“Yeah, I can't separate the art from the music and the music from the art. I think that stems from going to school for film first, and kind of stumbling onto music as my career.” ThinkingFirstsKindArtI CanSchoolFilmCareersYeahStemStumbling Author:Karen O
“I've been blessed in my career to be able to do studio and independent films.” AbleFilmCareersIndependentBlessedStudiosIndependent Film Author:Jackson Rathbone
“OK, I wasn't as successful as, say, Julia Roberts, but I'd spent years in a very respectable career, some big American films but a host of other smaller, really exciting, maybe experimental films, being paid rubbish but working with fine people, that was what I thought I was known for.” PeopleYearsBigsFilmKnownCareersSuccessfulFineExcitingPaidHostRespectableRubbishJuliaAmerican Film Author:Joely Richardson
“Maybe because I didn't have a huge film career right off the bat, I've been able to create something different, which is so important to me. That's myself, my idea of who I am.” ImportantIdeasDifferentAbleFilmCareersHugeWho I AmBats Author:Kim Raver
“My whole career is based on taking a left turn after each film and doing the opposite of what I've just done.” DoneWholeFilmTurnsLeftCareersOpposites Author:Kelly Lynch
“I feel very blessed in my career to have been able to bounce back and forth between different things, television and film, comedies and some dramas, but I am, um, as long as the script inspires me and there good people, that's it. I'm in.” PeopleFeelsLongHas BeensDifferentAbleFilmCareersComedyTelevisionInspireDramaBlessedScriptsDifferent ThingsGood PeopleBack And ForthBounce Author:Geoff Stults
“So when my film career took off, I always felt like I was trying to play catch-up because I hadn't studied acting before. I didn't know how to manage money or my career. When I look back, I think I was a little bit shell-shocked.” ThinkingKnowsTryingLooksLittlesPlayFilmFeltBitsActingCareersKnow HowLittle BitManageShellsShocked Author:Lea Thompson
“I haven't done a lot of things in my career that my kids can watch, because they are 8, 6 and 3, and they are pretty young; so given the concepts that the film was about a superhero, it was a black superhero, and it was a father and son type partnership.” DoneKidsFilmYoungFatherGivenBlackCareersWatchesHavensSonTypeConceptsPartnershipSuperheroFather SonFather And Son Author:Blair Underwood
“When I started writing after my career as an actor, I knew that that other life in the film industry would be pulled into my writing life and that people would see me not as an author but as an actor starting to write.” PeopleWritingWould BeFilmActorsCareersIndustryStartingWriting LifeFilm IndustryStarting To Write Author:James Franco
“I've worked really hard to build up a career on my own. I turned 30 recently and it took me a long time to get the chance to make a feature film and do it on my own terms.” LongHardFilmTermChanceMy OwnCareersLong TimeFeatures Author:Duncan Jones
“Balancing my film career and my music will be something I'm just going to have to deal with, as it happens. I think I can balance it out; the choices will probably be pretty clear. If there's a movie I just have to do, I will work the music around it.” IfsThinkingI CanHappensFilmChoicesDealsCareersClearBalance Author:Lukas Haas
“Women have to take more control of their careers. They can't just wait to be cast in a film.” FilmWaitingCareersCasts Author:Richard LaGravenese
“I've done really well so far in my career by trusting the audience to be as dissatisfied with convention as I am, as a film-goer. You want to go see a film that surprises you in some way.” WayWantWellsDoneFilmCareersAudienceSurpriseConventionsOriginalityDissatisfied Book:Inception: The Shooting Script Source: Inception: The Shooting Script
“I've had a wonderful career and I'm very happy to have had all of the opportunities that I've had to tell stories and work for as long as I have. I'm sure there'll be a few more films but I'm happy that I'm able to be selective.” LongStoriesAbleFilmOpportunityCareersWonderfulVery HappySelective Author:Angelina Jolie
