“Everybody just asks me 'Are you going to make Hollywood movies now?' First, I don't know. Second, I never dreamed about that; I just dreamed about making movies with Tarantino. So if I can make movies with a lot of amazing directors - yes.” IfsKnowsFirstsI CanAsksDirectorsHollywoodAsk MeTarantinoHollywood Movies Author:Melanie Laurent
“I don't know the politics of Hollywood. Am I hungry for great material? Every actor is. How I can get to it, that's another story.” KnowsI CanStoriesActorsMaterialsHollywoodHungry Author:Chris Noth
“If you're a big Hollywood star, you make one movie a year at the most. I can make five in Europe.” IfsYearsI CanBigsStarsFiveEuropeHollywoodHollywood Stars Author:Franco Nero
“Hollywood will put you in a box, so to speak. Some people will have seen you in 'La Bamba' or another dramatic film and think, 'Okay, that's what Lou does.' But they don't really have an idea of the range or diversity that I can bring to a project.” PeopleThinkingDoeI CanIdeasFilmSpeakDiversityProjectsOkayHollywoodBoxesRangeDramatic Author:Lou Diamond Phillips
“As a runner on a film, you are the lowest of the low, and yet you have incredible access to everyone. I can totally imagine that for actors in the middle of a Hollywood bubble, all they really want is a sense of normality, and that gopher can be a tap for that.” WantI CanFilmActorsImagineMiddleLowsHollywoodIncrediblesAccessBubblesImagine ThatRunnersLowestNormalityGophers Author:Eddie Redmayne
“Everyone in Hollywood who is successful becomes less successful at some point. I'm just trying to delay that fall for as long as I can.” TryingLongI CanFallSuccessfulHollywoodDelay Author:Shawn Ryan
“I wasn't like a Hollywood child actor - "I'm five! I can sing, I can dance, I can act! I wanna be a star!"” ChildrenI CanActorsStarsFiveHollywoodChild Actors Author:Alexander Skarsgard
“The business can be frustrating. For me, Omaha is a rounding foundation. I was raised in a very faith-filled household, very hardworking. It made me aware of what privilege is. And it's a place I can go back to, spend time with nieces and nephews, celebrate the things that have nothing to do with the hubbub of Hollywood.” MadeI CanHollywoodFoundationFilledRaisedPrivilegeCelebrateHouseholdEnd TimesFrustratingSpend TimeHardworkingNephewNieceOmahaMy NieceNiece And Nephew Author:Nicholas D'Agosto
“I've never been to Hollywood. I can count the number of times I've been to Los Angeles on my hands. I've never made a movie there and I've never been there for working reasons. The only reason to go there is for silly awards shows.” MadeI CanReasonShowsHandsNumbersHollywoodSillyLos AngelesAwardsAward Shows Author:Stephen Daldry
“I'm sure I can't relate to what females go through in Hollywood, but I do know what it feels like to eat emotionally. To be sad and make yourself happy with food, and then be almost immediately sad again, and then ashamed. Then, you try to hide those feelings with more food.” KnowsFeelsTryingI CanFeelingsFemaleHollywoodRelateAshamedMake Yourself Happy Author:Chris Pratt
“I thought, 'Okay, what's going to be my edge, and how am I going to define what I'm doing differently?' Once I had that key idea of the software developer as an artist, once I had that idea, a whole bunch of other ideas flowed from that, because I realized that I need to go study the music industry, I need to study the book publishing and Hollywood and figure out how they do things, why they do them that way, and then I need to borrow, and rearrange, the things that they're doing to fit my industry so that I can invent and create this new industry.” WayNeedsI CanBookIdeasWholeArtistStudyFiguresKeysIndustryFitOkayHollywoodEdgesI RealizedBunchSoftwarePublishingMusic IndustryDevelopersBook Publishing Author:Trip Hawkins
“In leaving Hollywood and coming to New York, I feel I can be more myself. After all, if I can't be myself, what's the good of being anything at all?” IfsFeelsI CanSelfNew YorkHollywoodLeaving Author:Marilyn Monroe
