Being Quote by Duff McKagan

I got into acting to get my foot in the door for film-making.

— Logan Lerman

I was made for action movies.

— Asia Argento

I pursued a theatre career, and Hollywood came calling.

— Len Cariou

I did Hilary Duff's 'With Love' music video-slash-fragrance ad.

— Kellan Lutz

I was in an awful lot of trouble in Hollywood.

— Eddie Bracken

I had amazing stuff happen right off the top. I thought this was how it worked. Hollywood is awesome! Cut to three years later:…

— Dana Fox

I was minding my own business, really, and then all of a sudden, Hollywood approached me.

— Kelly Brook

Hollywood died on me as soon as I got there.

— Orson Welles

Honestly, when I got to Hollywood I was trying to sell my songs.

— Gregory Harrison

The whole year I was in LA I got into telemarketing and learned how to make money. Five years later that skill helped me…

— Vin Diesel

My first job was an AFI short film, 'Chasing Daylight,' when I was 11, and I made a couple of commercials that never aired.

— Jason Dolley

'Scream' was the first thing he'd ever written that had gotten made, and I'd been in Hollywood for less than two years.

— Julie Plec