“I think professionally I admire people and the way they've handled their careers and being in the media. But the people that I used to inspire me and keep me going were my peers in Toronto - I would see the same girls going to audition after audition, and their resilience to do it again, and I found that inspiring.” PeopleThinkingWayUsedGirlFoundCareersMediaInspireResilienceAdmirePeersAuditionsToronto Author:Anna Silk
“I think, for most of us is that once you get to a certain place in your career you're not having to elbow and knock people around and audition for parts.” PeopleThinkingCertainCareersAuditionsElbows Author:Tavis Smiley
“I don't really want to start my career again, and I don't like Hollywood. If it had happened to me when I was young, yes, I'd be there like a shot, but I wouldn't like to go there and hang out and go to auditions at my age.” IfsWantAgeYoungCareersHappenedShotsHollywoodHanging OutAuditions Author:Roger Lloyd-Pack
“The best thing about having my very first audition lead me to an Oscar nomination means that I don't have to struggle the rest of my career to be nominated for an Oscar, to prove that I'm a great actress, because I've already done it. Now I can do things that just make me happy.” FirstsMeanI CanDoneCan DoCareersStruggleProveActressesBest ThingsOscarsAuditionsMake Me HappyLeading MeNominations Author:Gabourey Sidibe
“I think we all understand disappointing yourself. Especially in the acting profession, which is probably similar to a political career, even the most stable, head-on-straight person is still going to be confronted with doing something that they shouldn't, that could affect their job or cause them not to be at their best - even if it's something as simple as taking a red eye for an audition at 6 a.m. the next morning and you know you'll be dragging.” IfsThinkingKnowsPersonsStillsEyeJobsPoliticalNextCausesSimpleActingCareersMorningRedProfessionStableAuditionsDisappointingRed Eye Author:Corey Stoll