Actors Quote by Michael Ian Black

I wanted to go to drama school really badly, but I'd never been to a theatre. I had no knowledge of Shakespeare. Never been…

— Jamie Demetriou

I didn't particularly aim to be a Shakespeare actor, but I suppose I had a certain gift or it; I certainly got offered lots…

— Mark Rylance

I didn't expect to pursue acting at all, let alone TV and film, let alone New York or L.A. I was quite content doing…

— Carrie Coon

All I ever wanted to do was be on stage, if possible acting in Shakespeare. And to be as good as I could be.

— Patrick Stewart

It was my life, playing Juliet. From that moment on I was convinced I was going to be an actress. That was all I…

— Mary Elizabeth Winstead

I thought I was going to be an actor. I liked entertaining. I was pretty much tap dancing for attention from a very early…

— Sia

I was already devouring literature and I was the ripe old age of 15 when I decided to be an actor. I just thought…

— Chiwetel Ejiofor

I never wanted to become an actress because I'd read great literature or seen great Shakespeare. It was more just wanting to understand what…

— Julie Walters

I don't have any expectations as an actor and being rich and famous is not my driving force.

— James D'arcy

I was in several school performances, mainly Shakespeare and comedic roles. I just accidentally became an actor. I totally didn't expect this.

— Millicent Simmonds

Even though momentarily I thought about being a doctor, I was always involved in theatre and did a drama degree. I just didn't have…

— Elliot Cowan

I did all the musicals in high school, and I loved it. And then I got to theater school at college, and was like,…

— Timothy Omundson