--- title: "10 Actress Said Quotes by 9 authors" description: "Browse 10 Actress Said quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Actress Said sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb6/leslie-charteris-25701_quote_let-s-see-what-you-ve-got-as-the-actress_1464579.jpg" --- > [“Let’s see what you’ve got—as the actress said to the bishop,”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leslie-charteris/let-s-see-what-you-ve-got-as-the-actress-said-to-the-bishop/) [Leslie Charteris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leslie-charteris/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb6/leslie-charteris-25701_quote_let-s-see-what-you-ve-got-as-the-actress_1464579.jpg) > [Sometimes you look at a movie and you can see that the actor or actress said, 'I'm taking this onboard because I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viggo-mortensen/sometimes-you-look-at-a-movie-and-you-can-see-that-the-actor-or/) [Viggo Mortensen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/viggo-mortensen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/35b/viggo-mortensen-1554_actor_sometimes-you-look-at-a-movie-and-you-ca_2389797.jpg) > [“The things you can't do will always outnumber the things you can do, and it doesn't matter. The secret of life is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-chapman/the-things-you-can-t-do-will-always-outnumber-the-things-you-can-do/) [Anthony Chapman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-chapman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eda/anthony-chapman-58730_humor_the-things-you-can-t-do-will-always-outn_1719233.jpg) > [When they asked, 'What do you want to be when you grow up?' I said, 'I want to be a model and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teyonah-parris/when-they-asked-what-do-you-want-to-be-when-you-grow-up-i-said-i-want/) [Teyonah Parris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/teyonah-parris/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b8/teyonah-parris-12195_actress_when-they-asked-what-do-you-want-to-be-w_1958380.jpg) > [I never said I wanted to be a lead actress; I never said I wanted to be a film actress. This need…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carey-mulligan/i-never-said-i-wanted-to-be-a-lead-actress-i-never-said-i-wanted-to/) [Carey Mulligan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carey-mulligan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/353/carey-mulligan-8664_actress_i-never-said-i-wanted-to-be-a-lead-actre_2801165.jpg) > [When I told my mother that I wanted to be an actress, she said, you can't live here and do that, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cicely-tyson/when-i-told-my-mother-that-i-wanted-to-be-an-actress-she-said-you-can/) [Cicely Tyson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cicely-tyson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce0/cicely-tyson-18761_determined_when-i-told-my-mother-that-i-wanted-to-b_957010.jpg) > [she was such a bad actress. she never said her lines rite, it was something perverse in her nature. and wat was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/janet-fitch/she-was-such-a-bad-actress-she-never-said-her-lines-rite-it-was/) [Janet Fitch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/janet-fitch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/073/janet-fitch-717_actress_she-was-such-a-bad-actress-she-never-sai_1063904.png) > [That's when I asked her where was that actress She said "That was somebody else" And then I asked her why she…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-chapin/that-s-when-i-asked-her-where-was-that-actress-she-said-that-was/) [Harry Chapin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-chapin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f3/harry-chapin-8482_actresses_that-s-when-i-asked-her-where-was-that-a_2067618.png) > [So I went home and I told my mom that I wanted to quit and be an actress and she said, “Huh,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gena-rowlands/so-i-went-home-and-i-told-my-mom-that-i-wanted-to-quit-and-be-an/) [Gena Rowlands](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gena-rowlands/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb2/gena-rowlands-15239_actor_so-i-went-home-and-i-told-my-mom-that-i_220164.jpg) > [The thinnest I've ever been was after I had my appendix out, during the London run of The Seagull. I went down…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carey-mulligan/the-thinnest-i-ve-ever-been-was-after-i-had-my-appendix-out-during/) [Carey Mulligan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carey-mulligan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d4/carey-mulligan-8664_actresses_the-thinnest-i-ve-ever-been-was-after-i_338228.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/actress-said/#itemlist", "name": "Actress Said Quotes", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Let’s see what you’ve got—as the actress said to the bishop,”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Leslie Charteris" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leslie-charteris/let-s-see-what-you-ve-got-as-the-actress-said-to-the-bishop/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb6/leslie-charteris-25701_quote_let-s-see-what-you-ve-got-as-the-actress_1464579.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb6/leslie-charteris-25701_quote_let-s-see-what-you-ve-got-as-the-actress_1464579.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb6/leslie-charteris-25701_quote_let-s-see-what-you-ve-got-as-the-actress_1464579.