“I've learned a lot from doing the sitcom. I've learned so much about comedic timing. For all the movies I've done, I've played so many different roles. I love both, but I guess in my career maybe I want to stick more to film.” WantDifferentDoneFilmCareersRolesSticksI've LearnedTimingSitcomComedic Author:Kaitlyn Dever
“A few years ago, when I had no work and started believing that films weren't a viable career, I thought of finding another job. I started training and riding horses and got consumed by that. It was a boon in disguise.” YearsBelieveJobsFilmCareersFindingsTrainingYears AgoHorseRidingDisguiseConsumedBoon Author:Randeep Hooda
“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
“I started my career giving a clinic in bad acting in the film, "The Silver Chalice," and now I'm playing a crusty old man who's an animated automobile [in "Cars"]. That's a creative arc for you, isn't it?” MenGivingFilmActingCareersCreativeCarSilverOld ManAutomobileAnimatedArcsClinicChaliceBad Acting Author:Paul Newman
“I feel really lucky that, in my career, I've gotten a chance to explore a lot of different genres and kinds of films.” FeelsKindDifferentFilmChanceCareersLuckyGenreDifferent Genres Author:Ali Larter
“I made a very bad mistake; I miscounted these scraps of information on the record as 92, and in continual homage to this man who had been so influential to me, I began creating or constructing my own films on this so-called "magic" number of 92 ... but when I eventually made a film about John Cage and met him, I explained this to him, and he found it very amusing because there are only 90 stories on the two sides of the record, and I'd based three years of my filmic career on this mathematical error!” MenYearsMadeTwoStoriesFilmThreeFoundSidesMy OwnNumbersMistakeCareersRecordsMagicInformationMetsCreatingErrorsMathematicalThree YearsCagesInfluentialAmusingTwo SidesScrapHomageBad Mistake Author:Peter Greenaway
“I've made a career over the last seventeen years of mostly playing men in uniform, especially cops. The one thing for an actor that is completely death is if you're bored, because that boredom will show in your work. So there was an inherent challenge in trying to keep it fresh, because it's something that I'm familiar with, but the real draw for me was at long last to work with Halle. She and I had come close to working on two other films together prior to this one that unfortunately had fallen apart for various reasons.” IfsMenTryingYearsLongMadeTwoRealReasonShowsTogetherLastsFilmActorsChallengesCareersOne ThingDrawsVariousFamiliarBoredFallenBoredomCopInherentUniformsSeventeen Author:Benjamin Bratt
“I never look back and think too much about my films. I've done some work I've been proud of over the years but which of them is my favourite I really don't know. I could say the last one. I've had little jumps in my career like Unforgiven possibly.” ThinkingKnowsYearsLooksLittlesDoneLastsFilmCareersToo MuchProudFavourite Author:Clint Eastwood
“One of the things I do tell young women, if they want to pursue a career in acting, is to get good stage training. It is essential to have a good basis in stage technique. You can move into film easily, and acquire more skill and more understanding, but you can't necessarily go the other way around. For women, longevity of career will very much be on stage.” IfsWayWantFilmMovingYoungUnderstandingActingCareersStageSkillsEssentialsTrainingBasesTechniquePursueAcquireLongevityYoung Women Author:Kathleen Turner
“I don't even know why, but my entire career is contemporary films. Entire career! There's no period movies - there's one - but there's no period movies, no special effects movies. I just do character studies and so, some of them are gonna bump into each other, but I love the challenge, with a good script. I love the challenge of playing not a very pleasant or attractive character that seduces an audience or wins an audience over by the end.” KnowsEndsCharacterFilmWinningChallengesCareersAudienceStudySpecialEffectsPeriodsScriptsContemporaryAttractivePleasantBumpsSeducingSpecial Effects Author:Michael Douglas
