Carmen Cusack Quotes

A little acting debut in Spin City, with Michael J. Fox, which opened up a whole new door for me.

I used to beg for auditions. Now, they're being thrown at me.

I am as curious about my daughter's acting debut as the rest of the world. I think Alia has got the best possible debut under the biggest banner. But it's not going to be easy for her to go from the first to the second film smoothly.

I'm getting positive feedback for my acting so we'll see if any other interesting parts come up.

One day I was in school, and the next I was acting opposite Jeremy Irons. That's how quickly it happened. I was in class and then working with Sir Anthony Hopkins.

I was a dancer when I got discovered, and I started working immediately. I started being in commercials and doing guest star roles. My first big thing, which happened maybe six months after being discovered, was 'Bring It On: All or Nothing.'

Hopefully, I can cross over into Hollywood, and hopefully that will bring me a bigger name in China.

I was in seventh grade, and getting a part in Full House was huge. It opened so many doors for me.

People tell me that Hollywood loves new faces, but I don't know. They're probably just being nice.

Black or white good parts are hard to come by. A good actor with a good opportunity has a shot; without the opportunity it doesn't matter how good you are.

I'm glad that I didn't get a part in 'Scream 2' and become a star in 1995.

I was 18 years old when I booked 'Youth in Revolt,' and it was my first movie, and I was starring in that movie - and even then, I didn't feel like I had made it.

'Naked' propelled me into a whole other league. America started calling. I went over to Los Angeles and met all those people, and I started doing a few American films of various levels of quality.

I'm keeping my fingers crossed for good roles to come my way.

I really love being in 'Game of Thrones,' but I don't know if it's my big break.

I was doing telenovelas in Miami and Mexico, and everyone's dream when you're an actor is to be in Hollywood.

'Zubaan' is the first film I had signed as a lead. It was an opportunity I was waiting for, coming at a time when I was getting shortlisted for roles but was unable to make the final cut.

Once I won the roles in 'Spender' and 'First Knight' it was much easier for everyone, me included, to get their heads around the idea of me being an actor.

When I came to New York, I told everyone I was a writer/director, and they said, 'No.' There was a rule. You could be one or the other. They ordained me writer. But then I won the Obie for directing 'Spunk,' and the rules changed.

When you perform in your first film, it adds a lot to your career graph. The journey becomes easy.

It's so ridiculous how you just get a call one day and go on an audition that can easily change your life for the next several years.

I would really like to take on something that really surprises people and shows that I want to be taken seriously as an actress. Also, creatively speaking, that sounds really fun.

Before that film, I was nobody. Each job I got, I was so excited. Each paycheck I got, I thought, 'Wow, I'm getting paid to act.' But 'The Matrix' gave me so many opportunities. Everything I've done since then has been because of that experience. It gave me so much.

Actors have far fewer choices than the public thinks they do.

It's a good thing to be typecast, isn't it?