“I just want to work with good filmmakers and do good projects that mean something to me and play interesting characters. That's really it.” WantMeanPlayCharacterInterestingProjectsFilmmakerInteresting Characters Author:Dylan O'Brien
“I don't find anything interesting about the choices a character faces in major films or theater projects. The characters are just cut-out dolls with the American flag sewn on them.” CharacterFilmFacesChoicesInterestingCuttingProjectsMajorsTheaterFlagsDollsAmerican Flag Author:Amanda Plummer
“Do you want to be an actor, or do you want to be a celebrity? I made that decision when I went to Juilliard. I wanted to be an actor. So, if I get the opportunity to be an actor and do some cool, fun and interesting projects, I’m going to do that.” IfsWantMadeWantedActorsOpportunityFunDecisionInterestingProjectsJuilliard Author:Anthony Mackie
“I really want to do something in Europe. With a small movie, it can be an interesting challenge. But I have to get the right project. I don't think it's so important to go to Hollywood. All that trash that comes out of there! I don't want to do that.” ThinkingWantImportantChallengesInterestingProjectsEuropeHollywoodTrash Author:Zhang Ziyi
“I'm so beyond genre, drama, comedies, I just want to do really good, interesting projects.” WantInterestingComedyDramaProjectsGenre Author:Patton Oswalt
“Being consistent is way less interesting than being yourself. And if you're not interesting? Good luck with your Big Consistency Project.” IfsWayBigsInterestingProjectsLuckBeing YourselfConsistentConsistencyGood Luck Author:Merlin Mann
“As an actor, I never really had a strategy. I just take projects, as they come. It all comes down to the writing, at the end of the day, for me. I don't care if it's a two-line cameo or the lead of the thing, as long as the project has some weight behind the writing and it's interesting and I think people will enjoy it.” PeopleIfsThinkingWritingLongTwoEndsCareActorsEnjoyLinesInterestingBehindsProjectsWeightStrategyDon't CareI Don't CareThe End Of The DayCameos Author:Chris Vance
“For actors, being successful is generally getting a job. If you can work a lot, you're really successful. If you work a lot on projects that are interesting and intelligent and great fun to be part of, then you're hugely successful. And I feel hugely successful. I can't believe that I get to be involved with the projects and the people I work with.” PeopleIfsFeelsBelieveI CanJobsActorsFunInterestingSuccessfulInvolvedProjectsIntelligentBeing Successful Author:Anne-Marie Duff
“I have enjoyed teaching most of the times that I have done it. I also like being by myself and making things and performing, so much that if I hadn't needed an income I probably wouldn't have done much teaching. Having said that, I think working with others, having to come up with art projects, and learning how to present your ideas in a clear way, to adults and/or kids is always interesting and rewarding.” IfsThinkingWayArtSaidIdeasDoneKidsInterestingClearTeachingNeededProjectsAdultsCome UpIncomeEnjoyedPerformingWorking With OthersArt Projects Author:Ed Askew
“I immensely enjoy any experience directing. I've never hated it, and I've had bad experiences. At the end of the day, I just feel like I'm supposed to be on a set. I'm supposed to be working with creative people. I'm supposed to be working with actors and I'm supposed to be manning a project in this capacity. It's interesting.” PeopleFeelsEndsActorsEnjoyInterestingCreativeProjectsCapacitySupposed To BeHatedThe End Of The DayCreative PeopleBad Experiences Author:Christine Swanson
“I think projects find me. It's really interesting. Everything I've done, from "The Truman Show," the "Eternal Sunshine" to "Yes Man" and "Bruce Almighty," always come into my life at the perfect time.” ThinkingMenDoneShowsPerfectInterestingProjectsEternalSunshineAlmightyFind MeReally InterestingTrumanEternal SunshineTruman Show Author:Jim Carrey
“If I'm directing actors, I learn about acting that way. If I'm acting, I learn about directing that way. Producing is just something that's come about because there's projects I find interesting that I would like to help get done.” IfsWayDoneHelpingActorsInterestingActingProjectsDirecting Actors Author:Philip Seymour Hoffman
“I suppose each project is a new thing, so there's all this excitement and nerves about this new thing. Every single thing is like a new thing, so it's never what I expect. I don't know what to expect for the next thing. There are always different people. It's interesting.” PeopleKnowsDifferentNextInterestingProjectsExcitementNervesNew ThingsDifferent Peoples Author:Agyness Deyn