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Let’s see what you’ve got—as the actress said to the bishop,” — Leslie Charteris", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Sometimes you look at a movie and you can see that the actor or actress said, 'I'm taking this onboard because I'm making a ton of money, and not because it's going to be something special.'", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Viggo Mortensen" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viggo-mortensen/sometimes-you-look-at-a-movie-and-you-can-see-that-the-actor-or/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/35b/viggo-mortensen-1554_actor_sometimes-you-look-at-a-movie-and-you-ca_2389797.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/35b/viggo-mortensen-1554_actor_sometimes-you-look-at-a-movie-and-you-ca_2389797.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/35b/viggo-mortensen-1554_actor_sometimes-you-look-at-a-movie-and-you-ca_2389797.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Sometimes you look at a movie and you can see that the actor or actress said, 'I'm taking this onboard…” — Viggo Mortensen", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“The things you can't do will always outnumber the things you can do, and it doesn't matter. The secret of life is this, as the Actress said to the Bishop, 'Find your thing, and get on with it!”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Anthony Chapman" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-chapman/the-things-you-can-t-do-will-always-outnumber-the-things-you-can-do/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eda/anthony-chapman-58730_humor_the-things-you-can-t-do-will-always-outn_1719233.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eda/anthony-chapman-58730_humor_the-things-you-can-t-do-will-always-outn_1719233.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eda/anthony-chapman-58730_humor_the-things-you-can-t-do-will-always-outn_1719233.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The things you can't do will always outnumber the things you can do, and it doesn't matter. The secret of…” — Anthony Chapman", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When they asked, 'What do you want to be when you grow up?' I said, 'I want to be a model and an actress.' They said, 'Why?' I said, 'Because I can look good and get paid to do it.' That's the kind of kid I was.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Teyonah Parris" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teyonah-parris/when-they-asked-what-do-you-want-to-be-when-you-grow-up-i-said-i-want/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b8/teyonah-parris-12195_actress_when-they-asked-what-do-you-want-to-be-w_1958380.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b8/teyonah-parris-12195_actress_when-they-asked-what-do-you-want-to-be-w_1958380.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b8/teyonah-parris-12195_actress_when-they-asked-what-do-you-want-to-be-w_1958380.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“When they asked, 'What do you want to be when you grow up?' I said, 'I want to be a model and an actress.'…” — Teyonah Parris", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I never said I wanted to be a lead actress; I never said I wanted to be a film actress. This need to trump everyone bewilders me. I'm only 25. I'm not better than anyone. I just want to watch other people and learn to be good.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Carey Mulligan" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carey-mulligan/i-never-said-i-wanted-to-be-a-lead-actress-i-never-said-i-wanted-to/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/353/carey-mulligan-8664_actress_i-never-said-i-wanted-to-be-a-lead-actre_2801165.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/353/carey-mulligan-8664_actress_i-never-said-i-wanted-to-be-a-lead-actre_2801165.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/353/carey-mulligan-8664_actress_i-never-said-i-wanted-to-be-a-lead-actre_2801165.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I never said I wanted to be a lead actress; I never said I wanted to be a film actress. This need to trump…” — Carey Mulligan", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 6, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When I told my mother that I wanted to be an actress, she said, you can't live here and do that, and so I moved out. I was determined to prove her wrong because she was so sure that I was going to go astray. And that's the juice that kept me going", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Cicely Tyson" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cicely-tyson/when-i-told-my-mother-that-i-wanted-to-be-an-actress-she-said-you-can/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce0/cicely-tyson-18761_determined_when-i-told-my-mother-that-i-wanted-to-b_957010.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce0/cicely-tyson-18761_determined_when-i-told-my-mother-that-i-wanted-to-b_957010.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce0/cicely-tyson-18761_determined_when-i-told-my-mother-that-i-wanted-to-b_957010.