Actors Quote by Olivia Wilde

Acting became more than a profession to me. It became a sort of religion.

— Marilyn Monroe

As a child I wanted to be everything from a doctor, lawyer, flight attendant to an IT pro- fessional and could never make up…

— Lavrenti Lopes

I never really considered acting as a career. I kind of fell into it. Originally, I wanted to be a painter.

— Josh Hartnett

I have to remember that I didn't have to become an actor. I didn't have to put myself in this position. If I'd wanted…

— Andrew Garfield

I had to jump around in the arts for a while just to survive. I earned a little money here and there, playing the…

— Alan Arkin

Originally I studied as a musician, a classical pianist. That was my career before I took up acting in my late 20s.

— Christian McKay

In college, I wanted to be a child psychologist. Acting was just something on the side to make money. And it was fun.

— Malin Akerman

I went through a brief phase when I thought of other career options: being an air hostess and even a psychologist. But eventually, my…

— Shraddha Kapoor

I grew up around acting, but it was never thought of as a career.

— Troy Garity

I was in drama, wanted to be an actor.

— Joan Jett

Reality is, I'm an actor and an entertainer, and I really wouldn't know what to do with another profession.

— Russell Crowe

They wanted me to do movies and television when I was very young, and it was a big temptation, but I really thought the…

— Barbara Sukowa