“I really have no preference between TV and film. I think that each individual project is its own thing and has a very different style.” ThinkingDifferentFilmIndividualStyleTvsProjectsPreferenceDifferent Styles Author:Zach Gilford
“As a black actress, all I was offered in British film was the best friend role, whereas in television, I was offered a whole spectrum of parts.” WholeFilmBlackRolesTvsBritishActressesSpectrumBritish Film Author:Sophie Okonedo
“My aunt put my cousins into a childrens modelling agency, then my mum did it with us. Me and my sister got a few TV adverts, which was good pocket money. A director saw photos of me and asked me to do a short film.” FilmSawsTvsDirectorsAgencyPocketsMy SisterMumCousinAuntMy CousinModellingShort FilmsAdvertsPhoto Of Me Author:Sullivan Stapleton
“I would love to do anything involving a good strong character, whether its in film, TV or theatre. My dream roles already been taken by Keira Knightley in Pride and Prejudice. Growing up, I really wanted to be Lizzie Bennett.” CharacterDreamWantedFilmStrongRolesGrowing UpTakenGrowingTvsPridePrejudiceTheatreInvolvingStrong Character Author:Roxanne McKee
“Luckily, I have been offered the chance to play a South American, Hispanic and even a character from the Middle East in films. There are also a lot of TV series in the U.S. that have a strong presence of actors from India.” Has BeensPlayCharacterFilmActorsStrongChanceMiddleTvsIndiaSeriesSouthEastMiddle EastHispanicTv Series Author:Madhur Mittal
“I combined theatre and films with live TV, such as The Royal Variety Show, performing sketches opposite Bob Hope and Maurice Chevalier.” ShowsFilmTvsOppositesTheatreVarietyPerformingBobRoyalLive Tv Author:Shirley Eaton
“The reality of any location in Britain being used in a TV program of a film is that something bad is going to happen! That's the nature of drama. Most of the things that get made or basically grisly detective shows about murders, accidents or medical dramas.” MadeShowsRealityHappensFilmUsedTvsDramaProgramMurderAccidentsMedicalBritainLocationDetectives Author:Ben Wheatley
“When you think of things like The Sopranos, The Wire, Damages, they are beating film on a regular basis. Most films are terrible. It's only the 2% that are good. There's things you can do on TV which you can't do on film. There is something about those episodic, serialisations that are grand and operatic.” ThinkingFilmCan DoTvsTerribleBasesDamageWireSopranos Author:Ricky Gervais
“Even going to college, getting my degree in Radio TV and Film, as I was approaching the time when you have to decide on a major, I kept trying to figure out what would be the best major to enhance what I am doing as a performer.” TryingWould BeFilmFiguresCollegeTvsDegreesMajorsRadioBeing The BestPerformersGoing To College Author:Jeff Dunham
“Wherever you turn you cannot live without internet, phones .. So I think the film industry will change, but I still believe that the TV will survive in the same way the cinema survives.” ThinkingWayBelieveStillsFilmTurnsTvsIndustryInternetPhonesCinemaFilm IndustryI Still Believe Author:Tommy Wiseau
“Inspiration comes from so many sources. Music, other fiction, the non-fiction I read, TV shows, films, news reports, people I know, stories I hear, misheard words or lyrics, dreams” PeopleKnowsStoriesShowsDreamInspirationFilmFictionTvsSourceNewsReportsTv ShowsNon Fiction Author:Trudi Canavan
“In the summer of 2010, I had decided to get into film and TV writing, so I wrote scripts for six different ideas I had developed, and the pilot for True Detective was one of them.” WritingIdeasDifferentFilmTvsSixSummerDecidedScriptsPilotsDetectivesDifferent Ideas Author:Nic Pizzolatto
“No one reads novels anymore. And I don't see the situation improving. People prefer video games, reality TV, and films. There are so many reasons now not to read novels.” PeopleReasonRealityFilmGamesSituationNovelTvsVideoImprovingReality Tv Author:Gore Vidal
“A film has a beginning, middle, and an end. There is a certain amount of time that you have to embody these people. You know the entire story arch. But on TV, you have to let your guard down. You don't know how long the show is going to last. There is this excitement that comes with developing a character long-term.” PeopleKnowsLongEndsCharacterStoriesShowsLastsFilmCertainTermKnow HowMiddleTvsAmountDevelopingExcitementLong TermArches Author:DJ Qualls
“I've never seen a theater community to rival that of Chicago. Neither New York nor L.A. has the raw talent or integrity that Chicago theater has, and I think it's because Chicago doesn't have Broadway or the film and TV business to distract it.” ThinkingFilmCommunityTalentNew YorkTvsIntegrityTheaterChicagoBroadwayRivalsRaw Talent Author:Nick Offerman
“I do have a concern about projecting. I've never projected or had any reason to project before. In fact, the camera has only gotten closer to me going from TV to film.” ReasonFactsFilmTvsProjectsConcernCameras Author:Topher Grace
“I did theatre all my life and then went into the film world. I then kind of segued into TV land, which is a different experience.” WorldKindDifferentFilmLandTvsTheatreDifferent Experiences Author:T. J. Thyne
“While I love film and want to continue to pursue it 100 percent, my home is TV.” WantHomeFilmTvsPercentPursueLove Films Author:Gillian Jacobs
“A short film is just another storytelling medium like TV, Features, and Webisodes. I am just thrilled that Silent Cargo is getting out there for people to see.” PeopleFilmTvsSilentStorytellingMediumsFeaturesShort FilmsCargo Author:Ellen Wong
“People behave differently to TV stars and film stars; it's to do with the scale of the medium. Film stars get hushed awe, TV stars get slapped on the back. Neither is good for you. Famous people don't hear the word 'no' enough.” PeopleEnoughFilmStarsTvsScalesMediumsBehaveAweFilm Stars Author:Tom Hollander
“A film has a sort of life over time, whereas a TV show comes up in your living room, and its immediate, and people write about it.” PeopleWritingShowsFilmRoomsTvsCome UpTv ShowsLiving Room Author:Timothy Hutton
“When I watch films or tv that I've done, I get very restless and tend to not sit still.” StillsDoneFilmWatchesTvsRestless Author:Eric Mabius
“I think my mom is the inspiration of me wanting to do film and TV and be an actor because she loved film so much. She loved, like, horror films and action films, so growing up, she loved watching all the Charles Bronson films and all the westerns.” ThinkingInspirationActionFilmActorsGrowing UpGrowingTvsMomHorrorMy MomHorror FilmAction Films Author:Rick Gonzalez
“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've worked in the theater, television, and films. A five-hour TV series is certainly more time than a character I'd be playing in a film.” CharacterFilmHoursFiveTelevisionTvsTheaterSeriesMore TimeTv Series Author:Lennie James
“I'm part of that generation that grew up watching TV, and being an actor was all about being on TV or being in films.” FilmActorsGenerationsTvsGrewGrew UpWatching Tv Author:Lennie James
“When you work as a day player on a film or a TV thing, like you're visiting a foreign country, where you know a couple of words of the language and a few of the cultural abnormalities, but basically you're a stranger in a strange land.” KnowsCountryFilmLanguagePlayerLandStrangeTvsLike YouCoupleStrangerVisitingForeign CountriesAbnormalityStranger In A Strange Land Author:Anthony Heald
“I've done TV for tons and tons of years, so I'm not crazy about doing more TV, but with films, all I want to do are different projects that aren't all the same.” WantYearsDifferentDoneFilmCrazyTvsProjects Author:Frank Oz