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> [ If you want to be in this business \[acting\], do it for the right reasons. Don't be in it because you want to be a celebrity. Be in it because you really love the work, and the work keeps you… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rockmond-dunbar/if-you-want-to-be-in-this-business-acting-do-it-for-the-right-reasons/)

[Rockmond Dunbar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rockmond-dunbar/)

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## More by Rockmond Dunbar

> [ Be patient. Always be kind. Stand in the middle of the river. Be prepared. It \[success\] will all come. Don't be in such a… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rockmond-dunbar/be-patient-always-be-kind-stand-in-the-middle-of-the-river-be/)

[Rockmond Dunbar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rockmond-dunbar/)

> [Give yourself room to make mistakes because you're human. We've got to make mistakes, and allow ourselves to make those mistakes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rockmond-dunbar/give-yourself-room-to-make-mistakes-because-you-re-human-we-ve-got-to/)

[Rockmond Dunbar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rockmond-dunbar/)

> [ If you want to be in this business \[acting\], do it for the right reasons. Don't be in it because you want to be… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rockmond-dunbar/if-you-want-to-be-in-this-business-acting-do-it-for-the-right-reasons/)

[Rockmond Dunbar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rockmond-dunbar/)

> [Anything that's really grounded in humanity and is real, but just happens to be faux pas, or just really shouldn't be funny, I like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rockmond-dunbar/anything-that-s-really-grounded-in-humanity-and-is-real-but-just/)

[Rockmond Dunbar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rockmond-dunbar/)

> [I love dark humor. I love things that are so grounded in life, but just happen to be just a little bit twisted because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rockmond-dunbar/i-love-dark-humor-i-love-things-that-are-so-grounded-in-life-but-just/)

[Rockmond Dunbar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rockmond-dunbar/)

> [ Never get in to it \[acting\] because you want to do it for the money. Have that passion in your heart, where you would… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rockmond-dunbar/never-get-in-to-it-acting-because-you-want-to-do-it-for-the-money/)

[Rockmond Dunbar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rockmond-dunbar/)

> [There's not that many surprises that you get in life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rockmond-dunbar/there-s-not-that-many-surprises-that-you-get-in-life/)

[Rockmond Dunbar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rockmond-dunbar/)

> [Most actors love to get to the point where they're not auditioning.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rockmond-dunbar/most-actors-love-to-get-to-the-point-where-they-re-not-auditioning/)

[Rockmond Dunbar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rockmond-dunbar/)

> [Out of everything - out of the money and the gift bags - the most important thing to me is just my mother and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rockmond-dunbar/out-of-everything-out-of-the-money-and-the-gift-bags-the-most/)

[Rockmond Dunbar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rockmond-dunbar/)

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