Leland Orser Quotes

When we were doing 'The Office,' there was an area backstage where they worked on hair and makeup, and I was sitting there waiting to get ready to go on, and one of the writers went, 'I want you to audition for 'Bad Teacher.'' I went, 'Okay!'

In terms of acting, I've been acting from a very young age. I've always loved it and wanted to have a career in acting or something to do with it.

That's the great thing about being an actor, you know, you can just jump to different jobs.

My first paid role was my first job out of drama school, which was 'Just William.' It was a BBC TV show. I played Ethel.

Theater is definitely something that, through the course of my childhood and even in college, I enjoyed participating in. I would love to do theater, or as far as movies or television goes, if the right thing came along I would definitely entertain it.

My father Philip was an actor and appeared in everything from 'The Onedin Line' to 'Hedda Gabler' with Dame Diana Rigg.

I'm basically an actress, not a comedienne, and if something comes along that appeals to me, I'll do it.

I played a waiter on 'Will & Grace,' a waiter on 'Medium' and on 'Weeds.' They all got cut out. I'm an awful waiter in real life. Maybe I was an awful waiter on screen, too.

I'm predominately an actor first.

I want to have the same success in my acting career as I did in my boxing career.

I like to act. Every other aspect of show business I find uninteresting.

In my first year at drama school, I did this kids' show called 'Let's See.'

Being an actor has always been my dream.

Drama is what I did before 'Blossom.'

I'm not a standup, but I play one on TV.

I really enjoy being an actor!

The character of Johnny Drama was a lot of fun to play.

I do this profession. I'm an actor. And it is, for me, an opportunity to meet people.

I just loved the whole idea of being an actor.

I was on the soap opera 'Days of our Lives.'

I'm an actor; I hire out.

I like actors - I used to be one.

I'm always looking for a good role.

I've done a little bit of TV. I'm doing a little mini-series at the moment called 'Scooter.'

I'm an actor and it happened to go my way that day.