Alex O'Loughlin Quotes

I particularly want more acting. I've been auditioning a lot, and I definitely want to act.

I always wanted to be an actor and started modelling for various commercials when I was 16 and when I was in Class XII, got 'Issaq' through auditioning.

There's a lot of actors out there or people who want to be actors. It's unique to find somebody that, you know, needs to be an actor.

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

The first thing I say when someone says they want to be an actor is, 'Go get 'Backstage.'' You know what's going on, you know who's doing what, and there's work that you can find in there. It's an incredible resource, and there's nothing else like it.

My goal has always been to be a working actor.

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

I made the decision to take acting seriously after high school.

It's really good to be a working actor.

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

The biggest challenge to being an actor is, when you're not working, just being unemployed: the downtime and not having anything to do.

I knew I wanted to be an actor but didn't know how to go about it. That's why my ambition, initially, was not to play a lead role in a Bollywood film.

I'm tryin' to get some acting credibility, get some other work.

It's just the acting side of things. It's not like music, where you can go out there and be independent. It's a bit more difficult to get out there on your own and be an actor. It takes time.

As an actor, as you grow into where you fit in the industry, you're just trying to find the opportunities, hoping they grow and you get to do more.

I talk about acting to students making the transition from high school to UCLA. Kids going into this profession really need to know the reality of it.

I have been reading scripts, going to auditions and looking for the right opportunities.

Being an actor, you have to be working even when you're not working. You never really get to relax because anytime you're relaxing in between jobs, you're just worried that you're not going to get another job.

Sometimes when you're starting out with acting, you have to take what you can get to get experience and meet people.

It can be tough as a jobbing actor.

When I left Oxford, I knew I wanted to act, but I was unsure how to go about it.

If you want to be an actor and you love acting, you can do it whether you're doing something else or not. You can be connected with community theater or make your own little movies. But if you want to be a movie star, you've got a tough road ahead of you.

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

Incidentally, I'm still looking for acting work, my first love.

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