Actress Quote by Yolanda King

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

— Prabhas

My father was so against me becoming an actor.

— Wendell Pierce

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

We were raised by such a perfectionist father who always wanted us to be at our best. I had good grades in school, so…

— Lux Pascal

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

— Max Minghella

My father was a director, and he used to always tell me, "You should be an actress." When I was 17, he gave me…

— Katey Sagal

My father said that I could always become an actress, but I couldn't go back to college later in life. So I had to…

— Vidya Balan

It was my dad who encouraged me to come into films.

— Govinda

While pursuing engineering, my passion for theatre grew. So, I told dad I wanted to pursue acting - 'Do you really want to be…

— Pankaj Kapur

When I told my father that I wanted to join the film industry, he asked me if I was sure about it, as acting…

— Vicky Kaushal

When I came to America, I told my dad I wanted to be an actress.

— Odeya Rush

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