“I do think opportunity breeds bravery. It's such a competitive profession, no one owes you anything, talent in itself is not enough. I went to drama school with so many great actors who are not doing it anymore and it's circumstantial.” ThinkingEnoughSchoolActorsOpportunityTalentDramaBraveryProfessionGreat Actors Author:David Oyelowo
“There's always a great hue and cry when you sign onto a "remake," and that's always been sort of annoying me and freaking me out. This profession that we're in is drama. What drama has been since the beginning is, you restage plays with new casts, or a writer will take a new run at an old story.” Has BeensPlayStoriesRunningCryDramaCastsProfessionAnnoyingRemakesHue Author:William Monahan
“I just feel incredibly lucky. I went to drama school and about 28 of us graduated. I graduated from drama school in 2000, and I would say about two of us are working and able to make a living out of it. It is a tough profession. To have the kind of success I have had is really amazing, and I am incredibly grateful.” FeelsKindTwoAbleSchoolDramaLuckyToughGratefulProfessionReally AmazingTwo Of Us Author:Naomie Harris
“From university, I tried to get into the profession almost immediately, and just got kind of kicked back in London, by lots of people saying, "Well, you know, we'll need to see you in something. And the easiest way for you to get seen in something is drama school. That is the best way to get an agent."” PeopleKindSchoolDramaProfession Author:James Callis
“I don't think of myself as a critic or teacher either, but simply - and at the obvious risk of disingenuousness - as someone who teaches, writes drama criticism (and other things) and feels that the American compulsion to take your identity from your profession, with its corollary of only one trade to a practitioner, may be a convenience to society but is burdensome and constricting to yourself.” ThinkingFeelsWritingMayTeachTeacherRiskIdentityDramaCriticismTradeCriticsObviousProfessionCompulsionConvenience Author:Richard Gilman