Career in Cinema
Actors' quotes about success and career
Topic description
This section covers quotes about actors and directors' career. The focus is not only success, but also the different paths that have brought people to glory or failure. Talent, charisma, personal choices and lucky encounters, but also awards and embarrassing career moments are some of the themes that are dealt with through the stars' quotes.
“I'm thinking about directing, but I know it's a lot of work.”
“I don't want to play fat cops for the rest of my life.”
“Since I was young I was playing old. ”
“I am a performer; that's what I like to do.”
“I've played all kinds of historical characters.”
“I've proved to myself I can get along in different kinds of parts and different kinds of productions.”
“I did 125 films, and over 100 television shows, and you've never seen the same character twice.”
“I knew I was happy when I was dancing.”
“I'm one of the best actresses. One day I will win an Oscar.”
“Acting may be how I've made my living, but music has always been my passion.”
“I generally play villains once every three or four years by choice.”
“I like to make movies about how people actually live, realistically.”
“I would love to be able to direct episodic television, because it's a great way to make a living.”
“In terms of the films I make, I'm just more excited about it if I've written it. It's like living in a house that you've built rather than a rental.”
“It's a part of most actors to want to be in an animated feature; to extend the legacy of your career.”
“It's not like I don't want to play the guy next door. But sometimes they're not the best written or the most complicated.”
“[on L'assoluto naturale (1969)] t was definitely the strangest and most sexy picture I've done up to now.”
“Can I, just one time, play the good guy?”
“Latino's can play different parts.”
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