Acting Quote by Steven R. McQueen

One of the tough things about being an actor, probably the hardest thing, is getting your foot in the door, and my father handled…

— Jeff Bridges

Weirdly, my dad didn't want me to become an actor, he was always quite resistant to it. He told me as much many times.…

— Johnny Flynn

Not many people know my father was an actor. He was the Artful Dodger in 'Oliver!,' and was in a film called 'Frauds,' too.…

— Lily Collins

I never really saw my dad as entertained as when he was just completely blown away by somebody on the television screen or at…

— Kim Basinger

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

Unlike a lot of actors, my father encouraged all his kids to go into show business.

— Jeff Bridges

When I was about 18 or 19, I told my father that I want to be an actor, and he was shocked.

— Prabhas

The early years were more about learning than about acting. I had to carry on my father's work, which was a big challenge.

— Azim Premji

Look, I certainly couldn't say that my unusual upbringing didn't lend itself to becoming an actor - of course it did. People want to…

— Freddie Fox

My father was so against me becoming an actor.

— Wendell Pierce

Both my parents were actors and they struggled, so I was raised with that. Being raised in this industry from a young age definitely…

— Camila Morrone

I thought people would think I only wanted to be an actor because my dad was, rather than because I had an innate calling.

— Nina Conti