“As an actor sometimes we sit and wait for projects to be handed to us and we don't really work. We expect our agents and managers to know who we are and to see who we are and offer us a part or send us out and submit us.” KnowsSometimesActorsWaitingOffersProjectsAgentsManagersWho We AreSubmit Author:Navid Negahban
“The actor must be full of passion. If he's too cool he's better off as the manager of a company, not someone who appears on the stage.” IfsPassionActorsCompanyStageManagersBetter OffToo Cool Author:Stella Adler
“I proceeded to prove everybody right as to how bad an economics student I was by failing as an assistant manager in every theatre I went to that hired me, both as an assistant manager and as an actor. I lost money and tickets, and I couldn't keep track of anything. So eventually they fired me from assistant-manager jobs, but kept me on as an actor.” JobsActorsLostFailingStudentsProveEconomicsTrackTheatreManagersTicketsAssistantsLost Money Author:William Shatner
“I fired a bunch of people and kind of went back to my roots. I fired my agent - I had this big, fancy agent and a big fancy manager and a big fancy lawyer - and I went back to my first agent and said, "I want to go back to just being an actor."” PeopleWantFirstsKindSaidBigsActorsRootsLawyerBunchAgentsManagersFancyJust Being Author:Matthew Lillard
“There are two schools of thought. A manager would tell you that must make them realize you're a dedicated actor and I took a totally different route than that. I never ever took myself seriously.” TwoDifferentSchoolActorsRealizingManagersDedicatedRoutes Author:George Hamilton
“Authentic stardom ... is a gift which, if it is to have any permanent significance, must be bestowed by a public rather than a manager.” IfsActorsFameManagersPermanentSignificanceStardom Author:Katharine Cornell