“I've been in the business since I was 16, so I've had a 14-year career. I've always had acting in my blood. Doing this, whatever it is, was something I was drawn to since my earliest memories. Ironically, I lived in Hollywood, but never understood that all it took was getting an agent and being persistent.” YearsMemoriesActingCareersBloodUnderstoodHollywoodAgentsPersistent Author:Leonardo DiCaprio
“I don't hang out with the Hollywood cool people. I'm not out trying to make friends with people because they're famous.” PeopleTryingHollywoodHanging OutCool People Author:Jessica Alba
“Where I live if someone gives you a hug it's from the heart. I've had these blokes in Hollywood hug me trying to make out I'm their friend and as soon as I turn their back they take out a big bunch of knives and stab me in the back. I feel sorry for these people because they are so shallow.” PeopleIfsGivingFeelsTryingHeartBigsTurnsHollywoodSorryBunchKnivesHugShallowMake OutBlokesHug Me Author:Steve Irwin
“Poor Hollywood! These things happen all over the world but what a great backdrop to have Hollywood in our movie. No, but I know people who divorce a lot....and have really nice houses. But I didn't model the character on anyone in particular. And if I did, I would never tell the name.” PeopleIfsKnowsWorldCharacterHappensHouseNamesPoorNiceParticularModelsHollywoodDivorceThings HappenReally NiceBackdropNice House Author:Catherine Zeta-Jones
“In Hollywood everything is so documented. If you go for a drink with somebody, it's passed around the world so quickly. So, yes, divorce is talked about a lot, but it's so much more fun to be able to spin it with dark humour, rather than talk about real people's divorces.” PeopleIfsWorldRealAbleFunDarkHumourDrinkHollywoodDivorceAround The World Author:Catherine Zeta-Jones
“Meeting people is difficult, period. LA is a difficult place to meet people anyway, and Hollywood is such a small community. But I don't make it a rule just to date other actors and people in the entertainment industry. It could work out with me and a dentist. It could work out with me and a lawyer.” PeopleActorsDifficultCommunityIndustryPeriodsHollywoodMeetingsEntertainmentWork OutLawyerDentistEntertainment IndustrySmall Communities Author:Eva Longoria
“My spirit had been broken a bit over the years by my having to work on films I didn't love. Hollywood's a surreal place, and it really is an assault on your spirit.” YearsFilmSpiritBitsBrokenHollywoodAssaultSurreal Author:Naomi Watts
“I'm really aware of the conversations that surround young actresses in Hollywood. I always get myself into a hole with these conversations, and I get weirdly quoted, and I sound militant and like I'm not thankful at all, and I'm so thankful of everything that's happening. But I'm an active observer of the machinations of this world.” WorldYoungSoundThis WorldConversationHappeningsHollywoodActiveActressesHolesSurroundObserversMilitant Author:Mackenzie Davis
“The radical rightwing pegs Hollywood as a leftist town, which is completely wrong. There are a lot of actors, writers, and directors who talk a liberal agenda... but all the studio bosses, for as long as there have been studios, have all been as far rightwing as you can possibly imagine.” LongHas BeensActorsImagineDirectorsHollywoodTownsStudiosRadicalAgendasBossLeftistsPeg Author:Paul Haggis
“A lot of people live with no apparent means of support. I kind of envy the musicians up there. You're down here, busting your ass in Hollywood, and it's like Lily Tomlin's joke about the rat race - all you prove in the end is that you're a rat.” PeopleKindMeanEndsRaceSupportProveMusicianJokesHollywoodEnvyAssRatsLiliesRat RaceBusting Author:Kurt Voss
“You can't find an uglier urban environment than the centre of Hollywood, but then you go to Griffith Park, you go to the beach, you go to the mountains, and it's rural. I live up in the Hollywood Hills and I have frogs, owls, coyotes, mountain lions - but I'm ten minutes from the centre of the city.” CitiesEnvironmentMinutesTenMountainHollywoodHillsBeachParksLionsUrbanCentreFrogsOwlCoyotesUrban EnvironmentHollywood Hills Author:Moby
