Liam Neeson Quotes

If I am not right for something there are many talented actors out there that will get it.

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.'

I audition for a lot and don't get a lot.

It's 90 percent rejection, being an actor.

The problem with being an actress is there's a lot of rejection.

As actors, it's so hard to get your hopes up about anything.

As an actor, there's very little you can do if people don't want to see you. Just getting yourself into the room to audition is tough.

You're rejected 10 to 20 times for every part you are going to get.

When you are an actor, rejection and disappointment are an occupational hazard.

When you're just an actor, maybe not the top of the list guys, you get constant rejection and it's fun.

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

You see a script, and you say, 'Oh, I can play the heck out of that,' talk to your agent, and he says they don't want to see you. That's heartbreaking.

When I was starting out in Hollywood, everything was such a battle.

The expense of a screen test is one reason why it's difficult to crash Hollywood.

The last thing you want is to be desperate in Hollywood.

I'd always wanted to act, but it was a question of whether acting wanted me and whether the movies wanted me.

You've got to audition! It's tough out there, no matter how well-known you are.

I'll never get a part in a huge action blockbuster.

I actually love auditioning because I usually don't get the part. I've tested with Daniel Day-Lewis, Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Tom Cruise. So I've gotten to that point, and I understand when I don't get it. There are a lot of very talented people out there.

Once you've gotten the job, there's nothing to it. If you're an actor, you're an actor. Doing it is not the hard part. The hard part is getting to do it.

I used to beg for auditions. Now, they're being thrown at me.

I haven't really ever had to audition for anything.

In L.A., you constantly go on auditions, and you're usually not what they're looking for - you get used to going back and back to the same show, and nothing happens.

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

When I was in acting classes early on, there were so many people in these classes who were doing great work, and you'd just look at them and say, 'Wow, I hope to someday be like that.' And yet these people never worked. You never saw them.