“I enjoy collaborating with all of the directors I have worked with. I love collaborating with creative people on interesting projects.” PeopleEnjoyInterestingCreativeDirectorsProjectsCreative PeopleCollaborating Author:Lior Ron
“Most of the projects aren't that interesting anymore. There used to be a day when the studios made amazing films, and they were about human beings.” HumansMadeFilmUsedHuman BeingsInterestingProjectsStudiosUsed To Be Author:Ramin Bahrani
“To be fair, on a good project, no matter whether it's improvised or scripted or meticulously prepared, or all up for grabs, it's always, always beyond the safety zone. Every project becomes interesting and exciting once you move beyond that routine. You always aspire to that. It's not that this improvisational mode is the only mode that facilitates that.” MatterMovingInterestingProjectsFairsExcitingSafetyPreparedZoneRoutineAspireFacilitateSafety Zone Author:Christoph Waltz
“If I get the opportunity to be an actor and do some cool, fun and interesting projects, I'm going to do that.” IfsActorsOpportunityFunInterestingProjectsJuilliard Author:Anthony Mackie
“It's challenging and interesting for me to work on projects that are unique and unconventional. I'm so bored with seeing the same recycled material.” ChallengesInterestingSeeingMaterialsProjectsUniqueBoredUnconventionalRecycledSo Bored Author:Nina Dobrev
“I like confounding expectations. I can expand what it is I am able to do, and hopefully get to do more weird, interesting projects like this. There's nothing wrong with doing comedies, and I'm not against comedies, either, but I always want to do stuff that keeps me off my guard and gets me out of my comfort zone. And how the audience perceives that... It's out of my hands. And I don't get that frustrated by it, because I'm on to the next thing at that point.” WantI CanHandsAbleNextStuffInterestingAudienceComedyComfortProjectsExpectationsHopefullyPerceiveZoneFrustratedComfort ZoneConfounding Author:Patton Oswalt
“What's interesting is that my style is a lot crazier than what I project out there. It's a lot edgier.” InterestingStyleProjects Author:Eva Mendes
“I am open to keep on discovering new interesting projects, and little by little I have been coming across very beautiful projects with very affectionate directors.” LittlesHas BeensBeautifulInterestingDirectorsProjectsDiscoveringVery BeautifulAffectionateNew Interesting Author:Alfonso Herrera
“I did not imagine myself working with Luis Estrada or with the Wachowski Brothers and these are things that have happened to me and I am very satisfied. I hope to keep on finding interesting projects and interesting stories.” StoriesInterestingImagineHappenedBrotherFindingsProjectsSatisfiedInteresting Stories Author:Alfonso Herrera
“For me to start working, projects have to catch my attention whether they are here (in the USA) or in Mexico. All I want is to be involved in projects that are interesting to me, projects that are a challenge wherever they may happen, in Spain, in China, or in Hollywood.” WantMayHappensChallengesInterestingAttentionInvolvedProjectsHollywoodChinaUsaMexicoSpain Author:Kate del Castillo
“It's been kind of extreme - people either love it or they don't like it at all - and I think that's a good thing. It's my first art project where there's not a middle ground. I find it very interesting. But the negative feedback hasn't at all kept me from doing it, obviously. Because I haven't really gotten any negative feedback that I feel is really warranted.” PeopleThinkingFeelsFirstsKindArtInterestingMiddleHavensProjectsNegativeGood ThingsExtremesFeedbackVery InterestingMiddle GroundArt ProjectsNegative Feedback Author:Tatyana Fazlalizadeh
“The Stonehenge proposal got a lot of interesting criticism. One of the best - or worst - said something like, "Go home to Las Vegas." I think this project could possibly be realized at a very late part of my career. Right now, I don't have the authority, the budget, the credibility.” ThinkingSaidHomeInterestingCareersWorstRight NowAuthorityProjectsLateCriticismBudgetsCredibilityProposalVegasLas VegasStonehenge Author:Aleksandra Mir
