Eileen Brennan Quotes

I do enjoy acting, but it is such a game. So for that reason, I don't think I'll ever leave London.

Becoming an actor is like becoming a father. It's not hard to become one. Making a life of it is the challenge.

I grew up around acting, but it was never thought of as a career.

Acting is a youthful profession.

I'm exceedingly proud of being an actor, but I never recommend it to anyone.

I'm a grinding actor. That's how I've always viewed myself. You go from one job to the next.

Actors don't, in fact, retire, do they? It took me a while to remember that.

You know, I love acting.

I've been acting for 30 years. It's a grind.

Being actors is a strange job.

Acting is everybody's favorite second job.

I want to be in a musical. I love music, and just to be able to mash the music and the acting together, it would be just incredible.

Acting is something you didn't do in Ireland.

I'm not sure that acting is something for a grown man to be doing.

Being an actor is well paid, but it's a bit like being a circus traveler.

I definitely want to continue acting and performing.

It's a privilege to be an actor, as it's not work - it's a job.

The thing about being an actor is that you're in the business of not growing up.

The amount of effort and energy that goes into being an actor is something that I can't compare to anything else.

Being an actor is not like any other job. It's not easy.

Acting is such a strange, vague profession, but my kids know it's hard labour.

I am the only one in my family to get into acting.

It's the life of an actor to always be questioning, always be wondering. There is no occupation in the world less dependable.

I never wanted to be an actress. Acting wasn't in my mind. It wasn't in my calculations.

At the end of the day, if you are an actor, you definitely know that you're just work-for-hire.