Actor Quote by Kay Cannon

I actually wanted to be a writer long before I wanted to be an actor.

— Simon Callow

I never really wanted to be an actor. And that was the beginning of it, I began to write things down and eventually became…

— Barry Levinson

I was originally an actor, and then I started to write. One of the most frustrating things about acting was that it was intermittent…

— Sean Mathias

I was entirely wrapped up in the idea of becoming an actor. I learned how to write on the job, basically out of necessity.…

— Glenn Howerton

Everything I learned as an actor, I have basically applied to writing.

— Quentin Tarantino

When I started writing after my career as an actor, I knew that that other life in the film industry would be pulled into…

— James Franco

Since I started, like, 200 years ago, I've always wanted to direct and write. But I've been so busy - and fortunate and lucky…

— Peter Stormare

I aspired to be a writer and then I just started getting acting work. I really didn't have a direct goal, I just knew…

— Jake M. Johnson

I liked writing before I figured out I liked acting.

— Lucas Cruikshank

I certainly was an actor and then I drifted more towards writing and directing.

— Thomas Haden Church

I started writing because it was hard to find acting jobs. I didn't like any monologues in auditions, so I started to write my…

— Kirsten Vangsness

I started out as a writer and a director. I started acting because I wanted to know how to relate to the actors. When…

— Chadwick Boseman