Roger Moore Quotes

I don't think Hollywood was trying to do anything with me. In fact, they lost interest pretty quick. I think I got lucky, briefly, in the '90s, and it just so happened that those movies were the opportunities that came my way. Then it just kind of stopped.

Acting is a mix of luck and choice. I got lucky.

There are lots of actors out there who are hugely, hugely talented and haven't got the breaks I've had.

I'm an actor and it happened to go my way that day.

I think in every industry you need to have a lot of talent; you need to have a lot of drive, but you need a little bit of luck.

I love acting, so it's easy when you have a passion for it. I've always found the harder you work, the luckier you get.

There are so many actresses who struggle for years to get where I am. It's luck that's worked for me more than hard work.

I would not have succeeded as a comedian had I not had some hugely lucky breaks.

Fame and fortune should never get in front of your passion. The passion will generate the fame and fortune, if you're good enough.

The luck of having talent is not enough; one must also have a talent for luck.

I feel like I have just been really, really lucky to meet some of the most successful and great actors alive today.

I feel fortunate that I'm able to play diverse roles. I don't think everybody in Hollywood gets the opportunity to do that.

I know I've been lucky. But it's what you do with that luck afterwards that really defines whether you stick around.

If people ask me for the ingredients of success, I say one is talent, two is stubbornness or determination, and third is sheer luck. You have to have two out of the three. Any two will probably do.

I feel like I'm the luckiest actress in the world.

To be successful you have to be lucky, or a little mad, or very talented, or find yourself in a rapid growth field.

If you hang around long enough to show these people what you can do, you have a chance in this acting business.

If you're a casting director, you're going to be curious to see what Timothy Spall's son is like. But when you get in the door, you have to have something to offer.

I've been a very lucky actor.

I had never dreamt I'd become an actress. It was destiny that put me in the right place at the right time and gave me the right opportunities.

I lucked out when I started to sing. I'd already experienced failing at everything else.

People don't believe this, but Hollywood really is a meritocracy.

I've been very lucky. There are guys I know who are really terrific in this business of stand-up who have not gotten the recognition they deserve. And it's nice, if you've put in the time, to achieve that recognition.

I think luck gets you on to the stage. But it has nothing to do with keeping you there.

My making it is a combination of grinding, grinding, grinding and being lucky enough to finally get a shot.