“I had various jobs, I taught a SAT class, I was a bartender, I had a day job at an office and was making short films. I got grants from NYSCA and NEA for an idea, which later became 'Huckabees,' about a guy in a Chinese restaurant who had microphones on every table and heard every personal conversation and would write perversely personal fortunes.” WritingIdeasJobsFilmGuyClassHeardTaughtConversationOfficeTablesFortuneVariousChineseSatRestaurantsGrantsMicrophonesDay JobsBartenderShort Films Author:David O. Russell
“Our society on a whole is trained to see young women. There are proportionally far more of them on magazine covers, on TV, and in films than int the actual population. As a result, we have a citizenry taught to see the young and ignore the not-so-young. It isn’t conscious; it’s Pavlovian. (13)” WholeFilmYoungResultsTaughtTvsConsciousPopulationMagazinesOur SocietyYoung WomenCitizenryMagazine Covers Author:Victoria Moran
“One of the most amazing things I got from the film, so much green screen, there are so many moments and it really taught me about how important it is to have an intention when flying, when going somewhere and having an intention.” ImportantMomentsFilmTaughtGreenIntentionScreensFlyingAmazing ThingsMost Amazing Author:Brandon Routh
“Children model the behavior of adults, on whatever scale is available to them. Ours are growing up in a nation whose most important, influential men - from presidents to the coolest film characters - solve problems by killing people. ... We have taught our children in a thousand ways, sometimes with flag-waving and sometimes with a laugh track, that the bad guy deserves to die.” PeopleMenWayChildrenImportantSometimesCharacterProblemFilmGuyDiesNationsPresidentLaughingGrowing UpGrowingTaughtThousandBehaviorModelsAdultsDeserveMurderOur ChildrenKillingTrackAvailableSolveScalesFlagsBad GuysInfluentialFlag Waving Author:Barbara Kingsolver
“I still think of myself as a stage actor. When I do film and television I try to implement what I was taught to do in theatre, to try to stretch into characters that are far from myself.” ThinkingTryingStillsCharacterFilmActorsStageTelevisionTaughtTheatreFilm And TelevisionStage Actors Author:Tony Shalhoub
“I actually went to film school, but I didnt like it. Im basically self-taught.” SelfSchoolFilmTaughtFilm SchoolSelf Taught Author:Judah Friedlander
“The actor that taught me the most was Bernie Mac. I did my first big budget studio film with he and Angela Bassett, 'Mr. 3000' for Disney. Bernie taught me by example what creates success is humility and hard work.” FirstsHardBigsFilmActorsExampleHumilityTaughtHard WorkStudiosBudgetsMacsAngela Author:Brian J. White
“It's a simple thing he [Frank Daniel] taught me. If you want to make a feature film, you get ideas for 70 scenes. Put them on 3-by-5 cards. As soon as you have 70, you have a feature film.” IfsWantIdeasFilmSimpleTaughtSceneCardsFeaturesFrankSimple Things Author:David Lynch