Always Quote by Beau Willimon

At the height of my film career I joined politics because I felt I had more to do than just act.

— Jaya Prada

I had been acting for 40 years when politics beckoned. I didn't want to continue with a film career. It had to be politics wholeheartedly.

— Vijayashanti

I was a political journalist; I came to writing novels through an interest in politics and power.

— Robert Harris

I don't write political stuff. I'm sure I've made attempts, but I don't tend to write very topical things, either. I admire those people…

— Kyle Mooney

I was originally an actor, and then I started to write. One of the most frustrating things about acting was that it was intermittent…

— Sean Mathias

I've always been a writer. I started getting paid for writing in college. Where it transitioned from commentary to journalism was in that shift…

— Melissa Gira Grant

My life is not a political campaign. I just write about what is on my mind. I just play whatever I feel like playing.…

— Neil Young

I was entirely wrapped up in the idea of becoming an actor. I learned how to write on the job, basically out of necessity.…

— Glenn Howerton

I've still got lots of writing in me. I have not left journalism, but I put it on hold to focus on acting. I…

— Liane Balaban

I never intended to have a career as a journalist, writing about people who make movies. I did it as something that was really…

— Curtis Hanson

I aspired to be a writer and then I just started getting acting work. I really didn't have a direct goal, I just knew…

— Jake M. Johnson

I actually write as a passion, as something I actually am more passionate about than acting.

— Evangeline Lilly