“I am not an action hero. That is not the only thing I did in my career. Many people know me because of my work with Pedro Almodóvar, or theater or films that I have done, aside from that. But, that was a part of my career that I embrace. I loved movies like Zorro and Desperado and The 13th Warrior, and other movies like that, that I have done and that contain some action, but it's not the only thing that I do.” PeopleKnowsDoneActionFilmCareersHeroTheaterEmbraceWarriorKnow MeAction HeroesZorro Author:Antonio Banderas
“My whole goal in my film career is to project a positive image on the screen, that I hope people will enjoy watching.” PeopleWholeFilmEnjoyGoalCareersProjectsScreensPositive Image Author:Chuck Norris
“I think film was my passion without it being declared like a job that I could have, or a career that I could have.” ThinkingJobsFilmPassionCareersMy Passion Author:David O. Russell
“I think there's always an expectation when you're a first generation, especially a first-generation Nigerian, of sort of being a doctor or a lawyer or an engineer. And so, you know, sort of my initial pursuits into the arts and that I was going to pursue film as a career didn't confuse them, but it was definitely something that they were scared about.” ThinkingKnowsFirstsArtFilmCareersGenerationsExpectationsDoctorsScaredLawyerPursuitPursueEngineersInitials Author:Terry Gross
“The acting bug just seemed to stick with me. I loved going to theatre school in college and continued to train in film classes and had been auditioning for T.V. and movie roles since I was in my late teens. My career has been slow and steady, and I kind of like it that way.” WayKindHas BeensSchoolFilmActingClassCareersRolesCollegeLateTrainSticksTheatreSteadyTeensBugsSlow And Steady Author:Laura Mennell
“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
“If I had a choice as to my perfect career, I would make a couple of films a year and then concentrate on natural history.” IfsYearsFilmChoicesNaturalPerfectCareersCoupleNatural History Author:Dominic Monaghan
“I feel like a lot of my past career was going to film school, making a lot of different kinds of movies. I made a bunch of comedies, I made one drama and I made a couple musicals.” FeelsKindMadeDifferentSchoolPastFilmCareersComedyCoupleDramaBunchDifferent KindsMy PastFilm School Author:Adam Shankman
“I left Britain in the mid-1990s when TV was going down the cundy - another good Dundee word - because I wanted a film career. But as I get older, I find myself being drawn back to my roots, and I'm loving it.” WantedFilmLeftCareersTvsRootsBritainDundee Author:Charlie Cox
“I moved with my mom to Los Angeles for her to pursue her acting career, and she got a job casting atmosphere in some independent films.” JobsFilmActingCareersMomIndependentMovedMy MomPursueAtmosphereLos AngelesCastingIndependent Film Author:Thomas Ian Nicholas
“In reality, throughout your career, you have to make yourself interesting enough for people to be waiting to see your films. In my case, people are longing to see what I come out with next. That's my success.” PeopleEnoughRealityFilmNextWaitingInterestingCareersCasesLonging Author:Rani Mukerji
“African American women in particular have incredible buying power. Statistically, we go to the movies more than anyone. We have made Tyler Perrys career. His films open with $25 million almost consistently.” MadeFilmCareersMillionsParticularIncrediblesAfrican AmericanBuyingConsistentlyAmerican WomanAfrican American WomenBuying Power Author:Lynn Nottage
“I've been so fortunate throughout my career, when I was doing theater, more theater than anything else, and when I was doing films that I got a chance just to do a broad range of things.” FilmChanceCareersTheaterRangeFortunateBroads Author:Tony Shalhoub
“I encourage film students who are interested in cinematography to study sculpture, paintings, music, writing and other arts. Filmmaking consists of all the arts combined. Students are always asking me for advice, and I tell them that they have to be enthusiastic, because it's hard work. The only way to enjoy it is to be totally immersed. If you don't get involved on that level, it could be a very miserable job. I only have one regret about my career: I'm sorry that we are not making silent movies any more. That is the purest art form I can imagine.” IfsWayWritingArtI CanHardJobsFilmFormEnjoyLevelsMusicCareersStudyImagineAdviceStudentsPaintingRegretHard WorkInvolvedPureAskingSilentSorryMiserableCombinationCinemaMovieFilmmakingI'm SorrySculptureGet InvolvedEnthusiasticInvolvementCinematographySilent MoviesMusic WritingFilm Students Author:Vilmos Zsigmond
