Joel Grey Quotes

If you wanna be the comic relief in a big-budget movie, go to L.A. because there are five auditions in a week that you could hit up, and that increases your chances of getting those jobs.

It's not like you do 'SNL' and then get handed movie roles. You work, you audition for stuff and try to get it. I think, a lot of people, it's the goal to be in movies or just to be working in general. But yeah, some of us get lucky and get some movie roles, and it's nice.

Trying to constantly get yourself into movies is extremely stressful and sometimes just impossible.

If my goal is to become a movie star, me working at a pizza shop won't help me. I have to make the stars align.

When I first came to California, it was fun and exciting to get any part in any movie and get paid for it. Because of my size and my background, it seemed like I was right for just about anything.

I'd rather do theatre and British films than move to L.A. in hopes of getting small roles in American films.

I actually never wanted to be a VJ. Never. It just so happened that I became a VJ, and I was actually kind of like, 'I don't want to be a VJ. I want to be in the movies.' So yeah, I always wanted to be an actor.

I'm really excited about furthering my film career in Bollywood and Hollywood.

I want to be in R-rated movies.

I've always been interested in being in other people's movies. I never get any offers.

I moved with my mom to Los Angeles for her to pursue her acting career, and she got a job casting atmosphere in some independent films.

I moved to LA and decided to do films and television, mainly because the theater in New York is totally dead.

I just did one movie and there was no career for me, anyway.

I grew up right near Hollywood, and I wanted to be a filmmaker.

As an actor, it's much easier for me to get work in the movies because nobody knows who I am except for the work that I've done in another movie. I really enjoy that.

You know, I really wish now I'd had the nerve to become an actor. Because I'd have been Robert Redford, no question.

I was hoping for it to be possibly a movie career as I still would like to see that happen. I enjoyed making 200 Motels and did try out for a few things when I lived in LA, but nothing ever happened. I'm still hoping though.

I think a lot of people just assumed I came to L.A. to do more television and get into show business.

I was always realistic about the fact I wanted to be involved with big films.

There was a moment in the early '80s when I wanted to work on films and wanted to live in L.A.

I don't want to say, 'I want to be in Hollywood,' like so many actors do, but I know that Hollywood is still making good movies, and I'd like to be part of that someday.

I definitely want to do movies and stuff.

I ultimately wanna do big movies, and I've been so close so many times. They keep giving my roles to girls with just a little more exposure than me.

I wanna chase down Denzel Washington, Jamie Foxx, Will Smith. I would love to start my film career.

It's definitely an exciting time to be an actress.