I've never been out of work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kent-mccord/i-ve-been-lucky-i-ve-been-an-actor-for-eight-years-and-i-ve-never/)

[Kent McCord](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kent-mccord/)

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> [The best research for playing a drunk is being a British Actor for twenty years](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-caine/the-best-research-for-playing-a-drunk-is-being-a-british-actor-for/)

[Michael Caine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-caine/)

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> [I recognize how lucky I am as an actor. I've been working as an actor since I was 9 years old.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sara-rue/i-recognize-how-lucky-i-am-as-an-actor-i-ve-been-working-as-an-actor/)

[Sara Rue](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sara-rue/)

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> [I knew I wanted to become an actor when I was 7 years old. My dad was working with Alfred Hitchcock, my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-dern/i-knew-i-wanted-to-become-an-actor-when-i-was-7-years-old-my-dad-was/)

[Laura Dern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-dern/)

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> [I'm picky, very picky. I wanted to be an actor since I was nine years old, and I figured that was only…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-elliott/i-m-picky-very-picky-i-wanted-to-be-an-actor-since-i-was-nine-years/)

[Sam Elliott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-elliott/)

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> [I did spend about 5 years in the Griffin Theatre Company in 1978 actually , and worked therefore about 5 years on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-dessaix/i-did-spend-about-5-years-in-the-griffin-theatre-company-in-1978/)

[Robert Dessaix](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-dessaix/)

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> [I've wanted to be an actor since I was 6 years old. I was literally picked off the streets of Paris... while…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tanit-phoenix/i-ve-wanted-to-be-an-actor-since-i-was-6-years-old-i-was-literally/)

[Tanit Phoenix](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tanit-phoenix/)

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> [Being a fan of the business for years and wanting to be an actor for years, I knew, if ever the opportunity…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/quinton-aaron/being-a-fan-of-the-business-for-years-and-wanting-to-be-an-actor-for/)

[Quinton Aaron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/quinton-aaron/)

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