“Many of us had this idea of doing independent film, of making personal, relevant films, as opposed to Hollywood fluff. I directed a few.” IdeasFilmHollywoodIndependentRelevantIndependent FilmFluff Author:Robert Kane Pappas
“The problem for independent filmmakers is that huge companies control all the promotion, all the advertising. Hollywood films' advertising budgets are as large as their shooting budgets.” ProblemFilmCompanyHugeHollywoodIndependentAdvertisingShootingBudgetsFilmmakerPromotionHollywood Films Author:Robert Kane Pappas
“I knew at the time my haircut was pretty damn god-awful, so I was just hoping that I wasn't one of the joke ones. And they put me through to Hollywood and I thought, "Well okay, maybe I'm still one of the joke ones but at least I'm not terrible?"” WellsStillsTerribleJokesOkayHollywoodAwfulDamnHaircuts Author:David Cook
“I don't have much history - I've got Rosie Perez, Jennifer Lopez, Rita Moreno. That's it. That's the history of Latin women in Hollywood, really.” HollywoodLatinJenniferRosieLatin Women Author:Michelle Rodriguez
“I was really fortunate from the time I arrived in Hollywood to work with some of the greatest directors from the beginning. I worked with Robert Altman, John Boorman, and of course Steven Spielberg, Michael Cimino, Brian De Palma ... I couldn't pick one of them; they were all different, but they are all so talented.” DifferentCoursesDirectorsPicksHollywoodFortunateBrian Author:Vilmos Zsigmond
“I look at a picture like Scarecrow and think, 'Jesus, how could they have let us make that?' I mean, if you used technology that old nowadays, it would look like old Hollywood.” IfsThinkingLooksMeanUsedJesusTechnologyHollywoodScarecrowOld Hollywood Author:Vilmos Zsigmond
“I'm quite a physical person and I gesticulate a lot, which can be a problem when you're in Hollywood and they do everything in a minimalist way.” WayPersonsProblemHollywoodMinimalist Author:Gemma Arterton
“The films that I go to see at the cinema are not Hollywood blockbusters particularly. I've not got anything against them... I'm in them! But I don't go and spend my money on them.” FilmHollywoodCinemaBlockbuster Author:Gemma Arterton
“I certainly was not the romantic lead. I couldn't be that, because I was not that good looking. And that is something about Hollywood that I do not like at all. Why can't a woman who is just normally good looking fall in love? I mean, everybody in the movies is so good looking.” MeanFallHollywoodFalling In LoveLooking Good Author:Elaine Stritch
“I reject the concept that comic books in movies are a genre. I have been fighting that for many years, with the powers-that-be in Hollywood.” YearsHas BeensBookFightingConceptsHollywoodComicGenreRejectsComic Book Author:Michael Uslan
“Part of battle has been getting Hollywood to recognize that comic books and superheroes are not synonymous. That's been a huge breakthrough, just in recent years really, and as a result of that recent breakthrough, we've had movies like 300, Road to Perdition, and A History of Violence, that very few people realize were based on comic books and graphic novels. It's very important to make that differentiation.” PeopleYearsHas BeensImportantBookRealizingResultsNovelViolenceHugeBattleHollywoodComicComic BookSuperheroBreakthroughGraphicGraphic NovelsDifferentiationPerdition Author:Michael Uslan
“Workers are actually being starved on the largest military base in Baghdad, and women are being raped with impunity - and because it doesn't fit into a Hollywood context it's not going to fly.” MilitaryFitHollywoodWorkersBaghdadImpunity Author:Sarah Stillman
“Hollywood would much prefer the author be dead, so that they can buy the book and do what they want to do with it.” WantBookHollywood Author:Michael Lewis
“I was coming from a very cerebral, dark, difficult, layered play by Christopher Hampton and doing an action movie in Hollywood (Die Hard) with explosions, and I was holding a gun.” HardPlayActionDiesDifficultDarkGunHollywoodExplosionsAction MovieCerebralHamptons Author:Alan Rickman
