“The arts can play a vital role in revitalizing neighborhoods, using and improving vacant space, bringing new jobs and new sense of opportunity, and improving public safety by generating more foot traffic and more eyes on the street.” ArtPlayEyeJobsOpportunitySpaceRolesFeetStreetsSafetyNeighborhoodTrafficImprovingNew JobVacantPublic Safety Author:Gavin Newsom
“I couldn't get any of the ingenue roles when younger because at 5 feet 9 inches with a deep voice I was always too... genue. My career has completely happened since I was 29.” VoiceCareersRolesHappenedFeetInches Author:Olivia Williams
“I was working at a restaurant, I booked the role in 'Twilight,' put in my two weeks' notice, got fitted, flew to Portland, filmed, and then it started getting hype. That helped me get my foot into certain doors before the movie even came out.” TwoCertainRolesDoorsWeekFeetRestaurantsTwilightTwo WeeksFlewHypePortland Author:Ashley Greene
“I had no idea of being a star, all I knew was that I wanted to be a great actress, I wanted to work as an actress. So I thought the way I would be a great actress was to sing and dance first. Lay a foundation - get my foot in the door, and then undoubtedly, of course, I would be offered great roles as soon as I grew up enough to handle them.” WayFirstsIdeasEnoughWould BeWantedCoursesStarsRolesDoorsFeetGrewGrew UpFoundationLaysActressesHandleNo Idea Author:Bette Midler
“As a kid, I just was a contract player at MGM Studios. They put me into goodness knows how many different roles.Some of them were wonderful and some of them were very just distasteful and awful because I was playing out of my age range and I was thoroughly uncomfortable, let's put it that way. So it took me many years to find my acting feet.” KnowsWayYearsDifferentKidsAgeActingRolesKnow HowPlayerWonderfulFeetGoodnessStudiosAwfulRangeUncomfortableContractsDistastefulMgm Author:Angela Lansbury
“Another thing I've observed is how critical the role of the CEO is when a technology truly is disruptive. In looking back on companies that have successfully launched independent disruptive business units, the CEO always had a foot in both camps. Never have they succeeded when they spin something off in order to get it off the CEO's agenda. The CEOs that did this had extraordinary personal self-confidence, and almost always they were the founders of the companies.” SelfOrderCompanyRolesTechnologyFeetIndependentExtraordinaryCriticalSelf ConfidenceAgendasCampsFoundersLooking BackUnitsCeoDisruptive Author:Clayton Christensen
“I think we dip in and out of it. Every new show is trying to find their feet before they can say what they are. That's certainly something that I like about the role - going in and out of the personal life. There are some episodes where we go into it a little more, and some where we don't at all” ThinkingTryingLittlesShowsRolesFeetEpisodesPersonal LifeDip Author:Kristin Lehman
“I would make the tea on a Daniel Day-Lewis set just to observe how he crafts roles like he did in 'My Left Foot.' That was the equivalent of seeing Haley's Comet for me. I just couldn't understand how that was possible.” LeftRolesSeeingFeetCraftsTeaCometsHaleyDaniel Day Lewis Author:David Oyelowo