Acting Quote by Poorna Jagannathan

My parents made certain I had no illusions about acting. To them, it was always just a job.

— Sam Robards

Well, acting was just in me and I tried to avoid it. I didn't want to do what my parents did, you know?

— Corbin Bernsen

At school there was no acting to be had other than school plays which I did now and again.

— Ewan McGregor

Growing up, I was the weird, theatrical kid who always tried to make people be in my plays. I've always loved comedy, but when…

— Wendi McLendon-Covey

Early on, when I first started acting professionally, it was really important for me to get my parents on board, because they were so…

— Randall Park

When I finally decided to leave school and pursue acting, my parents didn't take it very lightly. My friends thought that it was the…

— Salma Hayek

My parents thought if they put me in drama classes, I might come out of my shell. It worked, and I've acted ever since.

— Samara Weaving

My parents met because my father was an actor friend of one of my mom's brothers, but my mother has never set foot on…

— Kate Winslet

I kind of hid acting from my dad because I knew what he thought about acting at the time. His advice was "Don't do…

— Christian Madsen

I attended theater camps and classes growing up, but there was never any talk of me making a life out of acting. My parents…

— Ainsley Earhardt

I've been acting since I was ten years old. I had two lines in Snow White and the Seven Dwarves at the community theater…

— Kristin Davis

I did a practical theatre degree, which I took seriously, and then told my parents I wanted to go into acting - because up…

— Shelley Conn