“There's sort of a very symbiotic thing that happens on good TV shows with great writers, which is that they start to sort of embrace who the actors are and try to make the roles more specific to what they bring and what they can do.” TryingShowsHappensActorsCan DoRolesTvsEmbraceTv ShowsGreat Writers Author:Lucas Neff
“I think there are a lot more writers who are actors than you know; they just don't have roles on famous TV shows that you recognize.” ThinkingKnowsShowsActorsRolesTvsTv Shows Author:Danny Strong
“I work on a TV show I love, I have the opportunity to do movies with actors I respect, and I'm in love with the man I want to spend the rest of my life with, who pushes me and excites me. There's this fighter in me that kind of needs to be put to rest a little bit. I don't need to be so tough to protect myself.” MenWantNeedsKindLittlesShowsActorsOpportunityBitsHe ManTvsProtectLittle BitToughFighterTv Shows Author:Ali Larter
“When you can sit down with a plain sheet of paper in front of you and make some notes, and, little by little, you see it take shape and become a concept for a movie or a TV show. That's a real thrill. You watch it go from notes on a paper to a meeting with writers and directors and actors. I can't think of anything that's more exciting.” ThinkingLittlesI CanRealShowsActorsWatchesFrontsTvsShapesDirectorsPaperConceptsExcitingMeetingsNotesTv ShowsThrillSheets Author:Stan Lee
“Go find very early versions of things: the first TV pilot of a later-successful TV show; early audition tapes by famous actors; early demos by famous musicians. Focus on these early examples, not what they became over the next 20 years. Remember that what you're doing will constantly improve.” YearsFirstsShowsRememberNextActorsSuccessfulFocusExampleTvsMusicianVersionsPilotsTapeTv ShowsAuditionsDemosFamous MusicianFamous Actor Author:Derek Sivers
“As an actor, you can show up on a set and be on a TV show for three or four years, or whatever it is and, by the end of it, you just want to do something else.” WantYearsEndsShowsThreeActorsFourTvsFour YearsTv Shows Author:Michael Ian Black
“I didn't know the odds were so stacked against me. I went for TV shows and never got them. But I kept glued to the pursuit. I was the biggest fool in town, but ultimately I was the biggest fool in town with a job.” KnowsShowsJobsActorsTvsFoolTownsPerseverancePursuitOddsTv Shows Author:Julia Roberts