David Denman Quotes

I always did TV commercials and made great money to put myself through school. That became guest starring roles on TV shows.

I recurred on 'Grey's Anatomy' for three years, and at the same time, I recurred for eight episodes on 'Rescue Me'. And I'd recurred for nine episodes on 'The Practice'. Frankly, the guest star is often the most compelling character.

I find that as long as I'm acting it doesn't matter if it's for TV, or a series or a short film. I always have fun no matter what I'm doing.

As an actor, you're never busy enough.

I can't even tell you how many different shows I would love to guest star on because there's just too many.

I've had cameos on some cool shows.

A lot of people are attracted to the acting profession because they think it's a cheap, easy, free ride. It really isn't.

If you're going to do a guest spot on television, they need bodies on those procedural TV shows. You've got to keep working, and that's where a lot of the work is.

As an actor, it's hard to get work. Sometimes you have to make do with the jobs that you get.

I've managed to catch lightning in a bottle a couple times. I'm very lucky. But I want to do this forever. I enjoy it so much. One of the challenges as an actor is to stay relevant.

I came to Los Angeles to be an actor, which is, at best, a gamble.

Being on a TV show is a really good gig for an actor.

It's a different world now. Guest-starring on a TV show is not some indication that things aren't going right anymore.

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

I want to open an eye or two about what being an actor is really like because it's not all red carpets and photo shoots. It's like trying to get that job and going from job to job.

I have been getting some offers of films. But more than films, I have been getting offers for serials which I have obviously declined.

I am an extremely greedy actor. I want to do all sorts of roles.

As far as playing different characters within the character, I think that's fun. Very rarely, on TV, do you get to do that on such a regular basis.

I started doing American films and TV before Priyanka, but of course I do small roles in big films, and I don't have the publicity machine working around me.

In terms of TV shows, if you're a public figure, we've all been asked to do some sort of ridiculous show at some stage.

As a character actor, you go out for all different kinds of things.

When you're an actor, it's really great to be busy - that's what we all want!

People aren't making as many movies as they used to, so youve got a lot of really big-name actors who are coming in, and they want to do pilots, so things kind of disappear for those of us who kind of have to still get in the room and audition and read for it.

I've done every imaginable job possible out there - movies, TV, animation, TV movies... and, at this point, almost reality, it seems. It's been a real blessing. It's been a great ride.

When I joined the industry, people were not very appreciative of models turning to acting.