Michael Vartan Quotes

It can be tough as a jobbing actor.

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

If you take every challenge everyone has in their life and multiply it in severity you get what it's like in the life of an actor.

But so much of being an actor isn't so great - the auditioning, the rejection, the financial insecurity.

As an actor, so much of life is out of your control, and it's really not solid.

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

After the 'Golden Compass,' I wasn't sure if I'd ever get another acting job.

I'm sure it's not great fun for them, or for any parent, when their child says they want to be an actor, 'cos it's quite an uncertain business and it can be terribly hard for most actors.

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.

If my gravy train stops at SAG, honey, it's been a great ride.

Everybody that's an actor leaves it for a while 'cause they ain't got a job.

I think actors always have that fear of unemployment so when the opportunities are there, you just jump on them.

I grew up very comfortable in this bizarre, circus-like existence, but, as comfortable as I was, I was also aware of the struggles that actors go through.

I'm trying to treat it as a hobby. Making bread and butter as an actor is tough.

I really always felt that I was going to be an actress. I had a lot of confidence in the fact that I would do well from a very early age. I didn't know how tough the business is.

One of the big struggles for an actor is sometimes you have to take work that you don't necessarily want to do so you can pay rent.

There's so many more failures than successes for actors. It's like a phobia, fear of cancellation.

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.

Being an actor is hard. It's so true... auditioning is literally our full-time job, and then, if we are so lucky to book the project were auditioning for, then that project is our play.

It's a tough journey as an actor in Los Angeles.

The problem with being an actress is there's a lot of rejection.

As an actor, your life is filled with so much uncertainty.

I'd always wanted to be on Broadway one day, but it seemed like a dream that might be unattainable. This business has a lot of ups and downs and I learned that pretty quickly.

'Cause it's really hard, it's hard to be an actor.