Donna Rice Quotes

I used to act in television commercials when I was a kid and a young adult.

For a New York actor, there are two things you look forward to - getting your SAG card and being on 'Law and Order.'

It's really good to be a working actor.

Thank God for television. I've been able to consistently work in television even when people say, 'Oh my God, I haven't seen you since this film or that project.' At least I'm working. It's very difficult to get that next movie role. I'm grateful to have the television world accept me.

I am still seeking to become firmly established as an actor.

I've been acting a long time. I've been a member of SAG since 1982.

It can be tough as a jobbing actor.

I started acting when I was 13 in New York. Worked there for a couple years, then auditioned for a show there that was going to be filming here. Ended up coming out, getting the job and just staying.

One of the tough things about being an actor, probably the hardest thing, is getting your foot in the door, and my father handled that for me at a very early age.

I was a child actor. I was this spaz kid diagnosed with ADHD, and I worked all the time.

I carried on acting during school holidays and was all set to go to drama school when I was offered my first professional job appearing in 'King David' with Richard Gere.

I just wanted to be a guy who could earn a living as an actor, and I did that for a long time.

My goal has always been to be a working actor.

Becoming an actress takes a lot longer than being a star. I don't want to be a star. I want to be an actress. I want to build a career.

I'm still an actor who wants to work all the time.

The 12 years that I was improvising are why I got the number of commercials I got when I was in New York and why I got 'The Devil Wears Prada,' and it's why I even got in the door for 'Mad Men.'

Basically, one of the hardest things about being an actor is getting your first break. I'm a product of nepotism. The doors were open to me. I'd done several movies before I decided what I wanted to do.

Before 'Grey's Anatomy,' I was doing musicals, plays, commercials, you name it.

I've called myself an actor - I won't say I've been an actor, but I've called myself an actor - since 1989. That's when I moved to Los Angeles.

I always wanted to be an actor. My first professional job was at 19, working in New York theater.

I'm always surprised that I get called to work. I always feel the way I felt when I was 24 or 25 trying to get a job. I'm amazed I have my SAG card and my Equity card.

When I was little, I didn't even know what acting was. But I was in commercials - baby toy commercials like Fisher-Price.

If you want to be an actor or actress out of high school or college, just know what you're getting in for. It's a job. If you look at it like a job, and you make it a career and a profession, then you're bound to do well.

I'm very happy to be a working actor.

When I was 13, I moved to Los Angeles to pursue television and film roles. I booked shows like 'The Secret Life of the American Teenager,' 'Liv and Maddie,' and 'Teen Wolf.'