Actor Quote by Wendell Pierce

My father quite honestly played no role in my decision to become an actor.

— Max Minghella

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

— Prabhas

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

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

My father wanted to be an actor, dreamed about being an actor, but he gave it up because my mom and his family told…

— David Copperfield

My father was a great actor.

— Stephen Humphrey Bogart

I always wanted to be an actor. My father inspired me since I was three years old.

— Bobby Deol

I wanted to be an actor. My parents were not too keen on that.

— Jeffrey Eugenides

I thought I could never be the actor Dad was, so I avoided it for a while.

— Michael Douglas

My dad is a successful television producer, director and writer, and my mom's a director and writer. Even when I was young, I wanted…

— Troian Bellisario

My father came from nothing, so he believed that people could do anything if they worked hard enough. I think he liked that I…

— Vince Vaughn

When I announced that I wanted to become an actress, my parents were dead against it. I had to put up a huge fight.

— Simi Garewal