Shemar Moore Quotes

I didn't become an actor to be famous. I genuinely love acting and never expected to make a penny at it.

I've never cared for the idea of a career path, or where a film might 'take me.' My love is for acting not money, so I only take on roles that I find challenging, in stories I find interesting.

That's what I've wanted to do my whole life, just act. When I was younger, I loved to entertain people. I always used to make up dance routines, do little plays. I love to perform, basically.

You do T.V. and movies to make the money, and then you do theatre for the love of it.

I love acting and I have a need to do it, even when the business is down.

My first love is definitely performing, but I just love storytelling, and that's another aspect of it.

I love the stage, but it doesn't pay the mortgage.

Music is something that I have to do on a regular basis. It really is my life and I absolutely love it. It's a part of my day-to-day. So if I had to choose, it would be music. But I love acting too.

It's communication - that's what theatre is all about.

I'd say I'm definitely an actor first and foremost, but I love filmmaking.

For me, being in front of a camera is a matter of practicing and refining your art. I think, if you're telling a story worth telling, it's worth investing the time into developing.

I fell in love with the art of acting back when I was 10 years old, actually.

I love being on stage, I love being able to tell a story, I love the fact that the audience listens and laughs at it. It makes me happy, and it's what I live for.

I haven't modelled since I was 12 - that was a one-time thing, and I did it as a kid to make a little money to save up for university. Acting is my first love as well as writing and eventually producing and directing.

I grew up in musical theatre and love to perform on stage.

I would love to be able to play some characters on television that are similar to some of the indie film roles I've done, that have been so close to my heart.

You've got to love acting and that's true for me. I love the idea of getting on stage and getting in front of a camera.

I think that being a producer is business and being an actor is art.

Music's always been a big part of my life, but it kind of all happened in one big ball of storytelling rather than splitting acting and singing apart.

I love doing comedy, and that's the thing I will always go back to, really, but I'd love to have the freedom to do sort of 'meaty' roles but also have the freedom to do the sort of films I want to make, like what Woody Allen does. You forget he's funny because you're so gripped by the story, but they still make you laugh.

Commercials are art, too; they're 30-second movies starring people like me. If you look down on the medium, you're never going to book. If you don't love it, do not bother. Find another job you like.

Music is where my love is. I don't think the acting thing is going to start outweighing that, but I think it's going to start being a good chunk of something I want to do.

I still really love acting. I find it really challenging. And I really love film; it's a lot of fun.

I wanted to be an actor. That was my real goal. But I wasn't any good at it, so I wrote my own material and acted through that. That's my idea of fun. I get to be all these things in the songs.

I love TV and I love making films and I love doing plays. I feel very lucky to be able to do all three.