Acting Quote by Riya Sen

When I did make the decision to focus on acting, I think my mother was just relieved for me that I had finally started…

— Daniel Day-Lewis

I came to my mom and told her I wanted to do this[acting].

— Selena

My mom didn't ever think I would take to acting because I was a very shy, very reserved kind of child. But obviously, something…

— Abigail Breslin

No, my mom kind of led me toward acting. She wanted to be an actress when she was younger. That made me interested in…

— Stephen Colbert

My mom was incredibly supportive when she found out that I wanted to be an actress, and that certainly made things easier and more…

— Morena Baccarin

I had never done any serious acting before, but I decided that it was a chance that I should take.

— Helena Christensen

I grew up in the theater with my mom and that's how I knew I wanted to be an actor in the first place.

— Condola Rashad

My family was always supportive when I decided that I wanted to pursue this thing called acting.

— Selenis Leyva

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

I had to take a decision. Do I pursue dance, my passion, or help my mother out? The movies beckoned.

— Amala Akkineni

After I played the mother in a few films, I was only offered mother roles. I just wanted to act; so I don't regret…

— Rohini Hattangadi

Acting is my passion but everyone was against it. But mom insisted that her daughter would do what she wanted, no matter how brilliant…

— Divya Dutta