Career Quote by Tom Wolfe

Most readers, then and now, have at some time experienced the humiliation of being told that their occupation is reprehensible.

— Alberto Manguel

Sometimes I hate the job that I do as an actor. I feel like I'm just of no importance in the world, but sometimes…

— Richard Armitage

One job I did turn down was 'How I Met Your Mother.' My character was 'creepy gay guy.' That was the character. The script…

— Leslie Jordan

I never like to refer back to anything I've done when I'm working on a character, even if that character has the same occupation.

— Giancarlo Esposito

The terrible thing about being an actor is that it's not a solo occupation.

— Peter Coyote

I find it difficult to portray something I've never experienced before. For the character I played in 'Miss Lee,' I had to ask friends…

— Lee Hye-ri

I always felt blessed that I was able to make a living in a profession [acting] that not a lot of people can make…

— Clint Eastwood

It shouldn't come as any surprise that those who choose acting as a profession are phonies who live in a fantasy world. What is…

— Julie Burchill

My chosen occupation isn’t necessarily movie star; I see my chosen occupation as actor.

— Sarah Gadon

You work [as an actor] for a bit, and then the job ends 'cause you get thrown off a bridge. And then, you suddenly…

— David Oakes

I was originally an actor, and then I started to write. One of the most frustrating things about acting was that it was intermittent…

— Sean Mathias

I'd never thought about acting as a job. I was an engineer; I was in science and technology. I loved movies and television growing…

— Ato Essandoh