Character Quote by Sylvester Stallone

I was in several school performances, mainly Shakespeare and comedic roles. I just accidentally became an actor. I totally didn't expect this.

— Millicent Simmonds

I think it's in a way my tragedy that people don't see me for the serious roles I have played.

— Deepti Naval

When we went to see the first rough cuts of 'Merry Christmas, Mr Lawrence,' I fell to the floor because my acting was so…

— Ryuichi Sakamoto

When I first started acting, I started in opera and had a great desire to play grand, tragic characters. I got sidetracked in musical…

— Leslie Easterbrook

I grew up in musicals, and if you looked like me and sounded like me, you were the character; you were never at the…

— Beanie Feldstein

I quit acting when I was 11 because I was cast as a bouncing ball in 'Alice in Wonderland,' and I felt slighted and…

— Lena Dunham

I played comedies and dramas.

— William Shatner

I was once so terrified of acting that I used to pretend I was ill to get out of drama.

— Amy Jackson

In the long period of time when I did talk shows and game shows, a whole new generation of people came along who thought…

— Orson Bean

I don't remember a time or an incident where I decided to be an actor because it was always a part of me and…

— Pratik Gandhi

So the only things I was being allowed to audition for were small roles in comedies. It broke my heart. No one would see…

— Khandi Alexander

I can't speak for anyone else, but in my case, I sort of fell into acting.

— Teresa Palmer