Chevy Chase Quotes

People get on a show and they fought tooth and nail. Almost 95% of the actors out there want to be on a television series. Then as soon as they get onto one, no, no, I want to be a movie star. This television series stuff, no, no no.

I was the leading star in 1945. I slowed down my pace of acting assignments after I came into direction.

I think every American actor wants to be a movie star. But I never wanted to do stupid movies, I wanted to do films.

I didn't have this feeling that I should be a leading actor in the cinema. And I wouldn't want the responsibility of the opening weekend.

If your goal is to be the biggest movie star in the world, a 10-movie contract is gold. It was never my goal. Up until now, I made movies - and I have a nice house, a nice car. I'm fortunate, happy and grateful. Life is good.

I have never really had a goal to be a true blue movie star, unlike a lot of my colleagues.

I'm here to carve out a strong career in the leading-man space.

I mean, there's obviously only one Leo [DiCaprio] but I look at guys like Mark Wahlberg and Tom Cruise and think I'd like to have that type of career... that would be really great if I could have that.

With acting, there is a level of anonymity which is conducive to your profession. There are examples of very public people who are on the cover of every celebrity magazine but can't open a film.

If you are the kind of guy who draws in 100 million people to see his film, you've got every right to be paid accordingly, but I qualify as a character actor. I don't put a bum on a seat.

When I was filming 'The Outsiders,' my idea of success was getting the next Martin Scorsese movie.

I was so flattered to be asked to be in the movies - the idea of being paid to act was heady stuff.

I'm not a movie star. I'm just an actress.

I didn't start out to be a movie star. I started out to be an actor.

I don't really have aspirations to be Tom Hanks.

You really are as hot as your last movie. And it goes away really quickly.

Look, at the same time that I don't want to be a celebrity, I understand that when you make movies you put yourself out in the public eye. I'd be a baby and a fool to be like, 'Why are there cameras taking pictures of me?' when I'm on a billboard for a movie. I think that's a very absurd concept.

Hollywood's never really been the ultimate goal for me.

How did I end up in films with people like Keira Knightley... all these beautiful leading ladies and me - it's kind of shocking.

I don't think many people can say they've been the lead in a Spielberg film and still been able to live their normal life that they had before.

I always wanted to be an actress. I always wanted to be a movie star.

I think there are always actor parts, and then there are movie-star parts, and an actor's always an actor until he does a movie-star part.

The film business is absurd. Stars don't last very long. It's much more interesting to be a proper actor.

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.

I am going to be the next Ryan Gosling.