“I can't imagine that anyone in Hollywood is sitting around trying to decide what actor is good or right or qualified for a role and is being denied a role because of their political views. I don't think that's the way Hollywood works. We're not living in an era of blacklisting.” ThinkingWayTryingI CanPoliticalActorsViewsRolesImagineSittingHollywoodErasDeniedImagine ThatQualifiedSitting AroundPolitical View Author:Kevin Spacey
“It means I wake up to sunshine every morning, and I can afford to drink better wine at night. But I haven't completely sold out to Hollywood.” MeanI CanNightMorningHavensDrinkHollywoodWake UpWineSunshineEvery MorningSold Out Author:Ashley Jensen
“Most actors have to sit by the phone and wait for somebody to call them up to audition and stuff. I don't think I can exist in Hollywood just on that. I think I need to be proactive and making sure that things I really want to do are being developed to the point where somebody wants to make them?” ThinkingWantNeedsI CanActorsStuffWaitingHollywoodPhonesAuditionsProactive Author:Ice Cube
“We're all flawed, and we all make mistakes, and we all have weaknesses. And those are the kind of people I want to see onscreen, the ones that feel like real flesh-and-blood human beings and not the weird, whitewashed, Hollywood stand-ins for people with the rough edges sanded off that I can't connect to because they just don't resonate with me.” PeopleWantFeelsHumansKindI CanRealHuman BeingsMistakeBloodWeaknessHollywoodEdgesFleshMaking MistakesRoughFlawedFlesh And BloodWe All Make MistakesRough Edges Author:Lynn Shelton
“The action star's life is very short. Back in Asia, I can do whatever I want to do. I'm the producer, I'm the director, I can do so many things, but in Hollywood any time I present a script they say: "No, no, no, Rush Hour 3, Rush Hour 4."” WantI CanActionLife IsStarsCan DoHoursDirectorsHollywoodScriptsProducersAsiaRush Hour Author:Jackie Chan
“The fashion I've acquired over the years is so sacred to me - from costumes to couture, high fashion to punk wear I've collected from my secret international hot spots. I keep everything in an enormous archive in Hollywood. The clothes are on mannequins, also on hangers and in boxes with a photo of each piece, and there's a Web site where I can go to look through everything. It's too big - I could never sort through it myself! But these garments tell the stories of my life.” YearsLooksI CanStoriesBigsSecretPiecesFashionClothesHollywoodHotSacredInternationalBoxesEnormousSpotsPunkSiteCostumesGarmentsStory Of My LifeArchivesCoutureHangersHigh Fashion Author:Lady Gaga
“There are plenty of lesbians in Hollywood, but they're not out. And that's their choice, but I can't do that, it's too important to me.” I CanImportantChoicesHollywoodPlenty Author:Jill Bennett
“I know an awful lot of Hollywood people, who are so self-important, I can't understand it.” PeopleKnowsI CanImportantSelfLiteratureHollywoodAwful Author:Mickey Spillane
“I can tell you as a fact that if you'd asked anyone in Hollywood one year before 'Pirates of the Caribbean' had come out, they'd have told you the pirate movie was a dead genre. And it's not that it's a dead genre. If you make a bad pirate movie, no one will want to see it. If you make a good one, everyone will want to see it.” IfsWantYearsI CanFactsHollywoodGenrePirateCaribbean Author:Dean Devlin
“The factors that laid low so whooping and puissant an empire as the old Hollywood are many. I can think of a score, including the barbarian hordes of Television. But there is one that stands out for me in the post-mortem.... The factor had to do with the basis of movie-making: 'Who shall be in charge of telling the story.'” ThinkingI CanStoriesTelevisionLowsHollywoodBasesIncludingFactorsPostsScoreEmpiresStanding OutBarbariansHordeMovie MakingOld Hollywood Author:Ben Hecht
