Away Quote by Harold Prince

I was in California, and I was going to UCLA, and I knew I certainly didn't have movie star looks. I remember seeing pictures…

— Carol Burnett

I made a conscious decision back then that I would rather be the best actress who ever lived than the most famous one.

— Sally Kirkland

If I had come out during my acting career in the 1950s, I would not have had a career.

— Tab Hunter

I think every actor should go back and do theater periodically.

— Chad Lowe

I considered the years in Hollywood nothing but an interim. What I always wanted was to be was a musical comedy star.

— Arlene Dahl

I didn't become an actor for the money, so I can't stay with a job for that reason. I did too many years of…

— Jean Smart

If there was no fame involved and very minimal money - which is the case for most actors - I'd still be doing it.…

— Mark Rylance

I can't think of another actor who acquired stardom so quickly, who held it for such a short time, and then kept it for…

— Leonard Maltin

The film business is absurd. Stars don't last very long. It's much more interesting to be a proper actor.

— Tom Courtenay

I have been sitting around waiting for an opportunity to get to do something that matters for so long. Not just that matters in…

— Sarah Paulson

I'd prefer to go under the radar and just do the acting without being famous for it.

— Kelly Reilly

The one thing you can ask, I think, is that actors get paid a living wage. I would like it if all the repertory…

— Ian Mckellen