Gong Yoo Quotes

Everyone always told me I was fated to be in front of the camera.

I'm not a star, I'm an actor.

I hate show business.

My home has always been show business.

The thrill of being in front of a camera remains exactly the same.

You cannot combine being a movie star with not being a movie star.

Show business is my life.

I feel like starring in a TV show is such a fun thing.

I never wanted to do film. I don't have the right face, and I don't like stardom. I like the fact that I have this wonderful thing that gives you status, but I'm most interested in doing decent work.

I don't want to become a star. I never wished to become an actor, even when I am here. When you decide to become an actor, you've to choose why you're doing it. Are you doing it to become an actor or because you want to be famous? I am doing it because I love being in front of the camera.

I like the character roles. Somewhere back there I really came to the conclusion in my mind that the difference between acting and stardom was major. And that if you become a star, people are going to go to see you. If you remain an actor, they're going to go and see the story you're in.

What is it about actors? God knows I get bored with actors talking about themselves.

It's a great life being an actor, and I wouldn't change it for anything.

I wanted to be famous; I wanted to perform. Those things I really, really wanted more than anything else.

I didn't get here for my acting... but I love show business.

The theatre show-biz types don't change much, no matter what era we're in. The question of how you balance being in show business with your personal life isn't very different.

I used to think no one should go into show biz, but now I feel differently. I now feel like it's a great career. If you can do it and make money at it and still not be so famous that you can have a normal life - then I think it's a great career.

There are two reasons why I'm in show business, and I'm standing on both of them.

I have this dream life where I get to be a celebrity but I get to navigate the world fairly easily because I'm always in character.

I always wanted to be in the limelight, and I found I could get it by being on the stage. That was the beginning of everything for me.

I work in show business - there's nothing that shocks me anymore!

I'm passionate about being an actor, but I'm definitely not passionate about being a sex symbol.

I'm not particularly good at 'celebrity'; I don't think it was something I was born to do. I think I can get by as an actor, but I've never been one for the red carpet and don't put a lot of stock in celebrities that are famous for being famous.

We joke about it in the entertainment industry: Every actor wants to be a musician, and every musician wants to be an actor.

I love film sets, but I don't necessarily love being the center of attention.