Burt Reynolds Quotes

I didn't come to Hollywood to drink or get high, and I don't want to be considered a cool actor - I want to be a great actor.

I've always thought that as long as directors and casting directors don't see me as just Harry Potter, I'll be OK. People have shown a lot of faith in me, and I owe them a huge debt. They're letting me prove that I'm serious about this.

I don't want to be known as an unprofessional actor. There was a time I was considered unprofessional, to a certain extent. I was very uncomfortable about that.

I want to be taken seriously as an actress.

Soaps are a great springboard for any actor but if you want to be taken seriously, you have to be careful.

If you don't take your clothes seriously, why should your viewers take you seriously?

Your image isn't your character. Character is what you are as a person.

I want to be respected as an actor. There's my ego. But I don't have a great need to be liked by an audience.

Hollywood didn't know if I was an actor or a nut or if I was this crazy character I was playing. I had developed an image of being a little bit unusual, different and wild.

But the one thing that I did do was establish myself as a good actor.

No nude scenes. No sex-symbol parts. I want people to recognize me for my work, not just for being pretty.

I just like to be seen for the hard-working actress that I am and not for a bunch of extraneous press.

I treat my acting career with a lot of respect.

I just want to be known for the work I do, not my personal life or what I'm wearing.

I just want people to know that I'm a good person, and I'm not a thug like everybody thinks I am.

I would like to think people would take me seriously.

I want to sustain the good name that I earned acting in 'Azhagiya Theeyae.' I am selecting my roles very carefully.

My pride is the length of time I have worked in the industry without any major controversy.

Nobody ever thought of me as dumb. They always knew me as cerebral, a thinking person. Educated and so on. But I was always given glamorous roles.

We just work hard to win the viewers respect and trust every single day.

I had worked hard my entire career to establish myself as a leader. But I wasn't a leader until I was perceived as one.

Your reputation doesn't stand for anything. You have to come and try to get up and show you're capable of doing the job.

I'm sorry, but I am not interested in getting cheap popularity. I've earned my success through sincere hard work. And that's the only success I want.

Guys see that I come to work every day, punch the clock. They see that, and I think my voice is respected because of it.

Celebrity and actor are two completely different professions, and I don't believe that they mix if you want to maintain any sort of credibility.