“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
“You definitely meet a lot of extremely powerful, successful, wealthy people in Hollywood who are extremely miserable.” PeoplePowerfulSuccessfulHollywoodMiserableWealthy Author:Diablo Cody
“Most people sitting at home aren't cool, successful, witty Hollywood stars, but they all worry about what people think of them when they faux pas.” PeopleThinkingHomeStarsWorrySuccessfulSittingHollywoodWittyFauxHollywood StarsFaux Pas Author:Ricky Gervais
“I think Hollywood is in love with sequels. If it's successful once, just jazz it up and shoot it out there again. I think it's unfortunate.” IfsThinkingSuccessfulHollywoodJazzUnfortunateSequels Author:Paul Newman
“Don't be discouraged if you think you're not a great writer because terrible writers are successful in Hollywood” IfsThinkingSuccessfulTerribleHollywoodDiscouragedGreat Writers Author:David Seltzer
“The way to be successful in Hollywood is to be as obnoxious as the next guy.” WayGuyNextSuccessfulHollywoodBeing SuccessfulObnoxious Author:Sylvester Stallone
“Hollywood's old trick: repeat a successful formula until it dies.” DiesSuccessfulHollywoodTricksRepeatsMovieFormulas Author:Gloria Swanson
“The first thing you notice about women in Hollywood, besides their low percentage of body fat, is how few are married. And the number of great-looking, successful single women without a social life is staggering. ... The most glaring misconception about Hollywood is that it is the romance capital of the world.” WorldFirstsBodyRomanceLife IsSocialNumbersSuccessfulMarriedLowsHollywoodFatsPercentagesSocial LifeMisconceptionStaggeringSingle WomenBody Fat Author:Lynda Obst
“During my career as a standup and actor, I realized it was very frustrating for me to get hired because Hollywood was hiring a different kind of brother, you know, and I was doing political humor... In order for me to really have a long career, I'm going to have to learn how to write and produce for myself... I had no idea I was really going to like it and I'm very fortunate to be successful. But the idea was to always eventually create something for myself. That was the idea from the beginning when I went into writing and producing.” KnowsWritingKindLongIdeasDifferentPoliticalOrderActorsCareersSuccessfulProduceBrotherHollywoodI RealizedNo IdeaFortunateBeing SuccessfulDifferent KindsFrustratingHiringPolitical HumorLong Careers Author:Larry Wilmore
“Number one rule in Hollywood is to maintain relationships with successful people, and you may find yourself involved in some very cool projects.” PeopleMayNumbersSuccessfulInvolvedProjectsHollywoodFinding YourselfSuccessful PeopleVery Cool Author:David Hayter
“People get famous now for I-don't-know-what. People have reality shows because they're a Hollywood socialite, and these things become very successful and they generate a shitload of money for the company. And it's multiplying, to where you're literally looking into your next door neighbor's bathroom with reckless abandon. It is like watching a fire. You can't take your eyes off of it.” PeopleKnowsShowsRealityEyeNextCompanySuccessfulFireDoorsHollywoodNeighborAbandonBathroomRecklessReality ShowsMultiplyingNext Door NeighborsSocialitesReckless Abandon Author:Johnny Depp
“The internal sexism within womanhood is very predominant in Hollywood, because we all want to be successful. There's a plug to it: You all have to be skinny! You all have to be pretty! You all have to be likable, because that's the formula that works. On an executive level. On a power level. And it's not always the same working with black people, because of the internalized racism. The colorism.” PeopleWantBlackLevelsSuccessfulRacismHollywoodBeing SuccessfulInternalsExecutivesSexismFormulasBlack PeopleWomanhoodSkinnyPlugs Author:Viola Davis
“One of the things that's different about London and the English market is that theater and film and television are all based in London. It's not quite the same as in the States where if the playwright here wants a successful TV or film career, they're whisked away by Hollywood.” IfsWantDifferentStatesFilmCareersSuccessfulTelevisionTvsHollywoodTheaterLondonPlaywrightFilm And Television Author:Colin Callender
“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
