Patricia Arquette Quotes

I didn't believe that I'd ever be lucky enough to be able to make a living as an actor.

Through all of this lovely interviewing, and nice things people say, and the rest of it, I have learned that I am an actor. That is my profession. That is my job. That is how I make a living. So I am just out there making a living.

My plan was to be able to make a living as an actor.

So yes, I hope to act in other people's movies, big and small, because that's how I make my living, really.

My whole thing is I just always wanted to be a working actor and I just wanted to stop waiting tables.

My life is one that I've aimed for - I've always wanted to be an actor who worked in film and television and was able to provide for himself and his family.

I've been an actor since I was 18. So that's my proper job. But I was not a very successful actor, if you consider being able to afford your rent successful. I did lots of old people's tours; reminiscence tours.

I refused to describe myself as an actress until 'EastEnders' because, until then, I couldn't support myself without doing other jobs.

You don't have to die in order to make a living!

When you're a drama student, I think the most you hope for is to make a living out of acting.

I always made a living as an actor when I came to California. I never had to do anything else.

I became a professional actor in Detroit and I was able to earn some money. It was a good job because it permitted me to study. It fit perfectly with school.

I've always considered myself an actor, but I wasn't making a living as an actor.

I was lucky in that I didn't have to do too many outside-of-acting side jobs.

I'm a practical actor and work keeps me occupied. It takes care of my bills, so there are many reasons for which I work.

I don't think that there's any shame at all in doing what you have to do in order to survive, to make money while you continue to pursue your dreams.

I'm a working actor, and I want to stay a working actor, and I want everybody happy.

To be frank, my career as an actor was not even taking care of my lifestyle. Doing two odd films a year wasn't making me financially secure.

I think, in the past, you could buy a flat and live comfortably on theatre and touring theatre, but you can't do that anymore, which means that you have to have a certain amount of celebrity and profile to, therefore, get TV and film work.

I am an actress and I do have to make a living.

I have a hard time being career-minded, but I want to be able to survive as an actor and do work that I think is important and that says something.

I'm a working actor, and that's what I always wanted.

As a TV actor, I was making money and spending it and always felt a certain void in terms of work.

I don't fight for my legacy or for the glory or anything like that. The feedback from the fans is nice, don't get me wrong; it's a good feeling having them - you on their side. But I'm motivated by making a good living for my family, and that's what made me get serious about this.

Personally, the first year when I started making enough money just from acting - by that, I mean not doing anything else but acting - was around 2003.