Piper Perabo Quotes

I was an actor... or, at least, I was trying to be an actor.

Being an actor, you have to be working even when you're not working. You never really get to relax because anytime you're relaxing in between jobs, you're just worried that you're not going to get another job.

All I wanted to do was be a working actor.

My whole life, I always wanted to be an actor.

I want to be an actor, and I am being an actor. I'm not ready to run off on a road trip. Yet.

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.

Being an actor is a crazy way to spend one's life. It's the love of the game. Blind luck has a lot to do with it. Then you hope when you get your shot that you know what you're doing.

All I really wanted to be was a working actor.

I'm always looking for work. There are only two states of being an actor, so if I'm not working, I'm looking for employment.

When you're an actor, there are so many opportunities that are not in your control.

If you want to be an actor or actress out of high school or college, just know what you're getting in for. It's a job. If you look at it like a job, and you make it a career and a profession, then you're bound to do well.

It was hard to make a living as an actor in New York if you did not do soap operas or commercials.

I'm not really trying to be too much of an actor or anything.

As an actor, you usually live your life with faith.

I never wanted to be an actor. I never want to be an actor. I want to be a movie star. The whole idea of having to act is too gruesome. It's too ambitious for me.

I've always wanted to be an actress, ever since I was a little girl. I've always played the mom and I play my sister as the daughter. I wanted to be an actress on television and movies instead of just around the house.

I am still seeking to become firmly established as an actor.

A friend of my mom's was a casting director so, really as kind of a lark, I had a couple of acting jobs that had just enough exposure to give me the option to continue if I wanted to. I followed through with it.

I've only ever really been in shows of friends, so I don't know exactly what happened. I think I'm incredibly cheap to hire. That can buy some traction. I'm as cheap as it's possible for an actor to be legally.

I'm an actor, and when I close the door at home I'm kind of off-duty.

When I was a kid, I thought I was going to be an actor.

When I left Oxford, I knew I wanted to act, but I was unsure how to go about it.

I want to be a good actor more than anything - someone you can respect.

If you want to be an actor and you love acting, you can do it whether you're doing something else or not. You can be connected with community theater or make your own little movies. But if you want to be a movie star, you've got a tough road ahead of you.

I had an agent in Salt Lake City, but acting was more like a hobby.