Career in Cinema
Actors' quotes about success and career
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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.
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“Essentially, I'm a small-part actor who's been lucky enough to play leading roles for most of his life.”
- Also found in About Colleagues
“I didn’t do anything I’ve never done before, but when the camera moves in on that Bergman face, and she’s saying she loves you, it would make anybody feel romantic.”
“'Edward Scissorhands' was tough to let go of because I found real safety in allowing myself to be that open, that honest. To explore purity.”
“I'm really more interested in the nomination than in the award, because I think the nomination just puts you within a group of outstanding actors.”
“I'm not intimidated by lead roles. I'm better in them. I don't feel pressure. I feel released at times like that. That's what I'm born to do.”
“I guess I'm attracted to these off beat roles because my life has been a bit abnormal. The only thing I have a problem with is being labeled.”
“If you catch me saying 'I am a serious actor', I beg you to slap me.”
“Every time I walk down one of those red carpets, you think I'd be used to it after all these years, but it's like it's happening for the first time.”
“'Batman' took 10 months to film, and by the time I stopped working on it, it took a long time before my English accent came out again. I was actually having to try for it.”
“I don't personally look to my own life experiences for answers about how to play a scene.”
“I had to decide early on whether I was to be an actor or a personality.”
- Also found in The Art of Acting and Filmmaking
“I wanted to live the life, a different life. I didn't want to go to the same place every day and see the same people and do the same job. I wanted interesting challenges.”
“The role of Rimbaud is one of the most important roles to play for a young actor.”
“The bottom line is, when it comes to an actor and his performance, whether nominated or not, it simply has to do with whether that character had enough resonance with the audience.”
“I just really love doing what I do. I know every career is fleeting and there will be time periods when I don't get the opportunities that I'm getting right now, so I am taking advantage of them.”
“I've already received an Academy Award and I made a lot of money for the studios and enough for me too. I want to try television because I can control the product.”
“Zhivago was an awful part to play. I couldn't go to the daily rushes and see myself do that one big, good scene that would have gotten me into gear. I started eating my heart out, and I had a sort of breakdown after one month. I said 'David, you made a mistake in picking me', but he replied 'Trust me' and I kept on going.”
“Well, I remember when I used to go into managers' offices to apply for jobs. I always was afraid I'd be either too short or too tall for the role I was applying for. So I used to scrooch down as little as I could, so that if they said I was too small I could suddenly grow up right there before their eyes.”
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