Actor Quote by James Garner

You don't need qualifications as an actor or a politician. And I didn't want to be a politician.

— James Garner

I needed to be an actor more than anything.

— David Jason

I don't love being an actor, but I'm not qualified to be anything else. I was an auto mechanic and drove a tow truck…

— Michael Madsen

Originally, I think, I wanted to be an actor. But I got into broadcasting by accident, if you will, because I needed money to…

— Alex Trebek

I didn't pursue acting to become famous. I was actually just trying to make a living.

— Morris Chestnut

I wanted to be a politician and a movie star. But I was born a writer. If you're born that, you can't change it.…

— Gore Vidal

All I wanted to do was be a working actor.

— Teddy Sears

I became an actor because I didn't know what else to do. Academically, I wasn't good.

— Anthony Hopkins

I've always considered myself an actor, but I wasn't making a living as an actor.

— Alan Arkin

I actually don't want to be an actor for the rest of my life. I'd like to go on to be a lawyer or…

— Noah Gray-Cabey

Because of my background in theater and radio acting, I knew that I could make a living as an actor.

— Casey Kasem

I didn't become an actor because I wanted to act. Actually, I wanted to become a marine biologist. But most of all, I wanted…

— Willie Aames