Zoe Perry Quotes

United States, Actress
September 26, 1983

Zoe Perry is an American actress. She is best known for portraying young Mary Cooper in Young Sheldon and for recurring roles on The Family and Scandal.

Being an actor, I never think I'm going to get the part. It's always a thrill when things go the way you hope they will.

Zoe Perry
- Hope
- Way
- Actor
You're always striving to get better, and I would get in my own way sometimes or stop myself if I felt it wasn't as good as it should be. You're going to fall on your face a couple of times, and the lesson is to get back up.

Zoe Perry
- Way
- Face
- Lesson

What we recall as children is a version of what's happening around us.

Zoe Perry
I don't discount the privilege that comes with being the kid of two very great actors. All I can say is I'm very grateful that I've had their examples. And it's fun to get to share it with them.

Zoe Perry
- Fun
- Grateful
- Privilege
I learned that if you can proceed with a level of anonymity while still pursuing the thing you love, that's the dream.

Zoe Perry
- Dream
- Thing
- Anonymity
When I first started pursuing acting professionally out of college, it was very much in my head that there would be comparisons with potentially both of my parents, and I found that pretty intimidating.

Zoe Perry
- Parents
- College
- Head
I hold my parents in such high esteem for what they do, so that, in and of itself, is a very lucky position to be in.

Zoe Perry
- Parents
- Esteem
- Positions
My parents set a fantastic example for me in that their passion came from theater.

Zoe Perry
- Parents
- Passion
- Theater

I can only do what I do, and if people respond to it, great, and if they don't, that's what that is.

Zoe Perry
- People
- Great
- Respond
My approach is literally what is being told in the scene. I try to be as real as possible, and I try to find my own truth in it and figure out how to best serve each character.

Zoe Perry
- Real
- Truth
- Scene