Lorraine Bracco Quotes

I think there's so much that is out of our control as actors, and it's just really hard to market yourself in such a huge industry.

The percentage of people that go to drama college in the U.K. is probably just like anywhere in the world. It's a very hard business to work in. They say that, at any one time, there's only 5% of actors in the world that are actually working and getting paid, which is a shocking percentage, really.

What I wish more than anything is that I could start getting press about my work as an actor. That is what I do. I'm not a criminal.

I'm an eternal realist and the success rate for being an actor is pretty low.

I never understood actors who could just wait around.

If my kids decide to be actors and really, truly love it and are passionate about it, then I would definitely want to help them along their way, but it's a tough business.

Everybody that's an actor leaves it for a while 'cause they ain't got a job.

Honestly, I am not trying to discourage anyone from becoming an actress, but if you want to become one be prepared to face everything that comes - along with it.

I love to read scripts. But I am very happy right now to say that I am a working actor. In this town of Los Angeles, the phrase 'I'm an actor' is overrated. So, I like to say, 'I'm a working actor.'

But it's hard to sustain a successful acting career today.

I think everyone has different challenges as a young actress in Hollywood.

At the end of the day, if you are an actor, you definitely know that you're just work-for-hire.

I always find it funny when I watch actors talking about, 'I chose to do this part.' A lot of times it's 'you're lucky to get the job.' We're like, 'Thank you so much.'

It's not like you do 'SNL' and then get handed movie roles. You work, you audition for stuff and try to get it. I think, a lot of people, it's the goal to be in movies or just to be working in general. But yeah, some of us get lucky and get some movie roles, and it's nice.

My father calls acting 'a state of permanent retirement with short spurts of work.'

To get asked to do stuff like 'United States Of Tara' and 'Caprica' is terrific. I can't complain.

A lot of people think I'm cynical when I talk about acting. The truth of the matter is, I just don't want someone to get some lame advice that will send them in the wrong direction.

An actor is only merchandise.

I do enjoy acting, but it is such a game. So for that reason, I don't think I'll ever leave London.

I did the whole struggling actor thing and lucked into being in the right place at the right time and getting involved in the first 'High School Musical.'

You spend most of your time as an actor unemployed, so you're not going to hear me complaining that I haven't had a day off in three weeks.

I look at being an actress as being like a mummy: You're bandaged up and preserved as soon as you start making other people money.

For every successful actor or actress, there are countless numbers who don't make it. The name of the game is rejection. You go to an audition and you're told you're too tall or you're too Irish or your nose is not quite right. You're rejected for your education, you're rejected for this or that and it's really tough.

Being an actor is really, really hard, no matter how you slice it.

I really think that everybody would like to be an actor. Why wouldn't they? It's great work if you can get it. The one thing that prevents most people from saying, 'I'm just gonna go to Hollywood!' is that it seems unrealistic.