“I used to follow celebrities, and I remember I watched Sanjay Dutt and Pooja Bhatt shooting for 'Sadak'. I was standing on the road at three in the night, but little did I know that I would be making a film with Sanjay at some point in my career.” KnowsLittlesWould BeRememberFilmUsedNightThreeCareersStandingShooting Author:Boman Irani
“I built my [early] career on negative reviews. There was a cultural war going on, the '60s was going on. All the film critics were square. They hated my movies. You could never have that happen today. Critics are way too hip.” WayWarHappensTodayFilmCareersBuiltNegativeCriticsHipsHatedReviewsSquaresFilm Critics Author:John Waters
“My acting stopped being about disguise and became about truth which suits the camera, so my film career took off when I came out.” FilmActingCareersCamerasSuitsDisguise Author:Ian Mckellen
“I'm confident in my ability to maintain a career. I don't know if it will be doing either independent films or plays in New England.” IfsKnowsPlayFilmAbilityCareersEnglandIndependentIndependent FilmNew England Author:Randy Harrison
“Actually even at the beginning of my career, I never felt rejected. I was still working hard and believed in myself. I wasn't in a hurry and was picking and choosing projects carefully even then when I was just a newcomer. My attitude towards films hasn't changed even after these years.” YearsStillsHardFilmFeltAttitudeCareersChangedProjectsRejectedMy AttitudeNewcomersPicking And Choosing Author:Katrina Kaif
“Getting to play the part of Selena was life-changing for me, i got to immerse myself in her life, got to know her family, her home, her culture ... every part of her story. It was a special time in my life both professionally and personally. Playing her not only opened doors for me in the film world, but it inspired me to start my own music career. In a lot of ways, I wouldn't be where I am today if I hadn't had that experience.” IfsKnowsWorldWayLifePlayStoriesHomeTodayFilmCultureMy OwnMusicCareersDoorsSpecialInspiredLife ChangingOpened DoorsMusic CareerSpecial Times Author:Jennifer Lopez
“I was lucky enough to come in at the beginning of the independent film movement, and it's really shaped my life and my career.” LifeEnoughFilmCareersMovementLuckyIndependentIndependent Film Author:Julianne Moore
“Sometimes I am more interested in the richness of the material with all the stuff we've done which all tell a story to me rather than any single film career I could have, because I really do find myself interested in other people's ideas. I just want to be responsible with an array of things that engage me and feel vital, opposed to the corporate media out there that is just about making the loudest noises possible.” PeopleWantFeelsIdeasSometimesDoneStoriesFilmStuffCareersMediaMaterialsResponsibleNoiseCorporateRichnessBeing Responsible Author:Larry Fessenden
“One of the great ironies of my career is that people imagine me as some sort of hardcore metal guy because of the Metallica film.” PeopleFilmGuyCareersImagineIronyMetalsHardcoreMetallica Author:Joe Berlinger
“Be persistent. Establishing yourself in this field could easily take years. Rarely will any composer get that one "big break." More often, success is built on hundreds - or thousands - of very small breaks. When I decided that I was definitely going to pursue a career as a film composer, I decided I was going to beat my head against that particular wall until something broke.” YearsBigsFilmCareersBreakFieldsParticularWallBeatsBuiltDecidedPursueBrokeComposerPersistentFilm Composers Author:John Keltonic
“I can make films. And some of them come out good, and some of them come out better, and some of them come out worse. But I've been very lucky over the years to be able to sustain the length of career that I've had.” YearsI CanAbleFilmCareersLuckyLength Author:Woody Allen