Doris Roberts Quotes

Standup led me to acting because I liked standup, and I saw people on a stage, and the closest, nearest thing to me was doing plays. It was like, that's the same thing as standup - people are on a stage; they're being seen and saying things - so, because of my love of standup, I moved towards acting.

I was always the lead role in plays. I like entertaining people. I like when you're on stage doing crazy stuff and the audience gets it.

I love being funny! I started in the theater when I was 9 and, believe it or not, always played the funny part!

I really fancied myself a comedic actress.

When I was 11, I played the part of Rumpelstiltskin, and my teacher told me I would make a great actor.

The first time I ever did a play, in junior high school, I said to myself, 'Hey, people like me doing this. I'm making them laugh.'

I want to do drama, light comedy, the whole range.

Even in college I tended to get cast in the comedies more. It was what I liked doing.

I've always enjoyed acting. When we were younger, my sisters and I would put on plays for our parents.

I've been doing dramas for a long time.

I did the plays in middle school. I was cast as a gate in my fourth grade play, and every year I got a bigger role. Then, in 7th grade, I played Smike in 'Nicholas Nickleby,' and the casting director saw me and asked me to audition for a movie. That movie led to me getting 'Moonrise Kingdom.'

I never went to drama school. It's a brilliant thing for the right type of person, but I threw myself in the deep end.

I was exposed to acting at a young age. I was very lucky to grow up in that environment.

I did one or two plays at school. Once I played a tree, so I never thought I would be a good actor.

My mom pushed me to take drama class.

I was very interested in acting as a kid. I loved to perform.

I find what I do for a living really funny. I mean, acting is kind of a hilarious thing for a grown man to call a job.

To me, the stand up part in my life is great. I know I can do that. When I get an acting chance, I'm really thrilled.

I'd also like to do a play. I've never done theater, and constantly changing and refining a performance is something I'd like to do, even though it may sound like work to some people - and it probably is work.

As a child I was taken to the pantomime or the theatre and I would always, always fall in love with somebody on the stage. And want to have sex with them.

I have been acting since I was thirteen.

I never did drama in high school or anything like that. I just kind of fell into it after college, and I pursued it on my own.

I'd love to do drama if it was interesting.

I was five years old; I got addicted to being on stage. I felt like it was the most wonderful place on Earth, performing in front of an audience, who in this case were a bunch of classmates, kids my age.

I started performing at school and drama classes when I was 7.