“Get back up, shake the dust off and keep going. Keep going, because Hollywood is set up to make you fail.” FailingHollywoodDustShakesKeep GoingGet Back Author:Gabriel Campisi
“Jeff Bridges says that the reason he's one of the few stars in Hollywood whose made his marriage last for decades is that every time they think there's no more doors left to walk through in the room, they just keep looking and keep looking until they find one.” ThinkingMadeReasonLastsLeftStarsWalksRoomsDoorsHollywoodDecadesBridges Author:Emma Forrest
“You know, in Hollywood you know when somebody is getting pregnant. It's supposed to be this beautiful scene: the rays are coming in and you have these beautiful perfect bodies lying on top of each other and there's the room glowing in one person's eyes and the sun coming up over the other person's shoulder.” KnowsPersonsBodyEyeBeautifulLyingPerfectRoomsSunSceneHollywoodShouldersSupposed To BeRaysPregnantGlowing Author:Staceyann Chin
“I do have complicated feelings about Hollywood, but I also have tremendously affectionate ones.” FeelingsHollywoodComplicatedAffectionate Author:Matthew Specktor
“I'm frankly shocked that Hollywood hasn't called me to do a superhero.” HollywoodShockedSuperhero Author:Peter Jacobson
“Once you do a character in Hollywood and people haven't seen you before, they put you in a box and they think that's all that you can do and it's hard to get people to take a risk on you.” PeopleThinkingHardCharacterCan DoRiskHavensHollywoodBoxes Author:Aubrey Plaza
“I think it's nice to get a break from all of the big Hollywood comic book action-movies and see something that's relatable and funny and interesting.” ThinkingBookBigsActionInterestingBreakNiceHollywoodComicComic BookRelatableAction Movie Author:Aubrey Plaza
“I like to go to the movies at The Hollywood Forever Cemetery. They do this thing in The Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Hollywood where everybody sits out on the grass and they project movies and it's very romantic and very old-school Hollywood, so I love that.” SchoolForeverProjectsHollywoodGrassCemeteryOld SchoolVery Romantic Author:Bonnie McKee
“The Hollywood executives are, like, ‘We’re not racist, we just have to pretend to be racists because we’re capitalists. We want to sell our movies in China (and) they don’t like Kevin Hart.’” WantHollywoodSellsChinaRacistExecutivesCapitalistKevinHart Author:Bill Maher
“What I find astounding is that we've had a president who is black in office for the past eight years, who gets most of his funding from the liberal elite in Hollywood. Yet, there are not very many roles for people of color. How can that be? And why is it just now being addressed?” PeopleYearsPastBlackPresidentRolesColorOfficeHollywoodEightElitesFunding Author:Stacey Dash
“I think for Wes [Anderson] and me, the most important thing was James L. Brooks producing our first movie and giving us a chance to come to Hollywood, because without him, we might never have gotten the chance.” ThinkingGivingFirstsImportantMightChanceHollywoodImportant ThingsBrooks Author:Owen Wilson
“Hollywood is for-profit, is what Hollywood is. All the studios are owned by big, megacorporations that are the furthest thing from liberal you can possibly imagine.” BigsImagineHollywoodProfitStudios Author:Adam McKay
“The only way that Hollywood ever skews toward liberal is because part of what we make out of Hollywood involves writers, actors, directors, musicians, set designers, and photographers. In general, people like that are going to be more progressive, more open minded, a little more altruistic.” PeopleWayLittlesActorsDirectorsMusicianHollywoodPhotographerDesignerProgressiveOpen MindOpen MindedMake Out Author:Adam McKay
“In general, the final filter of Hollywood is for-profit. Nothing goes through unless it can make money.” HollywoodFinalsProfitMaking MoneyFilters Author:Adam McKay
