acting career quotes

I personally don’t like to go see romantic comedies. But people do want to see them, and they seem to want to see me in them.

I will not play just an evil part. In fact, I got offered $7 million several years ago to play the part that Faye Dunaway played in ‚Supergirl.‘ I was kind of insulted. I was impressed with the money, but I said, ‚Why are you asking me to play an evil witch? Do I come across as an evil witch to you?‘

I really hope someday in Hollywood, some producer or director will hire me only to do drama.

If a great opportunity opens itself up, I would love to be involved… or star in a movie.

I was born to play Hercules. I have loved and honored the mythology over the years – since I was a kid. When I first broke into Hollywood, ‚Hercules‘ was one of the movies that I – not chased, because I didn’t have the power to chase anything – but always had in the back of my mind.

Actors search for rejection. If they don’t get it they reject themselves.

I always thought of myself as a character actor. I never thought of myself as a leading man.

First, I’m trying to prove to myself that I’m a person. Then maybe I’ll convince myself that I’m an actress.

I’m looking forward to becoming a marvelous – excuse the word marvelous – character actress. like Marie Dressler, like Will Rogers.