“I really love doing indie projects, I think the characters that are available in indie games especially, like a lot of the indie games I've done, have been really rich interesting characters for someone of my vocal range.” ThinkingHas BeensDoneCharacterGamesInterestingRichProjectsAvailableRangeVocalInteresting Characters Author:Ashly Burch
“Larry and I, and a bunch of our colleagues, were sitting on great stories that needed to get out to an audience in one way, shape or form. We've both produced comics in the past, and audio dramas seemed like a similarly interesting option, the other side of the coin. As we've continued with the project, the format has become a vital way for us to tell our stories.” WayStoriesPastFormSidesInterestingAudienceNeededDramaShapesProjectsSittingBunchOne WayColleaguesCoinsFormatLarryAudio Author:Glenn McQuaid
“There's usually a sense of humor about all of it. It is what it is. I had two characters that were equally detestable, in very different ways, that hit the airwaves, at the same time. It was a very interesting year in my career, in that way. But I have no fear, on that note. I have a new project for HBO, where I'm going to play the good guy. That's going to be fun and exciting, and shift the paradigm a bit.” WayYearsTwoDifferentPlayCharacterGuyFunBitsInterestingCareersProjectsExcitingNotesDifferent WaysSense Of HumorNo FearVery InterestingParadigmGood GuyHave No FearIt Is What It IsHboNew Projects Author:Pablo Schreiber
“If you don't have a brilliant screenplay, then you either have amazing actors who give you the chance to improve whatever is on the page, or an interesting director who has enough faith in the project that they can carry it through and get it somewhere. One of those factors needs to happen. If not, it's sad.” IfsNeedsGivingEnoughHappensActorsChanceInterestingDirectorsProjectsPagesBrilliantFactorsScreenplays Author:Ayelet Zurer
“I would like to work in any country in an interesting project. The country is not so important.” ImportantCountryInterestingProjects Author:Tomas Lemarquis
“Also, when we did "Smallville," we didn't have an opportunity to interact with people who watched the show. And see what they had to say and listen to criticism and listen to praise at the same time. So a lot of this is a new experience and it's very interesting and rewarding for us. I think we get honest feedback. You get hate. You get a lot of love as well. And I'm actually very curious what people think of the show. For us, it's been a passion project of ours, and an incredibly challenging show to make.” PeopleThinkingWellsShowsHatePassionOpportunityChallengesInterestingHonestProjectsCriticismPraiseCuriousHate YouFeedbackVery InterestingNew ExperiencesHonest Feedback Author:Miles Millar
“I've often had the fortune to work on projects with a small theme I find very interesting enough to pursue and to be passionate about in the context of the story, then it may turn out there's a universality about my character which still resonates with many people as well.” PeopleWellsMayStillsEnoughCharacterStoriesTurnsInterestingProjectsFortunePassionatePursueThemeVery InterestingUniversality Author:Chiwetel Ejiofor
“I'm just trying to choose interesting, quirky projects or things with interesting directors or just movies that have a lot of people I like attached to them so I know I'm going to have a good time.” PeopleKnowsTryingInterestingDirectorsProjectsGood TimesHaving A Good TimeQuirky Author:Douglas Booth
“Did you know that Nuremberg courtroom was designed so that the Allies could project movies during the trial? And, also so that they could film the trial? The first movies that were shown were prepared by John Ford - a compilation of material from the liberation of Bergen-Belsen and Dachau. But here comes an interesting part. Did you know they lit (using fluorescent tubes) the defendants so they could be filmed watching the films that were shown during the trial?” KnowsFirstsFilmInterestingMaterialsProjectsPreparedTrialsLiberationAlliesLitTubesDid You KnowCourtroomCompilationNurembergDachau Author:Errol Morris
“While I do not agree with all of the claims made by experimental philosophers, especially those who seem to think xphi will somehow replace the rest of philosophy, I think xphi projects are interesting and important, I love Josh Knobe's work, and that these projects contribute something new and worthwhile to the philosophical conversation.” ThinkingMadeImportantPhilosophySeemsInterestingConversationProjectsClaimsPhilosophicalAgreePhilosopherSomething NewWorthwhileJosh Author:L.A. Paul