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“When I told my mother that I wanted to be an actress, she said, you can't live here and do that, and so I…” — Cicely Tyson", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 7, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "she was such a bad actress. she never said her lines rite, it was something perverse in her nature. and wat was her line anyway?", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Janet Fitch" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/janet-fitch/she-was-such-a-bad-actress-she-never-said-her-lines-rite-it-was/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/073/janet-fitch-717_actress_she-was-such-a-bad-actress-she-never-sai_1063904.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/073/janet-fitch-717_actress_she-was-such-a-bad-actress-she-never-sai_1063904.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/073/janet-fitch-717_actress_she-was-such-a-bad-actress-she-never-sai_1063904.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“she was such a bad actress. she never said her lines rite, it was something perverse in her nature. and wat…” — Janet Fitch", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 8, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "That's when I asked her where was that actress She said \"That was somebody else\" And then I asked her why she looked so happy now She said \"I finally like myself, at last I like myself.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Harry Chapin" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-chapin/that-s-when-i-asked-her-where-was-that-actress-she-said-that-was/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f3/harry-chapin-8482_actresses_that-s-when-i-asked-her-where-was-that-a_2067618.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f3/harry-chapin-8482_actresses_that-s-when-i-asked-her-where-was-that-a_2067618.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f3/harry-chapin-8482_actresses_that-s-when-i-asked-her-where-was-that-a_2067618.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“That's when I asked her where was that actress She said \"That was somebody else\" And then I asked her why…” — Harry Chapin", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 9, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "So I went home and I told my mom that I wanted to quit and be an actress and she said, “Huh, that sounds fascinating. It’s wonderful!” And I told my father and he literally said, “I don’t care if you want to be an elephant trainer if it makes you happy.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Gena Rowlands" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gena-rowlands/so-i-went-home-and-i-told-my-mom-that-i-wanted-to-quit-and-be-an/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb2/gena-rowlands-15239_actor_so-i-went-home-and-i-told-my-mom-that-i_220164.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb2/gena-rowlands-15239_actor_so-i-went-home-and-i-told-my-mom-that-i_220164.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb2/gena-rowlands-15239_actor_so-i-went-home-and-i-told-my-mom-that-i_220164.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“So I went home and I told my mom that I wanted to quit and be an actress and she said, “Huh, that sounds…” — Gena Rowlands", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 10, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The thinnest I've ever been was after I had my appendix out, during the London run of The Seagull. I went down to 112 pounds and realized my brain doesn't work when I'm that thin, so I can't do my job. That's why, when I came out here, I never had that whole Hollywood pressure thing. I never said I wanted to be a lead actress; I never said I wanted to be a film actress. This need to trump everyone bewilders me. I'm only 25. I'm not better than anyone. I just want to watch other people and learn to be good.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Carey Mulligan" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carey-mulligan/the-thinnest-i-ve-ever-been-was-after-i-had-my-appendix-out-during/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d4/carey-mulligan-8664_actresses_the-thinnest-i-ve-ever-been-was-after-i_338228.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d4/carey-mulligan-8664_actresses_the-thinnest-i-ve-ever-been-was-after-i_338228.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d4/carey-mulligan-8664_actresses_the-thinnest-i-ve-ever-been-was-after-i_338228.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The thinnest I've ever been was after I had my appendix out, during the London run of The Seagull. I went…” — Carey Mulligan", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/actress-said/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/actress-said/", "name": "Actress Said Quotes", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/actress-said/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb6/leslie-charteris-25701_quote_let-s-see-what-you-ve-got-as-the-actress_1464579.jpg" }, "description": "Browse 10 Actress Said quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Actress Said sayings and thoughts.", "breadcrumb": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/actress-said/#breadcrumb" } }, { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/actress-said/#breadcrumb", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Quotes", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Topics", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/categories/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "Actress Said Quotes", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/actress-said/" } ] }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "publisher": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } }, { "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png", "width": 512, "height": 512 } } ] } ```