J. K. Simmons Quotes

In terms of acting, I've been acting from a very young age. I've always loved it and wanted to have a career in acting or something to do with it.

I did plays and movies and whatever all over the place.

I'm basically an actress, not a comedienne, and if something comes along that appeals to me, I'll do it.

I loved doing commercials when I did commercials. I made a living. I worked in front of a camera. I could do plays for free.

I would love to be an actress!

I want to have the same success in my acting career as I did in my boxing career.

Being an actor has always been my dream.

I just loved the whole idea of being an actor.

That's the great thing about being an actor, you know, you can just jump to different jobs.

I know at some point I would like to take on more dramatic roles.

What I want to be is an actor, not a star.

I'd rather do movies 'cause I am better at movies, but I do shows 'cause the opportunities have come forward.

I'd love to do a drama.

One of my favorite things to do is be in front of the camera and act.

I studied theater in college, and I really wanted to be an actress and play a lot of different roles. Then I made landing on a television comedy my main focus.

I always wanted to be an actress. It's been very high up on my list of passions, and I did a couple of short courses, and I've studied at school.

I've always loved film, and since I knew I probably couldn't be a cowboy or a spy in real life, I thought I'd play one in a movie! I started doing theater in middle school and tested for 'Victorious' before being in an episode of 'iCarly.'

Theater is definitely something that, through the course of my childhood and even in college, I enjoyed participating in. I would love to do theater, or as far as movies or television goes, if the right thing came along I would definitely entertain it.

My father Philip was an actor and appeared in everything from 'The Onedin Line' to 'Hedda Gabler' with Dame Diana Rigg.

I'm an actor more than anything else.

I always wanted to be an actress. I think that is something that I could be pretty good at.

I did audition a lot. One's agent is keen to get you into film and TV because there's more money. I was always getting myself into commitments to theatre companies.

My career as an actress in the U.S. is actually taking off quite well.

I played a waiter on 'Will & Grace,' a waiter on 'Medium' and on 'Weeds.' They all got cut out. I'm an awful waiter in real life. Maybe I was an awful waiter on screen, too.

I have always been open towards character roles.