Acting Quote by Amy Adams

I probably never would have been hired on Broadway had I not moved out to LA and pursued acting and film, which is sad…

— Amy Adams

I spent 15 years of not being able to get a job creating a role on Broadway.

— Joel Grey

I moved to New York and couldn't get a job as an actor. And waited tables for so long.

— Casey Nicholaw

I feel like I would have ultimately ended up pursuing acting. It probably would have been much more difficult and taken a lot longer…

— Alden Ehrenreich

I wanted to be a therapist if the acting didn't work. I also did a lot waitressing and odd jobs. I'd audition but couldn't…

— Jennifer Aniston

Acting was just outside of the realm of possibility for me. I grew up in L.A. and around Hollywood but I literally never, honestly,…

— Cody Horn

All I ever wanted to do was be on Broadway. I mean, remember, I grew up in a trailer.

— Steve Kazee

I didn't aspire to be on Broadway.

— Daveed Diggs

I started out doing musical theater specifically - I thought I would eventually move to New York and audition for stuff, and maybe wind…

— Randy Rainbow

But then all that died down and as far as casting was concerned it didn't really matter that I had been on Broadway.

— Taye Diggs

I have the cliche 'struggling actor' story. I was waiting tables in New York, went out to L.A. soon after graduation to get some…

— Pedro Pascal

I never wanted to be an actor. I got stuck in it and kind of liked what I was doing.

— James Garner