“Morris Weissman [on the phone, discussing casting for his movie]: "What about Claudette Colbert? She's British, isn't she? She sounds British. Is she, like, affected or is she British?” HumorActorsDirectorsBritishAccentsMoviesStereotypesFilm IndustryMovie BusinessPerceptionsClichésAffectationsClaudette Colbert Book:Gosford Park: The Shooting Script Source: Gosford Park: The Shooting Script
“What's difficult for American audiences is that they're used to a system here where you can get an actor for five years or even seven, and that is signed for at the audition. Whereas in England, no agent will give you an actor for more than three years.” GivingYearsUsedThreeActorsDifficultAudienceFiveEnglandSevenAgentsFive YearsThree YearsAuditions Author:Julian Fellowes
“You see, in America, it's quite standard for an actor to sign, at the beginning of a series, for five or seven years. The maximum any British agent will allow you to have over an actor is three years.” YearsAmericaThreeActorsFiveStandardsSeriesSevenBritishAgentsThree YearsMaximumSeven Years Author:Julian Fellowes
“A lot of actors find it impossible not to ask for the audience's sympathy. They have a need to twinkle.” NeedsActorsAsksAudienceImpossible Author:Julian Fellowes
“I think Americans are wonderful film actors - the best in the world - but they are a very contemporary race and they look forward all the time.” ThinkingWorldLooksFilmActorsRaceWonderfulContemporaryFilm Actors Author:Julian Fellowes
“Ninety-eight per cent of actors who actually make a living do so in front of a camera.” ActorsFrontsCamerasEightCentsNinetyNinety Eight Author:Julian Fellowes
