Able Quote by Rhea Perlman

I always made a living as an actor when I came to California. I never had to do anything else.

— Bruce Dern

I knew I wanted to be an actor, and I didn't necessarily need or want to be famous or a celebrity actor. But I…

— Jenna Fischer

When I first moved out to Los Angeles I was thinking, you know, I wanted to be an actor but I didn't really know…

— Michael Biehn

I was in California, and I was going to UCLA, and I knew I certainly didn't have movie star looks. I remember seeing pictures…

— Carol Burnett

Los Angeles is where I became an actor.

— Rory O'Malley

My dream was always to come to Los Angeles and make it as an actor. I kind of just fell into drag.

— Shangela

My interest in acting was overwhelming, but I wasn't thinking, "I'm going to California and I'm going to become a movie star." Things were…

— Louise Fletcher

I went from a naive, regular girl in high school to trying to realize my dream. When my family moved from the East Coast…

— Joan Jett

It's not like I had big dreams to go to California and become an actor. I loved doing my shows at school and community…

— Christine Taylor

I've always known I wanted to be an actress. I didn't know quite how I was going to get there because I come from…

— Danielle Brooks

I was working in Chicago, in theater and in commercials and anything that anybody would let me do. When I moved to L.A., I…

— Janina Gavankar

I went to LA because my parents were there and somebody asked me if I wanted to be in a movie. It was easy,…

— Hampton Fancher