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title: "20 Came Acting Quotes by 20 authors"
description: "Browse 20 Came Acting quotes by 20 authors. Discover the best Came Acting sayings and thoughts."
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> [I came to acting in a very circuitous way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/victoria-pratt/i-came-to-acting-in-a-very-circuitous-way/)

[Victoria Pratt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/victoria-pratt/)

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> [I came to acting quite late. I tried not to be an actor.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-cullen/i-came-to-acting-quite-late-i-tried-not-to-be-an-actor/)

[Tom Cullen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-cullen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/798/tom-cullen-38912_acting_i-came-to-acting-quite-late-i-tried-not_2959462.jpg)

> [Once I came to acting, it was almost a thing where there weren't enough hours in the day to work on stuff…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aaron-tveit/once-i-came-to-acting-it-was-almost-a-thing-where-there-weren-t/)

[Aaron Tveit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aaron-tveit/)

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> [If you're saying the same line 10 times and making it look like you just came up with it, that's acting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-rivers/if-you-re-saying-the-same-line-10-times-and-making-it-look-like-you/)

[Joan Rivers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-rivers/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/006/joan-rivers-669_acting_if-you-re-saying-the-same-line-10-times_1257311.png)

> [I came into acting with that sort of dull, meet-with-triumph-and-disaster-the-same philosophy and it's been the right one for me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamie-sives/i-came-into-acting-with-that-sort-of-dull-meet-with-triumph-and/)

[Jamie Sives](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamie-sives/)

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> [I came to acting as a sort of fluke. I really enjoy it, but I think I'm different from the people who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eve-plumb/i-came-to-acting-as-a-sort-of-fluke-i-really-enjoy-it-but-i-think-i-m/)

[Eve Plumb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eve-plumb/)

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> [Until I came out, my acting was all about disguise, and thereafter it became about telling the truth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-mckellen/until-i-came-out-my-acting-was-all-about-disguise-and-thereafter-it/)

[Ian Mckellen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-mckellen/)

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> [I was the kid who liked making other people laugh, so maybe the comedy came before the acting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-horgan/i-was-the-kid-who-liked-making-other-people-laugh-so-maybe-the-comedy/)

[Sharon Horgan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharon-horgan/)

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> [Because I came to acting quite late, I kind of think one of the few attributes that I do have is that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/liam-cunningham/because-i-came-to-acting-quite-late-i-kind-of-think-one-of-the-few/)

[Liam Cunningham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/liam-cunningham/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/30f/liam-cunningham-12649_acting_because-i-came-to-acting-quite-late-i-ki_1550596.jpg)

> [For me, acting was always a way to explore emotions - to dip into the well and really try to reach rock…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-lange/for-me-acting-was-always-a-way-to-explore-emotions-to-dip-into-the/)

[Jessica Lange](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-lange/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6bf/jessica-lange-7297_acting_for-me-acting-was-always-a-way-to-explor_1767739.jpg)

> [My first ten years in Hollywood were really tough. I'd be coaching friends who came to me for acting advice, and then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-pena/my-first-ten-years-in-hollywood-were-really-tough-i-d-be-coaching/)

[Michael Pena](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-pena/)

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> [I was never challenged when it came to acting as a youngster. I sort of just did whatever was given to me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-kate-olsen/i-was-never-challenged-when-it-came-to-acting-as-a-youngster-i-sort/)

[Mary-Kate Olsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-kate-olsen/)

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> [I came out here to do the acting, and then after a year of auditions and not getting anything, I met these…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malin-akerman/i-came-out-here-to-do-the-acting-and-then-after-a-year-of-auditions/)

[Malin Akerman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malin-akerman/)

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> [I feel like I came to acting late in a way. I was about 26 or 27, and it was imperative that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-duchovny/i-feel-like-i-came-to-acting-late-in-a-way-i-was-about-26-or-27-and/)

[David Duchovny](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-duchovny/)

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> [Came to acting pretty late. It looked wonderful, but I guess I was intimidated by my father. I look a bit like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miguel-ferrer/came-to-acting-pretty-late-it-looked-wonderful-but-i-guess-i-was/)

[Miguel Ferrer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miguel-ferrer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a9e/miguel-ferrer-14880_bigger-than-life_came-to-acting-pretty-late-it-looked-won_2660601.jpg)

> [I was a bit scared because I came from the acting world. There was a fear that people would think of me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jana-kramer/i-was-a-bit-scared-because-i-came-from-the-acting-world-there-was-a/)

[Jana Kramer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jana-kramer/)

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> [When I first came into acting, I had great opportunities to make a decent movie. I had a run there in 2005,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dwayne-johnson/when-i-first-came-into-acting-i-had-great-opportunities-to-make-a/)

[Dwayne Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dwayne-johnson/)

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> [When I came into the acting profession, it was quite hierarchical. You didn't sit at the same table as the leading actor.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-mirren/when-i-came-into-the-acting-profession-it-was-quite-hierarchical-you/)

[Helen Mirren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helen-mirren/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d03/helen-mirren-1937_acting_when-i-came-into-the-acting-profession-i_2733374.jpg)

> [When 'Nil By Mouth' was released, people thought that's what we were actually like, that they'd put me and Ray in front…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathy-burke/when-nil-by-mouth-was-released-people-thought-that-s-what-we-were/)

[Kathy Burke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathy-burke/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/54e/kathy-burke-6332_acting_when-nil-by-mouth-was-released-people-th_33602.jpg)

> [I was a very extrovert kid. It felt normal to me to act. I always went to regular schools. I've never been…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kirsten-dunst/i-was-a-very-extrovert-kid-it-felt-normal-to-me-to-act-i-always-went/)

[Kirsten Dunst](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kirsten-dunst/)

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