Oscar Isaac Quotes

It's 90 percent rejection, being an actor.

You're rejected 10 to 20 times for every part you are going to get.

Trying to launch a career as an artist is like trying to run through a crowd holding hands with five people. It's so difficult.

The early days were really difficult because it was constant no's, I didn't have an agent. I always knew that I had something to offer, but it just felt like I could never get someone to give me a chance.

Life, people learned, was not easy. Life was not cake. Life was not a carrot cake.

Just because people don't meet you doesn't mean they're not out there breaking their asses trying to get around.

People need trouble - a little frustration to sharpen the spirit on, toughen it.

That's the thing about life. A lot of the time, it isn't easy at all. We just have to try to make the best of it.

People are so afraid of hearing "No" that they often don't even try. You have nothing to lose by just asking! A good friend of mine once told me, "Harv, a closed mouth won't get fed." Open your mouth! Say something if negotiations aren't going the way you'd like.

People started down the road with good intentions, but the moment the road became rough or difficult, they'd abandon it.

When it's too hard for them, it's just right for us.

If you keep working you'll last longer. I'd hate to spend the rest of my life trying to outwit an 18-inch fish.

People relate to fighters so much because fighting reflects life.

In L.A., you constantly go on auditions, and you're usually not what they're looking for - you get used to going back and back to the same show, and nothing happens.

Acting is a life of rejection.

When you go out on auditions for big movies, and you're not a big star, you get used to getting close but not getting the part.

There's only so much you can do of trying, finding yourself very close to getting a part and then not getting it.

I spent much of my life dying for somebody to help me even file for a patent or make a prototype. I understand that.

Nothing comes easily for me.

The scripts don't come pouring in; I have to fight for every part.

No one ever wanted to hire me. Ever. I've never been recruited anywhere. I have beat my head against every wall, at every place that I worked.

When you're just an actor, maybe not the top of the list guys, you get constant rejection and it's fun.

My first ten years in Hollywood were really tough. I'd be coaching friends who came to me for acting advice, and then they'd make it before I did. I'd still be helping them while they were on movie sets and I had four lines on a TV show.

I just wanted to win on the road, honestly. I don't remember the road ever being this tough.