Katherine Helmond Quotes

I'd like to continue acting as long as I enjoy it.

I love the process of acting, and to turn your passion into a career is the biggest gift.

I don't think actors get good training today. I put my training to use in everything I do.

I really love doing what I do, being an actor. It's the greatest. You can do it until you die.

I didn't fall in love with acting until I did a few films. Now, I couldn't live without it.

I think to be a good actor you need either a good experience of life or education, or both.

I have realised what my pitch is, and I'm in this industry for the pure reason that I love acting.

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

In order to be a good actor, I'm a firm believer that you need to bring something to the table.

Backstage life is terrific training for an actor, seeing shows from the wings.

What do I love about acting? I love traveling, meeting new people, exploring and just doing what I love.

The thing about acting is you don't want to let on how enjoyable it is or then everybody would want to become an actress. But it really is. It's a pleasure to go and exchange your identity.

I never wanted to become an actor to be famous. I just wanted to be a good actor. It served me pretty well.

To want to be an actor is enough - you don't need to tell us about it. The interesting person who comes with some life experience is always the person who is going to be chosen by me.

I've been a professional actor now for 38 years. A long time. And it's wonderful to earn your living doing something that you love. To think people actually give you money for it!

I never was disillusioned with acting because I love acting.

That's what I love about acting. There's never a set role. You can be a firefighter, you can be a baseball player, you can be whatever you want in the acting world. I think I've found my calling.

I've done a little directing, but I love acting more.

To be a good actor you have to feel life and observe life.

I think the moment I discovered I definitely wanted to act was when I saw a play alone by myself when I was fourteen. Maybe it was a Moliere play? I discovered the atmosphere of the theater, and I knew I wanted to be an actor.

I definitely still have my hand in acting. I don't think I would be able to walk away from it. It's my passion.

My first love was acting. I went to Sidney Poitier films as a kid. I sat in the theater and dreamed of being an actor.

I learned how to act working in TV.

My vocation is I do what I do. I'm an actor; that's what I do.

I love acting, so I don't feel that I have ever struggled.