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Dates with actors, finally, just seemed to me evenings of shop talk. I got sick of it after a hile. So the more famous I became, the more I narrowed down my choices.

— Hedy Lamarr

Sentiment: NEGATIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

I didn't want to be famous. I just wanted to earn enough money to have a nice life and enjoy acting.

— David McCallum

I didn't become an actor to be famous. I genuinely love acting and never expected to make a penny at it.

— Justin Chon

I had two ambitions: One was to be in The Actors Studio, and the other was to walk into a bar where actors hung out, and everyone would know that I was a professional actor and I would be accepted.

— Peter Falk

I'm largely interested in people who are just great actors, and they're not necessarily hugely famous.

— Tobias Menzies

I've always felt like the reason I became an actor is because I look for more high drama than what I had at home.

— Marin Hinkle

I feel like I have just been really, really lucky to meet some of the most successful and great actors alive today.

— Troye Sivan

Actually, I started to become an actress because I met someone who was just a friend and I found his life wonderful, I thought, Oh my god, you can travel, you're free, you can do what you want, you're the boss. And then I met an actor and I was in love with him.

— Lea Seydoux

I never wanted to become an actor to be famous. I just wanted to be a good actor. It served me pretty well.

— Rocky Carroll

I just went into this business for laughs. I guess I don't mind being an actor so much now.

— Chevy Chase

✗Opposing Perspectives

I was never that famous, but I do think going to college and really getting away from the business and taking a true break is incredibly, incredibly important if you start acting at a young age.

— Gaby Hoffmann