Actor Quote by Teyonah Parris

What did my parents say when I told them I wanted to be an actor? 'Be a plumber.'

— Samuel West

When my parents were going, 'Oh God, are you going to be an actress?' I decided I'd give it my best shot until I…

— Geraldine James

When I told my parents, 'I'm going to be an actor,' they screamed and wept and freaked out.

— Alec Baldwin

When I told my parents that I wanted to be an actor, they were like, 'How can you be an actor? You have to…

— Tripti Dimri

I remember running up to my dad and saying, 'I want to be an actor when I grow up!' And him saying, 'Yeah, well…

— Allen Leech

I told my parents I wanted to be an actor, and they were getting ready for a life of unemployment, so they're just happy…

— Emilia Clarke

Even as a child, I would get film offers, and all my friends would tease me saying, 'You will also be an actor like…

— Tiger Shroff

When I told my parents I wanted to be an actor, my mom was, like, 'I think I heard you say lawyer.'

— Maz Jobrani

My parents said, Oh, he's going to be a director someday. I wanted to be an actor.

— Quentin Tarantino

When I was five, I always told my mom I would want to be an actor.

— Rick Gonzalez

I told my mother I wanted to be an actress, and the next thing I know is that I'm studying in a very expensive…

— Bhumi Pednekar

My parents are amazing, but when I was like, 'Well, I'm going to be an actress,' and they're all doctors, that wasn't the best…

— Reshma Shetty