Actors Quote by Benedict Cumberbatch

I think my parents saw that acting ultimately made me happy, even though it was a rough ride for a little bit. There wasn't…

— Alexandra Daddario

My upbringing was very un-Hollywood. I was born in New York and grew up on a ranch. I was never really smitten by the…

— Stephanie Zimbalist

All the adults in my family were actors, so there wasn't much else in terms of role models. I fell in love with that…

— Johnny Flynn

My upbringing was very un-Hollywood... I was born in New York and grew up on a ranch. I was never really smitten by the…

— Stephanie Zimbalist

I will say they were horrified when I wanted to be an actor. It wasn't a showbiz-y family, and my parents are real introverts…

— Zoe Kazan

Even though my parents were famous actors, I honestly felt most of the time that I didn't understand what was going on.

— Sean Astin

I come from a very expressive family, so it's really not surprising that we became actors. There was a lot of real-life drama in…

— John Turturro

It was a mixed blessing to have famous parents. It was tough to go to auditions and be bad, since I couldn't be anonymous.

— Ben Stiller

I loved acting as a kid because I was kind of shy, so it brought me out of myself. Acting for kids is like…

— Jennifer Jason Leigh

My parents didn't want me to be a regular in a series. I was a working actor from time to time but they thought…

— Harry Shearer

My mom had done some TV and commercials before I was born, and so when I was born, she knew I had a really…

— Quinn Shephard

I can remember getting rejected systematically by casting directors as a young kid. I felt like the biggest outsider there ever was; that I'd…

— Leonardo DiCaprio