Actor Goals Quotes

Accept it or not, every star, actor, and director wants to work on larger-than-life films.

I'm trying to be a working actor. I'm not in pursuit of fame. I'm not trying to be in the kinds of films that make you famous like that.

Television is a completely different industry now. It's just extraordinary. It's so wonderful, because there's more interesting product. It attracts the best writers and directors. And one thing that's really interesting about it is that it used to be, if you were on a big network show, like it or not, you were a household face and name. And believe it or not, not all actors like that. That's not their goal. They just like being actors. And there are so many actors that are on hit shows that I have never seen, I've never heard.

I would not want to be a part of any project that I feel would not work. An actor like me always wants to work to get appreciation of the audiences. And appreciation can only come if people will come to watch the film.

I try to get roles that challenge me in what I can do and who I think I can portray. For me, it's about creating characters with really fascinating stories, because that's what I like to watch on TV.

I am keen to prove myself as an actor.

A hit film is what we work for as actors, as that goes to show that we have managed to entertain our audiences who shower us with their love and affection throughout the years.

I want to tackle the award-winning films. I want to be seen as an actor-actor.

I wanted to be Laurence Olivier, basically, to be a great classical actor, and also be able to do modern things.

I didn't really have any aspirations to do TV when I first decided to be an actor.

I think most actors don't start out wanting to be either a lead or a character actor. You just really want to work, whatever manifestation that takes.

Ultimately what I want to do, I want to go back and do some more action movies.

On cable now, the writer is king. Any actor chases that.

I could care less about being an action actor like Stallone or Schwarzenegger.

I wanted to branch out into American television, specifically because you get to develop a character for a longer period of time and you get to develop a relationship with the audience.

There are a few things for the New York actor that you hope to one day cross off the bucket list. One of them was I got to do an episode of 'Blue Bloods,' which was really fun.

I want to do a romantic comedy that nobody thought I could do. And then do a comedy with Dan Aykroyd that is totally different from 'The Blues Brothers.' I'm a comic actor, but I'm an actor, too.

As an actor, of course, you want to be in something that's successful.

Drama is my sweet spot, but the thing about being an actor is that you want to do a variety of things. I definitely love fantasy and would want to be in a fantasy project.

I want to do more films - not just comedies, because I really want to show my range.

Aren't people supposed to do movies so that they can get girls?

I want to do films like 'As Good as it Gets' or 'Analyze This.'

I want to do comedy films, serious films - I admire the actors who fly under the radar but get loads done, pop up in a lot of good films.

If all young actors want is to star in romances, what do they need to learn kung fu for?

And lot of Asian audiences and reporters don't like me to act as a bad guy. But I think I want to become an actor, I want to try different way.