James Purefoy Quotes

My job isn't about pursuing fame and then becoming an actor. It's about becoming an actor, and if fame follows suit, that's fine.

It's not my goal to be a famous actor.

Wanting to be an actor and wanting to be famous are different.

I didn't want to be an actress at all, or famous even. I certainly enjoy acting now, absolutely. Time will tell whether or not I enjoy fame.

I didn't start out to be a movie star. I started out to be an actor.

I have never really had a goal to be a true blue movie star, unlike a lot of my colleagues.

I don't want to be a top Bollywood actress. That's not what is driving me.

I became an actor, and because I had success as an actor, I became famous. I was acting for quite a while before I got famous; television made me famous. I guess that it's television that is responsible for everybody's desire to be famous.

When I started out, I didn't have any desire to be an actress or to learn how to act. I just wanted to be famous.

For me, I never, never, from the moment I started acting, had a desire to be famous.

It was never a plan to be an actor.

I suppose it's whether you want to be a famous person, or whether you want to be an actor. You have to decide what your priorities are. Great actor, huge star. Sometimes, the two walk hand in hand. Most of the time, they don't.

I wanted to be famous. I wanted people to talk about me.

You know, one of the biggest thrills I have is when famous people recognize me from Taxi.

I really think that everybody would like to be an actor. Why wouldn't they? It's great work if you can get it. The one thing that prevents most people from saying, 'I'm just gonna go to Hollywood!' is that it seems unrealistic.

Being a big star and being known, making movies and a lot of money - that really doesn't interest me.

I don't have that drive to be in this field, climbing up, doing bit parts in movies to make a big movie. But I'm lucky I get to also do acting - it's fun. I should probably just take an acting class on the weekends - that would be enough for me.

Being an actor in L.A. is like being in prison: you go, you serve your time, you try to replicate Johnny Depp's career - and then you move to Paris.

Being an actress in Hollywood and being a celebrity tend to feed into one another, but just being a celebrity wouldn't really be interesting to me.

When I initially started acting, all I wanted to do was to be in one movie. That's it. That was my goal.

Well, I think a lot of people just want to be famous.

I never wanted to be famous. I want to be more famous than I am so I can get the roles. I hate losing the roles. I was famous more for being around people who were famous, and I hate that kind of fame.

I didn't become an actor to make money. And I didn't become an actor to be famous - though people always gasp if you say that, as if it's unfathomable that an actor doesn't want to be a star.

I hope I have quite a few great roles to come.

I believe India has multi-talented people, so I have also embarked on my journey as an actor. I don't need to be a celebrity, since tennis has already given fame to me.