“It's really funny, because if you make up words, then people project their own meanings onto it, which I find interesting.” PeopleIfsInterestingProjects Author:Aphex Twin
“Eventually, I thought that it's interesting to make some rules for yourself while you're working on one project so it sounds different from the other stuff you do.” DifferentStuffSoundInterestingProjects Author:Hutch Harris
“It's cool to get some more energy going and more interest. It's definitely more than it was, still not as much as I'd love it to be, but things are picking up and interesting projects are coming my way, and I love that.” WayStillsEnergyInterestInterestingProjectsMy Way Author:Katie Aselton
“I have projects in life that I'm engaged in, I have things that stimulate me in my life, that make me happy. But more interesting for me is: I'm still trying to figure it out.” TryingStillsInterestingFiguresProjectsEngagedMake Me Happy Author:Gary Kraftsow
“There's a page in #2 where I did one of the most interesting pages I've ever drawn. I had to think, "This is a big, blockbuster comic book." You're prepared to be more fan service-y or bombastic. Yet I did one of the most challenging pages I've ever drawn, and it was incredibly satisfying to do that on a project like this [All-Star Batman].” ThinkingBookBigsStarsChallengesInterestingFansProjectsPagesPreparedComicSatisfyingComic BookMost InterestingBlockbusterAll StarsBombastic Author:Declan Shalvey
“Bring different groups together internally, send them out to visit other companies, or bring in interesting speeches. Show that you love learning by having people on staff whose job it is to explore without any near-term metrics. Publicly shut a project down and talk about what a great job a team did because they learned so much. And so on.” PeopleDifferentShowsTogetherJobsTermInterestingCompanyGroupsTeamSpeechProjectsDown AndStaffGreat JobMetrics Author:Scott D. Anthony
“I felt really comfortable [on The Maze Runner]. From day one, I loved the script and the story, and I thought it could be something really cool and interesting and original, in this generation of regurgitated projects and sequels and stuff, so I'm proud to be part of it.” StoriesFeltStuffInterestingGenerationsProudComfortableProjectsOriginalsScriptsRunnersReally CoolSequelsThis GenerationMazesMaze Runner Author:Dylan O'Brien
“What's interesting about my project recently is that I'm going out into broader global spaces but then isolating at the same time - sort of pushing out but then pulling in.” SpaceInterestingProjectsPushingGoing OutPulling Author:Kehinde Wiley
“I was approached by the filmmakers. I didn't know much about the project ["Selling Isobel"], and the more we talked, the more they started to confide in me. I read the script and thought it was really interesting, and then a week later I discovered that this wasn't just any old script, this was actually Frida's [Farell] story and she was trusting me to tell it. I felt very privileged.” KnowsStoriesFeltInterestingWeekProjectsScriptsSellingFilmmakerPrivilegedReally InterestingFrida Author:Rudolf Buitendach
“I kind of feel connected to all places at the moment, and I've done very interesting projects in both places (Israel and America).” FeelsKindDoneMomentsAmericaInterestingProjectsIsraelConnectedVery Interesting Author:Meital Dohan
“Developing projects of my own and producing and writing and directing is something that's very interesting to me, but you know, one step at a time and you've got to establish yourself on one side before you really have the power to do something else. That's always the immediate goal.” KnowsWritingSidesGoalMy OwnInterestingStepsProjectsDevelopingVery InterestingOne Step At A Time Author:Tye Sheridan
“I'm not interested in stories. Stories are interesting but I don't think my head works that way. I remember at age 10 I dreamt of making animated cartoons as loops, something you could just project on your wall and look at from time to time. Kind of, something to stare at, something that's always there.” ThinkingWayLooksKindStoriesAgeRememberInterestingWallProjectsStaringNot InterestedCartoonAnimatedLoopsYour Wall Author:Jim Jarmusch
“One of the most interesting aspects of the film project was collaborating with so many people - directors, filmmakers, and writers - over a five-year period. I learned that there are two components to this.” PeopleYearsTwoFilmInterestingFivePeriodsDirectorsProjectsAspectFilmmakerFive YearsComponentsMost InterestingCollaborating Author:Yo-Yo Ma