Acting Quote by Jodie Turner-Smith

For basically two years, I took acting classes and found my own stride in L.A.

— Chloe Bennet

I didn't go to L.A. because I wanted to move to California. I went to L.A. to work as an actor.

— Bryan Greenberg

I didn't have an acting job when I moved to L.A. I was just naive enough to think that moving to L.A. was the…

— Candice Patton

I came to L.A. to work and become a better actress, not to be a star.

— Lauren Ambrose

I couldn't get an acting job to save my life when I moved to L.A.

— Nia Vardalos

I think a lot of people just assumed I came to L.A. to do more television and get into show business.

— Ricky Jay

When I moved to L.A., I had no intention of really pursuing acting. I wanted to focus on stand-up. It's crazy to me that…

— Nico Santos

I did come to L.A. to try to get on TV and get in front of a camera, so I could have a stage…

— Jon Bernthal

I've been in L.A., but I wasn't acting. I didn't know that I wanted to act, so I was in L.A. but working at…

— Mircea Monroe

I actually moved to L.A. in 2005, and I wanted to be an actress.

— Denise Bidot

I was working in Chicago, in theater and in commercials and anything that anybody would let me do. When I moved to L.A., I…

— Janina Gavankar

When I went to L.A., I started modeling, hoping to travel and learn from photographers. It led to auditions to do commercials.

— Beth Riesgraf