“It's immoral to parent irresponsibly... And it doesn't help matters any when prime time tv, like "Murphy Brown", a character who is supposed to represent a successful career woman of today, mocks the importance of the father by bearing a child alone, and calling it just another "lifestyle choice." Marriage is probably the best anti-poverty program there is... Even though our cultural leaders in Hollywood, network TV, the national newspapers routinely jeer at [such values] I think most of us in this room know that some things are good, and other things are wrong.” ThinkingKnowsChildrenMatterCharacterHelpingTodayValuesChoicesFatherParentRoomsLeaderCareersPovertySuccessfulTvsCallingProgramHollywoodImportanceLifestyleNewspapersBrownPrimeImmoralMurphyCareer WomenSuccessful CareerPrime TimeLifestyle ChoicesMurphy Brown Author:Dan Quayle
“I mean, I love L.A. - I love living here. But I wish that we could make things without the need to hit a home run every single time. It's a unique thing to Hollywood that if you don't do that every time, then you're considered a failure. But it's like, 'Well, are you making movies to be successful? Or are you making movies to learn something?'” IfsNeedsWellsMeanHomeRunningWishSuccessfulUniqueHollywoodBeing SuccessfulHome RunHitting Home RunsUnique Things Author:Kristen Stewart
“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've never had help from anyone, ever. I've never had this great director who saw themselves in me, because I'm a French woman in Hollywood. Who could identify with me as a successful director in Hollywood? Nobody. And the few people who could have been mentors, instead they just stole my ideas.” PeopleHas BeensIdeasHelpingSuccessfulSawsDirectorsHollywoodMentorCould Have BeenFrench Woman Author:Julie Delpy
“Marla [from Rules Don't Apply] especially, believed that she has a certain set of rules that she had to abide by, in order to be successful in Hollywood. How she acted, how she approached things and even in her relationship with her mother - there were a lot more rules and regulations expected of ambitious women, even before they got into the door.” MotherCertainOrderSuccessfulDoorsHollywoodExpectedBeing SuccessfulAmbitiousRegulationRules And RegulationsAmbitious Women Author:Lily Collins
“It's almost an addiction that some people have to what I call the perfection that Hollywood presents of successful, beautiful, fun-loving people.” PeopleBeautifulFunSuccessfulPerfectionHollywoodAddictionFun Loving Author:Rush Limbaugh
“I try to live with honor, even if it costs me millions of dollars and takes a long time. It's very unusual in Hollywood. Few people are trustworthy - a handshake means nothing to them. They feel they're required to keep an agreement with you only if you're successful or they need you.” PeopleIfsNeedsFeelsTryingMeanLongMillionsSuccessfulHonorCostLong TimeHollywoodDollarsAgreementUnusualNeed YouTrustworthyHandshake Author:James Cameron
“Most of the successful people in Hollywood are failures as human beings.” PeopleHumansHuman BeingsSuccessfulHollywoodSuccessful People Author:Marlon Brando
“Hollywood is like high school, there are always going to be people who hate you and people who like you. When you're a teen, [that's tough] because you're hyper-aware of what other people are gonna say and think. But neither defines who you are as a person or how successful you are unless you let them.” PeopleThinkingPersonsSchoolHateSuccessfulLike YouHigh SchoolToughHollywoodWho You AreHate YouHyper Author:Debby Ryan
“You do not need to look or be anorexic to be successful in Hollywood. The range of what's acceptable is a lot larger than what people believe.” PeopleNeedsBelieveLooksSuccessfulHollywoodRangeBeing SuccessfulAcceptableBody ImageAnorexics Author:Zooey Deschanel
“If you meet people who have been successful in Hollywood, or look a their photographs, you see a haunted look in their eyes, you sense a trapped feeling.” PeopleIfsLooksHas BeensFeelingsEyeSuccessfulHollywoodPhotographTrapped Author:Meg Tilly
“I dont know that I want to act 15 years from now. I mean, I love the process of acting, but not the masochism. No matter how successful you get in Hollywood, you cannot rest. Your new movie doesn't open well; they're looking for the next person to replace you; it's always something. You never have true peace.” KnowsWantYearsWellsMeanPersonsMatterNextProcessActingSuccessfulHollywoodTrue PeaceMasochism Author:Emma Caulfield
“In Hollywood if you're good looking, tall, have OK teeth and nice skin, the odds of being successful are great. If you're short and fat, it's a different story. But as long as you look like a leading man type, half your job is done already” IfsMenLooksLongDifferentDoneStoriesJobsHalfSuccessfulNiceTypeHollywoodSkinsTeethFatsBeing SuccessfulTallOddsBeing NiceLooking Good Author:John Corbett