Community Quote by Naomi Ackie

I am not interested in entertaining people. I think being an actor provides an opportunity to give people an experience they can connect to,…

— Cory Michael Smith

I've always wanted to entertain people, or make them smile, or tell a joke that would make them laugh. I don't think there was…

— Chris Demetral

I am not an actor. Yes, every so often I appear on talk shows to promote something I've written, and I enjoy doing so…

— Alan Zweibel

You know, my point in being an actor is to get people to believe that this is not about me, but something else.

— Jim Caviezel

There's a stigma attached to being an actor. People from 'Big Brother' call themselves actors. There's so much crap. It's not about appreciating that…

— Nathan Phillips

I've always felt like the reason I became an actor is because I look for more high drama than what I had at home.

— Marin Hinkle

One of the things that makes you want to be an actor, speaking only for myself, is that there's something infantile about it. You're…

— Colin Firth

I've never thought that what I do as an actor does anything for anybody, other than making them laugh once in a while.

— Geoff Stults

I have no issue with being a character actor. If you've been around enough that people are able to segregate you into that category,…

— John C. McGinley

One reason I didn't trust my writing for so long was that I always considered myself a serious dramatic actor. But people would always…

— Ruby Dee

The growing pains of being an actor, that was a little frustrating at times because you feel like you have great capacity to do…

— Matt Dillon

I just went into this business for laughs. I guess I don't mind being an actor so much now.

— Chevy Chase