Actor Quote by Charlotte Rae

I always wanted to act and I always wanted to work in comedy.

— Esther Povitsky

Even more than the comedy thing, I really wanted to be an actor.

— Will Sasso

I first started as an actor, but there was no money in it, which is why I drifted into comedy.

— Bradley Walsh

I never really thought of comedy as a career. My goal was, when I moved to New York, I was going to write serious…

— Phoebe Robinson

I always wanted to be a comedian and actor.

— Bo Burnham

I wanted to be a dramatic actor. I never realized I was funny until I was 20-something.

— Eugenio Derbez

I grew up wanting to make movies, and along the way I suddenly found that I had a career doing comedy.

— Ben Stiller

I just wanted to be in show business. I didn't care if I was going to be an actor or a magician or what.…

— Steve Martin

I always wanted to be a comedian but never thought I'd be a musical comedian.

— Bo Burnham

I really wanted to, but I just didn't understand how people became comedians. I kind of thought it was something you were born into.…

— Tig Notaro

Some of the things I've been in are comedic, but I don't get considered for true comedies because I'm a 'dramatic' actor.

— Noah Emmerich

I didn't want to be a comedian. I wanted to be an actor - maybe a comic actor, but a real actor - by…

— Gene Wilder