“I want to abolish tags like 'comeback' and 'retirement' that are used to define every married female actor. What is the big deal? In Hollywood, every top actor takes a break, has children, and gets back to work.” WantChildrenBigsUsedActorsDealsBreakMarriedFemaleHollywoodGet BackRetirementBig DealComebackAbolishTagBack To Work Author:Karisma Kapoor
“Id be lying if I said Hollywood wasnt still an ambition; its everyones, isnt it? Youre getting paid very well, youre working with great actors and great directors - who wouldnt want to be a part of that? But its not going to break my heart if it doesnt happen. This business is about doing good work rather than how famous it makes you.” IfsWantWellsHeartSaidStillsHappensLyingActorsBreakMy HeartDirectorsAmbitionHollywoodPaidGood WorkDoing GoodGreat ActorsBreaking My Heart Author:Max Beesley
“The early symptoms of the disease [California Curse], which break out almost on arrival in Hollywood, are a sense of exaggerated self-importance and self-centeredness which naturally alienates all old friends. Next comes a great desire for and belief in the importance of money above all else, a loss of the normal sense of humor and proportion and finally, in extreme cases, the abandonment of all previous standards of moral value.” SelfDesireValuesNextBeliefLossMoralBreakCasesDiseaseNormalStandardsHollywoodImportanceExtremesCaliforniaCurseProportionSense Of HumorSymptomsAbandonmentOld FriendsArrivalsExaggeratedBreak OutMoral ValuesSelf-importanceSelf CenterednessCenteredness Author:Elinor Glyn
“Catherine Zeta-Jones started out like me. Her big break in Hollywood was in 'Zorro.'” BigsBreakHollywoodLike MeZorroZeta Author:Lucy Griffiths
“I like to break down barriers and I think that Hollywood is doing the same thing over and over. I want to do something new and say, "Let's evolve as artists!"” ThinkingWantArtistBreakHollywoodEvolveBarriersSomething NewBreaking Down Author:Gina Carano
“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
“The reason I got a break in Hollywood when I moved here a few years ago is my good buddy, who I was on the beach with when he was a publicist, is now the chairman of HBO.” YearsReasonBreakYears AgoHollywoodMovedBeachBuddyChairmanHboPublicists Author:Russell Simmons
“No one wants to sell to just 12% of the population for the entire length of their careers. It creates a difficult and less-profitable environment. But Hollywood has lived with that limiting mantra, and only a few black stars have managed to break through.” WantStarsDifficultBlackCareersBreakEnvironmentHollywoodSellsPopulationLengthProfitableMantrasBreak Through Author:Russell Simmons
“That is sort of the eternal question for people who go to Hollywood...what will be the straw that breaks the camel's back, and forces you to think about doing something else? When do you throw in the towel?” PeopleThinkingForceBreakEternalHollywoodStrawsCamelsTowels Author:Alden Ehrenreich
“In Hollywood there's a great openness, almost a voracious appetite for new people. In England there's a great suspicion of the new. In cultural terms, that can be a good thing, but when you're trying to break into the film industry, it's definitely a bad thing.” PeopleTryingFilmTermBreakIndustryHollywoodEnglandGood ThingsBad ThingsOpennessAppetiteSuspicionFilm Industry Author:Christopher Nolan
“I have an amazing mother who's a real tough cookie. She taught me not to get emotional about [sexism in Hollywood], just be really practical and objective. Later, in the privacy of my own home, maybe I'll bawl or break some dishes, but you just have to keep going. It's not about fighting, it's about educating.” RealHomeMotherFightingMy OwnBreakEmotionalTaughtMomToughHollywoodMotherhoodPracticalsObjectivesPrivacyKeep GoingSexismBeing RealDishesCookies Author:Zoe Saldana
“If I have to produce movies, direct movies, whatever to change the way Hollywood treats older women, I'll do it. If I have to bend the rules, I will. If I have to break them, I will.” IfsWayChangeBreakProduceDirectHollywoodTreatsOlder Women Author:Naomi Watts
“In Hollywood, what they last saw you in is what you are. It's hard to break away from that.” HardLastsBreakSawsHollywood Author:Chris Kattan