Wilford Brimley Quotes

I've always said that actor years is like dog years: it feels like forever when you're not working.

It can be tough as a jobbing actor.

You spend most of your time as an actor unemployed, so you're not going to hear me complaining that I haven't had a day off in three weeks.

I'm an eternal realist and the success rate for being an actor is pretty low.

Unless you have a long-running series, most actors just go job to job if you're lucky to keep working. You just do a movie or a play or a TV thing, and it's over at some point.

I love to read scripts. But I am very happy right now to say that I am a working actor. In this town of Los Angeles, the phrase 'I'm an actor' is overrated. So, I like to say, 'I'm a working actor.'

The normal state of an actor is unemployed.

The thing about acting is everybody thinks you make a ton of money. And the money is good when you're working. But you can go a long time between jobs.

I think there's so much that is out of our control as actors, and it's just really hard to market yourself in such a huge industry.

As an actor, you have times that are bustling, and then you have the quieter, slower times. I definitely had some of those.

I went to LaGuardia, so I'm very close to the reality that lot of actors work rarely.

My father calls acting 'a state of permanent retirement with short spurts of work.'

I don't often get recognized for my work, but I look familiar. I'm just a working-man actor. I go and audition, and you just hope the work keeps coming.

I never understood actors who could just wait around.

If my kids decide to be actors and really, truly love it and are passionate about it, then I would definitely want to help them along their way, but it's a tough business.

You suffer as an actor. It's difficult to be an actor and live a good life, especially today.

Trust me, it has been anything but easy to make it as an actor.

Honestly, I am not trying to discourage anyone from becoming an actress, but if you want to become one be prepared to face everything that comes - along with it.

I think the hardest thing about being an actor is between jobs when you don't know and wondering if you'll ever work again. It's kind of a crazy business.

My daughter's dabbling in showbiz, and she's done a few commercials. She's auditioned for some movies and shows, so I'm letting her pursue that. I'm OK with it.

But it's hard to sustain a successful acting career today.

As an actor, we're unemployed a lot, so I'm familiar with the stress of trying to get a gig, and sometimes you take shows that you don't really want to do to keep the money coming in.

I've been just like any other working actor, out there looking for stuff.

As an actor, it's hard to get work. Sometimes you have to make do with the jobs that you get.

It's really hard to make a living as an actor. I'm grateful as I drive to work every morning.