Actresses Quote by Helen Mirren

I became an actress because my mom wanted me to become an actress. It took me until my mid-30s to realize I actually didn't.…

— Angelina Jolie

I think that I originally became an actor because I was super, super dramatic. Over the top, all the time. I was the kid…

— Alanna Masterson

Initially I started in theatre as a Shakespearean actress before film and television. I've always been an artistic child growing up and I knew…

— Lorraine Toussaint

I had gone to acting school for years. It was the kind of thing I had studied to do. I had worked with good…

— Betty Buckley

Having started in theatre, for a long time I wanted to be a classical actress. But I've always loved making people laugh - at…

— Sarah Alexander

I think acting came later in life when I went to college. I started out there. I wasn't a big star in the school…

— Rachel Weisz

I had a good theater career for years. I played Hamlet when I was 22, and I've played some really great roles.

— Jason Gann

I loved being the center of attention and making plays, but I knew the reality of being an actor because I had parents who…

— Camila Morrone

I became an actor because it was the only thing I could do. I didn't have any friends, I didn't fit in. But when…

— Gillian Anderson

Growing up in an atmosphere of storytelling made me an actor.

— John Lithgow

I knew I wanted to become an actor when I was 7 years old. My dad was working with Alfred Hitchcock, my mom was…

— Laura Dern

I started acting young, and I was a dramatic actress.

— Carol Kane