Ellen Wong Quotes

Hopefully I'll be successful with the singing, but there are so many other things I want to do, like acting. I'll do them one at a time first!

When you're young, you don't think about your career or your future - you perform because you love it.

There are a lot of other things in this world that can and will bring me joy. Acting is one of them.

Inspiration can come from anywhere. But I do love actors. I wish I could drop a bunch of names, but there are just too many.

The wonderful thing about acting is that you can use all of your talents and interests in your work.

In the beginning, I didn't have to love them, my acts. It was mostly about being successful, getting a trophy, and making some money. Now if I don't love the idea of it, I don't work on it.

I would love to just keep working with really great directors who really inspire me.

To me acting is a hobby and I'm inspired by it. And if I'm going to spend time doing something that I'm not really inspired to do, then why am I doing it? I don't know if that sounds sort of new agey or whatever, but it's true. I've been lucky enough to have a musical career that has gone pretty good and acting is something I have always wanted to do.

Music is something that I have to do on a regular basis. It really is my life and I absolutely love it. It's a part of my day-to-day. So if I had to choose, it would be music. But I love acting too.

For as long as I can remember, the thing that gave me a sense of wonderment and renewal... has always been the work of other actors.

I'd say I'm definitely an actor first and foremost, but I love filmmaking.

Sometimes I've found that by getting into a certain drag, or a certain feeling, you can cast off your mortal coil and really do something. I don't know if it's important, but it's something. It's entertainment.

We must be able to inspire. That's my goal in acting.

Music is a really great creative tool for me, for different roles.

Passion is the thing that sustains you in acting. If you're doing it for fame and money, don't even bother because it will never happen. The last thing I ever expected was to be paid for this.

Acting was a godsend. I found myself because I loved acting.

I love acting because it's empowering. It empowers me.

I'm essentially the result of other people's imagination. And that's fine. Because of other people's imagination, I've played parts I would never have thought I could do. Still, I've never had a hankering or an ambition for any particular role.

Do what you love, and you will find the way to get it out to the world.

Acting is an imaginative leap, really, isn't it? And imaginations prosper in different circumstances.

I think that being a producer is business and being an actor is art.

Life obliges me to do something, so I paint.

I'm voraciously looking to express myself in my work. I love my work.

I was successful and I enjoyed modeling, but it got to a point where I felt like I had 'been there, done that.' I wanted something that would inspire me and challenge me. I needed something that required more creativity. I started writing and I started auditioning. Simply posing in front of the camera was no longer enough.

I didn't ever think about being an actor. But I fell in love with it when I realized how amazing, difficult, and interesting it is.