“I really want my career to be as an actor-writer-director-producer, you know? I don't know what will be stronger than the other.” KnowsWantActorsCareersDirectorsStrongerProducers Author:Danny Strong
“I've been lucky to get some path-breaking films, which proved to be the turning point in my career. Be it 'Rock on!' 'The Last Lear' or 'Raajneeti,' directors started working in a different way.” WayDifferentLastsFilmCareersPathRocksLuckyDirectorsDifferent WaysTurning PointsLear Author:Arjun Rampal
“In my career, I have played a gangster, an ex cop, a journalist and a film director. Yet, the label of a serial kisser refuses to leave me.” FilmCareersDirectorsRefuseLabelsJournalistCopExesLeaving MeGangstersSerialsFilm Directors Author:Emraan Hashmi
“In a career, when you hit 40 and you've done a lot of this and that, you want to try some new things. I feel like that as a director, too, from one film to the other.” WantFeelsTryingDoneFilmCareersDirectorsNew Things Author:Jean-Marc Vallee
“I think when you work with really wonderful directors who have a really strong vision, it lets you as an artist set the tone for your own career.” ThinkingArtistStrongVisionCareersWonderfulDirectorsTone Author:Sarah Gadon
“I never look a gift horse in the mouth. And I've been really, really lucky. I'm aware of that. And my career has been given to me by the people I've worked with, no question. The actors, the directors, the cinematographers, the writers, all of whom gave me the opportunity to work in the way that I have and I'm really grateful.” PeopleWayLooksHas BeensActorsOpportunityGivenCareersLuckyDirectorsMouthsHorseGratefulCinematographers Author:Meryl Streep
“As I continue through my acting career I tend to wish I were a little shorter and a few pounds lighter so casting directors would call me in for more diverse roles.” LittlesWishActingCareersRolesDirectorsPoundsCall MeDiverseCastingLightersCasting Directors Author:James Preston Rogers
“The turning point in my career was Jaws. It was a turning point because I was a director-for-hire before Jaws and because it was such a big hit I could do any movie I wanted and Hollywood just wrote me a cheque.” BigsWantedCareersDirectorsHollywoodTurning PointsCheques Author:Steven Spielberg
“First of all the criteria that I have that goes into any career decision is whether or not I have the life experience, emotional resources to play the part truthfully or the imagination. Second, would be the director.” FirstsPlayWould BeImaginationDecisionCareersEmotionalDirectorsResourcesLife ExperienceCriteria Author:Nicolas Cage
“There have been directors that I did not enjoy working with, but for the most part I realize that I have been unbelievably spoiled in my career because I have worked with some of the greatest, greatest directors ever.” Has BeensEnjoyRealizingCareersDirectorsSpoiled Author:Meryl Streep
“I think it's hard for women to be directors, particularly in the feature world because, biologically, your peak career-making years are also your peak baby-making years, and that's just the truth. And those are choices women have to make.” ThinkingWorldYearsHardChoicesCareersBabyDirectorsFeatures Author:Laura Ziskin
“For my entire career, I wanted to be a director. When I was in the theater, it was very difficult to get directing jobs, and I fell into the acting by default. I got in the habit of accepting whatever came my way. Not things that I disagreed with, though. It's not like I had aspirations - well, I did have aspirations to play Hamlet, which I ended up doing.” WayWellsPlayWantedJobsDifficultActingAcceptingCareersHabitDirectorsTheaterMy WayAspirationDefault Author:James Cromwell
“If there's a criteria that really gets me interested in a work besides any type of personal interaction with the theme, it's if I feel like this is the right piece of work for that director at that moment in their career.” IfsFeelsMomentsCareersPiecesTypeDirectorsThemeThat MomentInteractionCriteria Author:Edward Norton
“I came in on this movie after there had been a director and I came in after Tom Courtenay had talked to Ron Harwood about making a movie. So, you know Tom and Albert Finney had been friends since the beginning of their career as they became stars around the same time - Tom always reminds me that Albert was first with Saturday Night and Sunday Morning and then Tom with The Long Distance Runner.” KnowsFirstsLongNightStarsCareersMorningDirectorsDistanceSundayTomsRunnersSaturdaySaturday NightLong DistanceSunday MorningDistance Runner Author:Dustin Hoffman
“I've worked with a lot great directors who have huge resumes, but I'm really trying to be active in my career in supporting the new generation of cinema. I like taking some time to try to support and be a part of that.” TryingCareersSupportGenerationsHugeDirectorsActiveCinemaNew GenerationResumes Author:Michael Pitt
“The secret is you need a director who refuses to walk away and you need a director willing to put their whole career behind the project.” NeedsWholeWalksSecretBehindsCareersWillingDirectorsProjectsRefuse Author:Ruba Nadda