“I'm tired of explaining to Hollywood that people would laugh at me, because I go around America making them laugh every week. Nobody would be offended, nobody would think my leather pants are too controversial.” PeopleThinkingWould BeAmericaLaughingWeekHollywoodTiredPantsOffendedExplainingControversialLeatherI'm TiredLeather Pants Author:Jen Kirkman
“Two weeks ago we couldn't pronounce your name, but you were in the lead in a film that made millions, so we're sending you all these scripts.” MadeTwoFilmNamesMillionsWeekHollywoodScriptsTwo WeeksLead In Author:Cillian Murphy
“In the first week of the showings of the The Matrix Revolutions, The Godfather and The Godfather Part II played on cable television. I started watching, and I was held; I wanted to go through the process again. Can anyone credit that 30 years from now there will be an audience for the three parts of The Matrix, anywhere? Even if Keanu Reeves is our president by then?” IfsYearsFirstsWantedFilmThreeProcessPresidentAudienceWeekTelevisionRevolutionHollywoodCreditCables Author:Edward Jay Epstein
“This is my favorite story of the week. The Republican National Committee is in trouble after spending nearly $2,000 at a bondage club in Hollywood. You know what I call a Republican who spends a lot of money in a strip club? A Democrat.” KnowsStoriesTroubleWeekRepublicanHollywoodDemocratMy FavoriteClubsSpendingLots Of MoneyCommitteesBondage Author:Jay Leno
“And so you try your best. Sometimes you go in with one thing, with one desire and come out with something else. In the case of 'The Aviator' it was to create a Hollywood spectacle, but by about the second or third week of shooting you just want to literally survive it. Because don't forget, I also go through the editing process too, and when the film is released I have to talk about it. So, I take all of that very seriously.” WantTryingSometimesFilmDesireProcessForgetCasesOne ThingWeekHollywoodThirdsShootingEditingAviatorTry Your Best Author:Martin Scorsese
“Television is a great job for a writer in the way that movies used to be, way before my time. Back when writers in Hollywood were on staff or under contract at any given studio and you'd write movie scripts and then the movies would get made within a few weeks, such that you could be a working writer in the movie business back in the '30s and '40s and '50s and have a hand in writing five or six movies a year that actually got produced. The only thing remotely like that in the 21st century here in Hollywood is working in the TV business.” WayWritingYearsMadeHandsJobsUsedGivenFiveWeekCenturyTelevisionTvsSixHollywoodScriptsStudiosUsed To BeMy TimeContractsStaff21st CenturyBack WhenGreat JobMovie Business Author:Vince Gilligan
“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 gotta tell, that's one of the things in Hollywood that has not been a barrier. I've gotten lots of offers, and I did try my hand at it, I directed two commercials. I won best commercial of ad week [laughs] on my first try.” TryingFirstsTwoHandsLaughingWeekOffersHollywoodBarriersAds Author:John Leguizamo
“What has been doing in the last week, attacking Hollywood actresses [Meryl Streep] for criticizing him, I mean what would is this guy [Donald Trump] living in?” MeanHas BeensLastsGuyWeekTrumpHollywoodActressesCriticizeThis GuyAttacking Author:John Lewis
“It takes a week to do a sitcom in Hollywood. I do a show a day in my studio, three or four shows a week.” ShowsThreeFourWeekHollywoodStudiosSitcom Author:Tyler Perry
“Farms and food production should be, I submit, at least as important as who pierced their navel in Hollywood this week. Please tell me I'm not the only one who believes this. Please. As a culture, we think we're well educated, but I'm not sure that what we've learned necessarily helps us survive.” ThinkingShouldBelieveWellsImportantHelpingCultureWeekPleaseHollywoodProductionsEducatedNot SureFarmsSubmitWell EducatedNavelFood Production Author:Joel Salatin
“During my first few weeks in Hollywood, I was told that Jack Warner, the head of the studio, did not believe that a small-breasted woman could become a star.” FirstsBelieveStarsWeekHollywoodStudios Author:Jane Fonda
“I like being in movies that have a great story. I'm not so interested in being a Hollywood star. It's a job, you know. When you wake up at six in the morning every day for a week, it feels like hard work.” KnowsFeelsHardStoriesJobsStarsMorningWeekHard WorkSixHollywoodWake UpHollywood Stars Author:Kristen Stewart
“Secretly, I'm a real big nerd. I'd rather stay home and play Scrabble than go to a Hollywood party, any day of the week. And I love reading about history and watching the Discovery Channel.” RealPlayHomeBigsReadingPartyWeekDiscoveryHollywoodNerdLove Of ReadingDays Of The WeekScrabble Author:Sprague Grayden