Childhood Quote by Harry Shearer

I wanted to be an actor. My parents were not too keen on that.

— Jeffrey Eugenides

I had a very special family life. My mother and father made sure when we were home, we were part of the family, not…

— Jerry Mathers

Growing up I didn't want to be an actor. I sort of didn't want to go into the family business; the main reason being…

— John Lithgow

I did not want to be an actor because my whole family did it-going into the family business was the last thing I wanted…

— Blake Lively

I wanted to be an actor from the time I was a kid.

— Mike Farrell

When I was growing up my parents never thought I would be an actor.

— Charlie Plummer

When I announced that I wanted to become an actress, my parents were dead against it. I had to put up a huge fight.

— Simi Garewal

All I wanted was to be an actor and have a happy family, and I did it. I still remember when I was doing…

— Adina Porter

My mother told me I was begging her to be an actor when I was four. My father and my grandfather saw at least…

— Giovanni Ribisi

People feel that I became an actor because I am from a film family and that my parents were actors. But actually, the only…

— Ranbir Kapoor

I wanted to be an actor when I was a kid.

— Stanley Tucci

My parents weren't involved in show business, but my parents would show me. We'd watch old films in the house. Little film festivals of…

— Alden Ehrenreich