Daily Inspiration Quote by Faye Dunaway

Dunaway’s line is a sly rewrite of a biblical cadence ("many are called, few are chosen"), but she swaps salvation for something more profane: labor. The twist matters. She’s not praising “talent” in the airy, award-season way; she’s talking about service, which is a harsher, more backstage verb. “Serve as actors” frames acting less as glamour than as submission to the job: the hours, the humiliation, the repetition, the dependence on directors, editors, casting offices, and luck. It’s a reminder that plenty of people want the identity, far fewer can tolerate the conditions.

The phrasing also carries a faint sting of gatekeeping. “So many people are called” points to the endless conveyor belt of aspirants who feel summoned by charisma, attention, or the fantasy of transformation. “But few serve” implies that wanting it isn’t the same as earning a place in the actual machinery of production. Dunaway, whose star persona has always mixed elegance with edge, sounds like she’s cutting through the romance of the craft to defend professionalism - and maybe to defend herself.

Then comes the tag: “you know what I mean?” That small, conversational shrug is doing heavy work. It softens the elitism while inviting complicity, a wink to anyone who’s seen the difference between playing at acting and being useful on a set. It’s not a manifesto; it’s an insider’s correction, delivered like a casual aside but aimed straight at the myth of effortless stardom.