“It's important to have people around who love themselves, are true to themselves, who have their own hobbies and their world doesn't revolve around Hollywood. I can always go to my family with any doubts or questions I may have.” PeopleWorldMayI CanImportantDoubtMy FamilyHollywoodHobbies Author:Vanessa Hudgens
“Hollywood is about playing the game, and I can't think of any successful actresses who didn't play the game. There's a lot more renegades in the music business, from Patti Smith to Janis Joplin.” ThinkingI CanPlayGamesSuccessfulHollywoodActressesMusic BusinessRenegades Author:Madonna Ciccone
“To be embraced by Hollywood when I'd been acting professionally for almost 50 years seemed unbelievable. I've been so welcomed in such a warm, generous way - it seemed crazy not to take advantage of it. I hope for another 20 years where I can still keep going.” WayYearsStillsI CanActingCrazyAdvantageHollywoodWarmGenerousKeep GoingUnbelievable Author:Jacki Weaver
“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
“I make videos which are works of art in themselves which have nothing to do with Hollywood movies or anything along those lines and I like videos because they deal with light and dark and time and change and they're just another kind of medium that I can get into and work with when I choose to other than, say, doing something on the wall or a window.” KindArtI CanLightLinesDarkDealsWallWindowHollywoodVideoMediumsWorks Of ArtLight And DarkHollywood MoviesTime And Change Author:Robert Barry
“I certainly immerse myself in as many crazy Hollywood events as I can because you never know where you can pick up material.” KnowsI CanCrazyEventsMaterialsPicksHollywood Author:Kathy Griffin
“I hope I can make some Hollywood-type action films like 'Batman' or 'Spiderman', action films like that. With some wire work, maybe wearing a mask. Like that.” I CanActionFilmTypeHollywoodMaskWireAction FilmsWearing A Mask Author:Jackie Chan
“I can easily lose myself emotionally in absolute Hollywood garbage.” I CanLosesHollywoodAbsolutesGarbage Author:Ken Livingstone
“If there's specific resistance to women making movies, I just choose to ignore that as an obstacle for two reasons: I can't change my gender, and I refuse to stop making movies.” IfsI CanTwoReasonSexWomenInspiringHollywoodCriticsRefuseObstaclesGenderResistanceCinemaFilmmakerMovieCan't ChangeFamous WomenCinematographyMovie Director Author:Kathryn Bigelow
“I can think of nothing that an audience won't understand. The only problem is to interest them; once they are interested, they understand anything in the world.” ThinkingWorldI CanProblemFilmInterestAudienceHollywood Author:Orson Welles
“There is a misperception, if you will, in critical response or even in Hollywood, that I can only do exaggerated characters. Or what they would call over-the-top performances. Well, this is completely false.” IfsWellsI CanCharacterHollywoodPerformancesResponseCriticalExaggeratedOver The TopMisperception Author:Nicolas Cage
“I'm an actress, I live in L.A., I work in Hollywood. But I've learned that if you're too skinny, they'll say something about it. If you're not skinny enough, they'll say something about it. I just try to feel good in my own skin as much as I can.” IfsFeelsTryingI CanEnoughMy OwnBeautyHollywoodSkinsActressesFeel GoodI've LearnedSkinny Author:Jennifer Love Hewitt
“My son tells me, 'Do you realize you are the last one? The last person who was an eyewitness to the golden age?' Young people, even in Hollywood, ask me, 'Were you really married to Humphrey Bogart?' 'Well, yes, I think I was,' I reply. You realize yourself when you start reflecting - because I don't live in the past, although your past is so much a part of what you are - that you can't ignore it. But I don't look at scrapbooks. I could show you some, but I'd have to climb ladders, and I can't climb” PeopleThinkingWellsLooksPersonsI CanShowsAgeLastsPastYoungAsksRealizingSonMarriedHollywoodGoldenAsk MeMemorableClimbsMy SonOur PastLaddersYour PastReflectingGolden AgeBogartEyewitnesses Author:Lauren Bacall
