“But I was always a bit of a gypsy, anyway. I spent five years at Oklahoma State, five years at Miami and moved on after winning the national championship, and five years with the Cowboys. So, I was ready to move on. We won back-to-back Super Bowls, and I felt that I accomplished what I wanted to accomplish.” YearsStatesWantedMovingWinningFeltBitsFiveReadyMovedAccomplishFive YearsAccomplishedBowlsChampionshipCowboyGypsySuper BowlMiamiMoved OnOklahomaNational ChampionshipsReady To Move On Author:Jimmy Johnson
“So I'm here, and not being one for missed opportunities, I made a list of the casting directors in New York and mark off the ones I've already met over the years. The few remaining I asked my agent and manager, "See if you can set up some meetings while I'm here."” IfsYearsMadeOpportunityNew YorkMetsDirectorsMarkMeetingsListsAgentsManagersCastingMissed OpportunityCasting Directors Author:William Mapother
“I do like taking on responsibility, sometimes too much. But I was aware of that early on and it's something that came up in the previous set of interviews, and that is the actor‛s contribution.” SometimesActorsResponsibilityToo MuchInterviewsContribution Author:William Mapother
“It's because you have no power. You give them all the material and the cinematographer, the director, the editor, boy what they can choose... You better hope they like you because they can slice and dice and make you look like a damn fool when your face and body are up there on a 30-foot screen.” GivingLooksBodyFacesBoysFeetMaterialsLike YouFoolDirectorsScreensDamnYour FaceEditorsDiceCinematographers Author:William Mapother
“Look, we all know how hard it is for us to - I'm going to speak for myself - find a still photo of yourself that you like. Like how many times do people send photos and you're like, "Oh burn it."” PeopleKnowsLooksStillsHardSpeakKnow HowPhotos Of Yourself Author:William Mapother
“Well, you're in a theater and it's 24 shots a second, your face, your body, your voice, and it's your craft, the way you earn your living, and it's indelible. It's not like writing a script - I write as well - I can't do another draft, it's done.” WayWritingWellsI CanDoneBodyFacesVoiceShotsTheaterScriptsYour BodyCraftsYour FaceIndelible Author:William Mapother
“Generally a wise actor will be very careful about the person to whom he gives that power.” GivingPersonsActorsWiseCareful Author:William Mapother
“I remember when I was working on Mission: Impossible 2, John Woo said, "In Hong Kong, there's not much money and a lot of time. In Hollywood, a lot of money, not much time." Personally I'd prefer not much money, a lot of time.” SaidRememberImpossibleHollywoodMissionsLots Of MoneyRemember WhenHong KongMission Impossible Author:William Mapother
“This is a horrid generalization, so I'll probably get hate mail from stockbrokers. I would have been forced to get back to work, and would have been less accustomed to being in touch with my feelings and allowing my feelings to drive my decisions and behavior.” Has BeensFeelingsHateDecisionBehaviorGet BackAllowingMailAccustomedGeneralizationBack To WorkStockbrokersHate Mail Author:William Mapother
“If the question was did we want to delay the revelation?... Yeah, you want to delay it as long as possible because the audience knows that that moment is coming and you want to make them wait for it. They have to suffer a bit.” IfsKnowsWantLongMomentsSufferingBitsWaitingAudienceYeahRevelationsThat MomentDelay Author:William Mapother