Becki Newton Quotes

When I came out to Hollywood in 1985, I thought that I would be sitcom star. I'm a tall, skinny, goofy guy. I thought that I would make a great funny neighbor, or wacky office mate, in a sitcom.

Before my big break in 'MADtv,' I was doing a lot of commercial work.

'Ugly Betty' has been the most important thing I've ever done, easily. I was able to do more with one character than I can ever imagine doing again - Hilda was hilariously funny and emotionally deep... I really got to showcase what I could do with a character.

I'd really been wanting to do a television series. I was looking for a comedy.

I had interest in acting. I started as a drama major in college. I got to school and said, "What am I going to do with this?" But I didn't know anybody in the business, and it seemed like - I don't know. I had a teacher who said "Less than 1 percent of you will ever make a living being an actor." That was how we opened the semester.

Well for six years during Cheers I couldn't get another job.

When I first started I was always known as The Girl on the Sitcom with the Funny Voice.

Most actors will tell you that it takes a while to figure out what you want to be because we just want to do everything we see on TV and don't know that 'actor' is a job yet.

I - you know, I'm not an actor.

I thought that I'd never be able to work in films or TV. Another girl would be cutting her nose to be an actress. I was always very sure about myself.

Everything I am, everything I've been allowed to do, career-wise, has come out of the opportunity I had with 'Cheers'. I think it's one of the funniest shows ever. They are some of my best friends.

I still sing. I don't know if I'm going to sing on 'Glee' or 'New Normal.'

My greatest hope was to get discovered as a comedian and get on a sitcom.

We went down for pilot season, I got Full House, and we wound up never leaving.

Actors are an insecure breed. It's hard to have your career depend upon other people's opinions of what you do.

I don't need to be reminded that I was on 'Friends.' I remember - some of it, anyway.

I was 16 when I auditioned for the series '8 Simple Rules.' They cast the kids first.

People wouldn't hire me for comedies. They would say, 'Oh, he doesn't do comedy,' and now it's really all I do.

I would love a recurring role on '90210.' I would say yes to just about any role in acting that doesn't tarnish my image.

I always wanted to be on a sitcom.

I'm not interested in going to casting after casting, trying to get into that game. So there is a part of me that knows that I will do more characters, even if I have to produce those projects myself to get those projects out there. If the right characters come along, I would love to. I would jump at the chance.

I don't know what I'm qualified to do, film-wise... So it's really down to a director or a casting director to find something that they think I could do.

I've always wanted to be an actor, but I didn't know how to become one.

I watched 'The Neighbors' when it first came on, and I thought it was hysterical. And every time I think something just tickles my funny bone, I call my agent and say, 'You know, I like this show. If they're ever looking for somebody, I'd like to work with them.'

Even through my college years, I was trying out plays and shows, but I never really thought it made much sense to try to be an actor. I thought it was foolish, really.