Cole Sprouse Quotes

Well, there's different shades of Hollywood, sure. I mean, I'm working in this business but I'm not Hollywood.

I came to Hollywood and within a decade I was one of the biggest action stars of all time.

Hollywood is the backdrop of my family, and I know that the movie business is incredibly cruel as you get older.

Despite offers, I have never felt the urge to try to make it in Hollywood.

I never had high expectations going into Hollywood. I went there just to work.

I probably wouldn't be acting if I didn't grow up in Hollywood.

My aim was never to be an American star; otherwise, I would have moved to Los Angeles.

Hollywood is my day job.

For actors in Hollywood, it's very straightforward. We're well-paid animals in a zoo.

I watched movies, obviously, just like anybody else, but there was nothing to make me think, 'I'm going to go to L.A. and become a movie star,' or anything like that.

I was raised in Hollywood and knew, from as early as grammar school, classmates who were in the business.

A lot of people assume that once you're working in Hollywood you become some sort of glamour-diva, which could not be further from the truth about me.

In L.A. everyone is in the entertainment industry, so you're forced to think about work.

The whole idea of doing the Hollywood thing never even occurred to me. When you grow up on the East coast, Hollywood seems like this fantasy land and you don't think that people can actually make a living there.

Hollywood held this double lure for me, tremendous sums of money for work that required no more effort than a game of pinochle.

It's so crazy in Hollywood.

Hollywood is a fast-paced, competitive world.

I think you have to really, really want to be a film star.

In L.A., if you're an actor, your personal and professional lives are too intertwined.

I don't remember, at 19, someone giving me a golden key and saying, 'Welcome to Hollywood; which job would you like?'

I've never really had a relationship with Hollywood. I've never had a desire to work there.

I grew up in an entertainment family, and so I saw how susceptible you are to the ups and downs of this business.

A lot of people say I'd miss show business if I quit. I'd miss some of it. Now it's the only life I know.

You have to treat Hollywood like it's your boyfriend - he's there all the time.

I grew up in Hollywood. Saying my name here is like mentioning Ford in Detroit.