“I never accept lengthy film roles nowadays, because I am always so afraid I will die in the middle of shooting and cause such awful problems.” ProblemAgeFilmDiesCausesAcceptingRolesMiddleAwfulShootingLengthy Author:John Gielgud
“In the the late seventies and early eighties, I played background roles in thirty movies... Woody Allen movies, Scorsese films, you name it. Whatever was being shot in New York, I was doing stand-in and background work because I wanted to be close to the camera; I wanted to see what was going on.” WantedFilmNamesRolesNew YorkLateShotsCamerasBackgroundsThirtySeventiesEightyWoodyScorseseWoody Allen Movie Author:Tobin Bell
“One of the first speaking roles I had was in a film called 'Svengali', with Peter O'Toole and Elizabeth Ashley. I was a waiter, and I had about three lines. And I was ready! I had been around people like that, and I knew they were just actors. All the work I had done, it was all there, and I felt like I knew all the mechanics.” PeopleFirstsDoneFilmThreeActorsFeltLinesRolesReadyPeterMechanicWaiterAshleySvengali Author:Tobin Bell
“No matter what character your play. I feel like whenever anyone is honest and whole and well-written, you're going to be able to connect to that person because we're all kinda made up of the same stuff and I think that's always one of the really powerful things about approaching each individual character and role and film.” ThinkingFeelsWellsPersonsMadeMatterPlayWholeCharacterAbleFilmIndividualStuffPowerfulRolesWrittenHonestNo Matter WhatAll KindsWell WrittenReally Powerful Author:Ellen Page
“They offered me that film before I did Frida and I said, no, I'm not capable of directing. Then after seeing Julie direct, I was inspired by it. She motivated me to do it, because we don't have role models as woman for directors.” SaidFilmRolesSeeingDirectorsCapableModelsDirectInspiredMotivatedRole ModelsHappy FridayFrida Author:Salma Hayek
“It takes a little more time to get into the role, but not very much more. In making a record you don't have the sense of projection over a distance as in an opera house. We have this microphone and this magnifies all details of a performance, all exaggerations. In the theater, you can get away with a very large, very grand phrase. For the microphone, you have to tone it down. It's the same as making a film, your gestures will be seen in close-up, so they cannot be exaggerated as they would be in a theater.” LittlesWould BeFilmHouseRolesRecordsPerformancesTheaterDistanceDetailsPhrasesToneGet AwayMore TimeOperaGesturesProjectionExaggerationExaggeratedMicrophonesOpera House Author:Maria Callas
“In western countries, there are roles written for older actors. