--- title: "12 Job Actress Quotes by 12 authors" description: "Browse 12 Job Actress quotes by 12 authors. Discover the best Job Actress sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/163/barbra-streisand-2243_actress_i-only-began-to-sing-because-i-couldn-t_861297.jpg" --- > [I only began to sing because I couldn't get a job as an actress.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbra-streisand/i-only-began-to-sing-because-i-couldn-t-get-a-job-as-an-actress/) [Barbra Streisand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbra-streisand/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/163/barbra-streisand-2243_actress_i-only-began-to-sing-because-i-couldn-t_861297.jpg) > [My job as an actress was to be a good scene partner to Martin Wallstrom, who plays Tyrell Wellick.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-corneliussen/my-job-as-an-actress-was-to-be-a-good-scene-partner-to-martin/) [Stephanie Corneliussen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephanie-corneliussen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d29/stephanie-corneliussen-31334_actress_my-job-as-an-actress-was-to-be-a-good-sc_1772473.jpg) > [The first job of an actress, for me, is creating relationships with other characters, and you have to achieve that almost instantly.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geraldine-james/the-first-job-of-an-actress-for-me-is-creating-relationships-with/) [Geraldine James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geraldine-james/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eca/geraldine-james-8281_achieve_the-first-job-of-an-actress-for-me-is-cr_1541877.png) > [My job as an actress is to make things work and come up with reasons of my own and not just fill…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amy-adams/my-job-as-an-actress-is-to-make-things-work-and-come-up-with-reasons/) [Amy Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amy-adams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/779/amy-adams-5009_fill-in-the-blank_my-job-as-an-actress-is-to-make-things-w_1528233.jpg) > [I do think that I am fundamentally the same relatively simple person I've always been. I just have this flashy, wacky job…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julia-roberts/i-do-think-that-i-am-fundamentally-the-same-relatively-simple-person/) [Julia Roberts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julia-roberts/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/06e/julia-roberts-2214_actresses_i-do-think-that-i-am-fundamentally-the-s_2073447.jpg) > [Ultimately, it's not your job, as an actress, to satisfy people's expectations or image of who you should be. Even in your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viola-davis/ultimately-it-s-not-your-job-as-an-actress-to-satisfy-people-s/) [Viola Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/viola-davis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/852/viola-davis-1174_actress_ultimately-it-s-not-your-job-as-an-actre_1109959.png) > [When you're training, there's no preparation for the media aspect of the profession, which is like another job in itself. But when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tara-fitzgerald/when-you-re-training-there-s-no-preparation-for-the-media-aspect-of/) [Tara Fitzgerald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tara-fitzgerald/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/23e/tara-fitzgerald-5875_actress_when-you-re-training-there-s-no-preparat_3048370.jpg) > [My job as the actress playing Hanna Schmitz, as the actress playing any part, is to understand the character, and to ultimately…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kate-winslet/my-job-as-the-actress-playing-hanna-schmitz-as-the-actress-playing/) [Kate Winslet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kate-winslet/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/91b/kate-winslet-875_absolutely_my-job-as-the-actress-playing-hanna-schm_1760345.jpg) > [On the surface, it's really easy to dismiss certain characters, but sometimes you find that the most interesting parts are disappointingly shallow.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-brown-findlay/on-the-surface-it-s-really-easy-to-dismiss-certain-characters-but/) [Jessica Brown Findlay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-brown-findlay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c1c/jessica-brown-findlay-16146_act_on-the-surface-it-s-really-easy-to-dismi_2284271.jpg) > [It was a really fun idea to have a fashion label with my sister but I don't have an awful lot of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sienna-miller/it-was-a-really-fun-idea-to-have-a-fashion-label-with-my-sister-but-i/) [Sienna Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sienna-miller/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4fa/sienna-miller-3874_actresses_it-was-a-really-fun-idea-to-have-a-fashi_1585568.jpg) > [I think one of my big skills is making unlikable characters likable or real in some way. No matter how hateful people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/allison-janney/i-think-one-of-my-big-skills-is-making-unlikable-characters-likable/) [Allison Janney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/allison-janney/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aaf/allison-janney-5406_character_i-think-one-of-my-big-skills-is-making-u_1671937.jpg) > [Every time I do anything, I have to ask myself: Is it a good role, and is it right to do it?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-andrews/every-time-i-do-anything-i-have-to-ask-myself-is-it-a-good-role-and/) [Julie Andrews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-andrews/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c76/julie-andrews-1387_actresses_every-time-i-do-anything-i-have-to-ask-m_757730.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/job-actress/#itemlist", "name": "Job Actress Quotes", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 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I just have this flashy, wacky job [actress] that confuses people into thinking that I'm somehow ultrafascinating.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Julia Roberts" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julia-roberts/i-do-think-that-i-am-fundamentally-the-same-relatively-simple-person/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/06e/julia-roberts-2214_actresses_i-do-think-that-i-am-fundamentally-the-s_2073447.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/06e/julia-roberts-2214_actresses_i-do-think-that-i-am-fundamentally-the-s_2073447.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/06e/julia-roberts-2214_actresses_i-do-think-that-i-am-fundamentally-the-s_2073447.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I do think that I am fundamentally the same relatively simple person I've always been. 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Even in your life, you are just who you are.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Viola Davis" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viola-davis/ultimately-it-s-not-your-job-as-an-actress-to-satisfy-people-s/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/852/viola-davis-1174_actress_ultimately-it-s-not-your-job-as-an-actre_1109959.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/852/viola-davis-1174_actress_ultimately-it-s-not-your-job-as-an-actre_1109959.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/852/viola-davis-1174_actress_ultimately-it-s-not-your-job-as-an-actre_1109959.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Ultimately, it's not your job, as an actress, to satisfy people's expectations or image of who you should…” — Viola Davis", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 7, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When you're training, there's no preparation for the media aspect of the profession, which is like another job in itself. 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It's your job as an actress to pull that person apart, and work out why they act the way that they do.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jessica Brown Findlay" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-brown-findlay/on-the-surface-it-s-really-easy-to-dismiss-certain-characters-but/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c1c/jessica-brown-findlay-16146_act_on-the-surface-it-s-really-easy-to-dismi_2284271.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c1c/jessica-brown-findlay-16146_act_on-the-surface-it-s-really-easy-to-dismi_2284271.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c1c/jessica-brown-findlay-16146_act_on-the-surface-it-s-really-easy-to-dismi_2284271.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“On the surface, it's really easy to dismiss certain characters, but sometimes you find that the most…” — Jessica Brown Findlay", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 10, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It was a really fun idea to have a fashion label with my sister but I don't have an awful lot of time for it because my first love and job is to be an actress.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Sienna Miller" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sienna-miller/it-was-a-really-fun-idea-to-have-a-fashion-label-with-my-sister-but-i/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4fa/sienna-miller-3874_actresses_it-was-a-really-fun-idea-to-have-a-fashi_1585568.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4fa/sienna-miller-3874_actresses_it-was-a-really-fun-idea-to-have-a-fashi_1585568.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4fa/sienna-miller-3874_actresses_it-was-a-really-fun-idea-to-have-a-fashi_1585568.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“It was a really fun idea to have a fashion label with my sister but I don't have an awful lot of time for it…” — Sienna Miller", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 11, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I think one of my big skills is making unlikable characters likable or real in some way. 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