“There are so many shoot-'em-up, action, jingoistic TV shows and movies that are made every year. I think the final line is that Hollywood is populist.” ThinkingYearsMadeShowsActionLinesTvsHollywoodFinalsEmsTv ShowsPopulist Author:Adam McKay
“Hollywood has to appeal to the broadest audience, and when it comes to most social and economic issues, America is progressive. Because of that, the messages that are in Hollywood movies tend to be, for instance, pro-environment.” AmericaSocialAudienceIssuesEnvironmentEconomicMessagesHollywoodInstanceAppealsProgressiveHollywood MoviesEconomic Issues Author:Adam McKay
“People who are following their dreams inspire me. I train at this relatively new gym in West Hollywood called Training Mate. It's owned by a former Australian football player named Luke Milton. The classes are mostly taught by other Australians that are just like Luke: fit, funny, cute, and approachable. Now they're talking about opening another location. He will open another location and be successful because he's following his dream. People like him inspire me because they make me think I can do it too.” PeopleThinkingI CanDreamCan DoTalkingClassSuccessfulPlayerFootballInspireTaughtFitTrainingHollywoodTrainWestFollowingOpeningFormerCuteBeing SuccessfulGymMatesLocationAustralianLukeI Can Do ItFootball PlayerMiltonWest Hollywood Author:Dayna Devon
“Hollywood is definitely now embracing a more natural approach to beauty. Staying "youthful-looking" is old news. The ubiquitous term "anti-aging" has become meaningless. Women today want to look like a more revitalized version of themselves. The bottom line is we all want to be natural. I am seeing an increasing number of people who want to match the products they use every day to a more natural, healthy lifestyle.” PeopleWantLooksUseTodayTermNaturalLinesNumbersSeeingProductsHealthyApproachNewsHollywoodAgingBottomLifestyleVersionsStayingMeaninglessBottom LineHealthy LifestyleOld News Author:Sophie Heyman Uliano
“Sometimes, when you briefly glance in Hollywood, there's a tendency to play it in a very "Yes, she's exhausted, and yes, she's working, and yes, she's taking care of her kids full time, and yes, she's a mom, but she's also in a great mood all the time."” SometimesPlayCareKidsMomHollywoodMoodTendenciesExhaustedGlancesGreat Mood Author:Patricia Arquette
“To really be known and really let someone else be known is very vulnerable. It's a weird thing. Just being an actress in Hollywood is very vulnerable. To let all these other people decide whether you're really of value or not, you have to really be strong to know that, of course, they have a right to their opinion, but their opinion doesn't matter as far as yourself.” PeopleKnowsMatterValuesCoursesStrongKnownOpinionHollywoodActressesVulnerableJust BeingWeird Things Author:Patricia Arquette
“I was fortunate enough not to grow up in Hollywood, so I feel that was a blessing. Being surrounded by nature and animals always kept me grounded and happy. My parents were smart to keep my brother and I away from that nonsense. I do live in the LA area now, but I keep my balance by hiking in the mountains with my dogs and taking trail rides every week on my horse.” FeelsEnoughGrowsParentAnimalGrowing UpWeekDogBrotherBalanceBlessingMountainSmartAreasHollywoodHorseFortunateMy BrotherNonsenseHikingGroundedTrailsMy DogHiking In The MountainsNature And Animals Author:Alison Eastwood
“I'm happy to get up in the morning. I'll tell you a little secret: I still want to work in Hollywood. However, I get really excited about getting on a plane, flying to a city, and talking to a group of people about finding the gifts they already have inside.” PeopleWantLittlesStillsSecretCitiesTalkingMorningGroupsFindingsHollywoodExcitedFlyingGet UpPlanesGet Real Author:Kim Coles
“In one sense, I felt not seen and heard enough as a child. At the very same time, I'm watching her and modeling her. At seventeen, I left to go to Hollywood to pursue my dream, as if there was no other option. I only learned that, the gift of it, recently. And I often forget it.” IfsChildrenEnoughDreamLeftFeltForgetHeardHollywoodPursueModelingForget ItSeventeen Author:Daphne Zuniga