Grant Gustin Quotes

My heroes are guys like Tom Hanks, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Matt Damon. These are amazing actors with amazing careers that every actor should aspire to. I'm not saying I'm going to get anywhere close. It's not going to be an easy feat. I'm just in awe of their careers.

I'd love the career of Julie Walters. As a man.

I admire Cate Blanchett as an actor: that's my ultimate goal. To be as good as she is!

You do sometimes watch performances and just think, 'I may as well give up. I won't reach that. I may as well give up.' But then there are other actors you watch and just think, 'Oh my God, yes, I want to try and do that. Try and be like that'. And Bryan Cranston is someone who I'd like to try and be like.

I didn't grow up watching movies and thinking, 'Oh, I wanna be in those!'

I made a commitment to myself; that I wanted to be an actress, and I wanted to do films that make a difference. It has to move people.

I've long been a fan of Chiwetel Ejiofor. I think he's a great actor. He's my kind of guy. He does what I aspire to do.

I will always desire to play with Bruce Springsteen. He's the most inspirational, most dedicated, most committed and most focused artist I've ever seen. I like to be around people like that.

Meryl Streep was my hero. I wanted to be that type of actor more than anything.

My whole life, I wanted to be an actor. Perhaps the seed was planted when I saw Sigourney Weaver in 'Alien', wiping the floor with the men on the ship.

When I was 15 and had the light bulb moment I wanted to be an actor, it was my sole focus and goal, and I went after it with determination.

I was going to school with a girl who was an actor. And I was, like, 'No, I want to be an actor.'

Even though acting is my job, I do this because I love it, and when the love is gone, I'm not going to do it anymore.

We aspire to be like Jim Harbaugh. No, seriously, he does a great job.

I've always had a thing about Judi Dench, Cate Blanchett, Helen Mirren, Julie Walters, and Imelda Staunton. I'm hoping to follow in their footsteps.

I would love to do roles which would become dream roles for others.

I just looked up to my brother because he was a professional. He was the one I wanted to follow.

Charlotte Rampling is someone I've wanted to work with for a very long time. I've always looked up to her as an actress and it's a reason why I feel brave to do a film like Melancholia. So, to me she's the ultimate.

I looked at people like Lil Wayne. I would go to the studio and I would observe Wayne, and I would literally pray. I would say 'God, give me his work ethic'.

You are the equal of the idol who has given you your inspiration

It was one of those things where you admire and respect a person, and you watch them for almost your entire life - and Meryl Streep was definitely one of those people that inspired me throughout my career. Having a chance to have a scene with her was pretty unreal.

I think the key is basically just your determination. As far an artist is concerned, it's just about your drive and your dream.

I think you have to really, really want to be a film star.

As long as people want to see me in movies, and as long as I find it interesting, I'll keep working.

'Transformers' was important and defining for me because it taught me about what kinds of movies I want to make and the kind of actor I want to be, and I have a long way to go before I become that actor.