Because Quote by Angie Harmon

I left 'L.A. Law' after five years when my contract was up because I felt I had done all I could do with the…

— Jimmy Smits

'Law & Order' was so very interesting to me because what I got to do was explore New York along with getting to work…

— Jesse L. Martin

I stuck around in Hollywood for too long. I was there a long time, and when I left, I was smart enough to realise…

— Andre Previn

With 'Law & Order,' I had to be very conscious of what I was doing. I didn't want to show too much character.

— Jeremy Sisto

In growing up, I was a child of the movies. I went to the movies every given opportunity, and that's pretty much what has…

— Morgan Freeman

I wanted to be involved in TV and film in some capacity, so a compromise, because acting seemed unrealistic, and so risky, was to…

— Wentworth Miller

I loved acting. I didn’t particularly like being a movie star.

— Grace Kelly

I retired from acting the same time they stopped hiring me. But following my own thing of making these small indie movies has been…

— Bobcat Goldthwait

I turned down the opportunity to be in some films that went on to be blockbusters.

— Elizabeth McGovern

I was on a well-beaten path of actors - what we all call 'the Law and Order route'. I spent two years of auditioning…

— Idris Elba

I fell in love with film. I didn't start out to be a film actor. I wanted to be a theater actor.

— Chiwetel Ejiofor

I didn't really want to be a movie star. I thought they were so screwed up!

— Goldie Hawn