“Most actors are lucky to ever get a job, period. I never forget that, because I have so many actor friends in L.A., and most of us barely ever work. And those of us that do, it's still only 60 days out of the year that we're actually on camera. It's an absurdly low number.” YearsStillsJobsActorsForgetNumbersPeriodsLuckyLowsCamerasNever Forget Author:Emile Hirsch
“I just feel that I enjoy the work more than I ever have... or just as much certainly... I enjoy making films behind the camera equally to making them in front of the camera on all those years. I just enjoy it, that's all. I've been lucky enough to work in a profession that I have really liked and so I figured I'd just continue until someone hits me over the head and says "get out".” FeelsYearsEnoughFilmEnjoyBehindsFrontsLuckyCamerasProfession Author:Clint Eastwood
“I was so lucky to be working with amazing actors like Shia and Evan and James Buckley and Mads Mikkelsen and Rupert Grint and Til Schweiger and those guys, so you really want to make sure that they, that I don't have to shut off the camera because I'm running out of film or it becomes too expensive.” WantRunningFilmGuyActorsLuckyCamerasExpensiveSo LuckyShia Author:Fredrik Bond
“Well, I tried being in front of the camera as a student and that was terrifying. But the press stuff about me growing up on his [film] sets has been exaggerated. I was an extra as a kid and I was also a PA [production assistant] on one of his movies, so I was lucky to get production experience. But I was nowhere near him.” WellsHas BeensKidsFilmStuffGrowing UpGrowingFrontsStudentsLuckyCamerasPressesProductionsExtrasAssistantsExaggeratedFilm Set Author:Nicole Holofcener
“We were very, very lucky [with Tim White filmed making historic discoveries in the East African Rift ] . In 100 years, only three skeletal remains [of early man] were ever found at this site. This was the third one, and we were right there when it happened. In fact, when I first heard they had found something, I said, "Please stop it! Don't do anything right now. Let's do it tomorrow until we have unpacked our cameras and assembled our stuff.” MenYearsFirstsSaidFactsThreeFoundStuffWhiteHappenedHeardTomorrowPleaseRight NowLuckyDiscoveryThirdsCamerasRemainsEastSiteHistoricRift Author:Werner Herzog
“Do you have a camera?" Jackson asked. "We could get some pictures and may be take a print or two if we're lucky." Jonas shook his head. "We'd probably get a bunch of ghosts and that would just freak me out.” IfsMayTwoLuckyCamerasGhostBunchPrintFreak Author:Christine Feehan
“Biologically, I'm lucky - an angular face and dark colouring which shows up well on camera.” WellsShowsFacesDarkLuckyCameras Author:Robert Carlyle
“If you are a blackman in America and get stopped by the police, make sure you have a vidio camera. Don't rely on some passerby to film the beating. Rodney King was just lucky.” IfsAmericaFilmKingsLuckyPoliceCamerasRelyBoxingPasserby Author:Don King