Robert Klein Quotes

I've been an actor for 30 years. I'm not going to run from a great theater production to do two days on an HBO series or something.

I started in movies in 1963, and the first big one was 'Rosemary's Baby' in 1967. While you don't notice it right away, it finally dawns on you that 80% of the time, you're doing nothing.

I was very aware that my path into the industry would probably be as an actress and not in production, that I could learn a lot that way. And I did.

People always ask, 'Do you wanna do movies; do you wanna do other things?' But they haven't fired me from 'OLTL' yet. When that happens, I'll make that choice.

I'm envious of actors. You shoot a movie or you do a season of 'Big Love,' and then you're on hiatus and you have a bunch of free time.

I have been working since I was 11 on everything including period dramas.

Honestly, after about three years on a show, you're like, 'Thank you very much for giving me a step up. Now can I go do movies?'

I'm one of the only actresses in Los Angeles who has never waited tables - yet - and I'm so terrible at holding trays. When we shot the 'Vampire Diaries' pilot, I totally spilled water all down Nina Dobrev, and she had to get her hair and make-up redone.

I've been around the music business for a long time now, and I've had a lot of chances to do movies. But I didn't really want to do any until I found stuff that started to hit me in the right place.

I left 'Law and Order' because I really honestly did want to do movies and did want to be a movie star since I was a little girl.

Yeah, the whole 'One Tree Hill' experience made me realize I wanna write, and produce, and direct as well as act. I'm interested in all facets of the industry.

As far long-term aspirations, other than acting, I do want to direct a little bit. I want to get on the production side and eventually start a production company and maybe make some projects of my own.

I've been doing this journey in acting and singing since I was six years old, and I definitely think this will take me to the next level - in movies.

I've always lived in New York; I never moved to L.A. I was developing and producing and writing a pilot for a year. That took me out of everything for over a year. When that sadly didn't go forward, I shot 'Black Mirror' right after that.

Every time you do a movie, it's important for your career, your reputation.

I'm very ambitious when it comes to cameos.

After being an actor, producing 'One By Two' was a natural progression.

After my debut film, I was doing reality shows and hosting so it was not that I had nothing else to do.

I stopped getting films. So I had to move to television. I kept myself alive with stage shows.

My memories of the whirlwind '90s are a blur of work schedules. I was completing my B. Com. degree in 1991 when I took to modelling and acting in TV serials. A year later, I found my foothold in movies.

Working with a full Hollywood team has been an awesome learning experience, and I definitely want to pursue acting more.

I want to expand and conquer every platform, every medium as well as pursue entertainment beyond social media - acting, producing, and directing.

After finishing my study in Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), I was mentally prepared for the struggle in the film industry.

I think my dream career would be to own my own production company and be able to write movies and star in them every once in awhile. Kind of like a Judd Apatow type of guy. That would be really fun.

When I was in MTV, I wasn't really looking out to do films.