“I can do everything skinny girls can do, trust me. I honestly think Hollywood is getting real. They're saying, 'Hey this is what a lot of America looks like,' a lot of America doesn't wear a size 2. I think the studios and the media are starting to realize that overweight people want something they can relate to, so let's give it to them.” PeopleThinkingWantGivingLooksI CanRealAmericaGirlCan DoRealizingMediaHollywoodStartingSizeStudiosHonestlyHeyRelateBody ImageTrust MeSkinnyWant SomethingOverweightSkinny Girl Author:Nikki Blonsky
“The last thing I want to turn into is a fat Hollywood jerk. I was brought up without much money and I was happy. I don’t think that I will strive for money or success and end up greedy or big-headed. That only leads to unhappiness. I can still be down-to-earth and do this job as long as I enjoy it.” ThinkingWantLongStillsI CanEndsBigsEarthJobsLastsTurnsEnjoyHollywoodStriveFatsUnhappinessGreedyJerkDown To Earth Author:Leonardo DiCaprio
“The last couple of years were hell. Like, I can't even tell you, it was so hard. I didn't know how to handle it. But I think I'm in a much better place now, because I stepped away for a second and took a breath. Hollywood is a funny place. It offers so much, but it can also take a lot away from you.” ThinkingKnowsYearsI CanHardLastsKnow HowHellCoupleOffersHollywoodBreathsHandleBetter PlaceAway From You Author:Cameron Diaz
“The thinnest I've ever been was after I had my appendix out, during the London run of The Seagull. I went down to 112 pounds and realized my brain doesn't work when I'm that thin, so I can't do my job. That's why, when I came out here, I never had that whole Hollywood pressure thing. I never said I wanted to be a lead actress; I never said I wanted to be a film actress. This need to trump everyone bewilders me. I'm only 25. I'm not better than anyone. I just want to watch other people and learn to be good.” PeopleWantNeedsSaidI CanWholeRunningWantedJobsFilmBrainWatchesTrumpHollywoodPressureActressesBe GoodLondonPoundsSeagullSure ThingAppendix Author:Carey Mulligan
“I don't think the Hollywood community is interested in what I can do. That's all right. I've never looked for a job in my life, and I'm not going to start now. I have plenty to keep me busy.” ThinkingI CanJobsCan DoCommunityHollywoodBusyPlentyBusy Life Author:Mercedes McCambridge
“I can't really remember my life without movies... [Growing up in Hollywood] is no different really. I make movies the same way other kids play tennis or go to piano lessons. I'm trying to get better at what I want to do, just like other kids are trying to get better at what they want to do.” WayWantTryingI CanDifferentPlayKidsRememberGrowing UpGrowingLessonsHollywoodPianoGet BetterTennisPiano Lesson Author:Elle Fanning
“You know what? I never really factor Hollywood into anything. I'm a black actor, so I can't really control what Hollywood thinks. I gotta go do my thing, and my jokes have got to be funny. Whatever I do has got to be great.” ThinkingKnowsI CanFunnyActorsBlackJokesHollywoodFactors Author:Jamie Foxx
“I can meet any producer in Hollywood and look them in the eye, knowing I didn't sleep with them, or do drugs with them.” LooksI CanEyeSleepKnowingDrugHollywoodProducers Author:Morgan Brittany
“The best thing I can think of would be to create a union between something as beautiful and powerful and wonderful as Hollywood films and a criticism of the status quo. That's my dream, to make such a German film.” ThinkingI CanDreamWould BeBeautifulFilmPowerfulWonderfulCriticismHollywoodUnionsBest ThingsStatus QuoHollywood Films Author:Rainer Werner Fassbinder
“I hope that in some way that I can be some sort of beacon of hope, especially because I am not the typical Hollywood beauty.” WayI CanHollywoodTypicalBeacons Author:Octavia Spencer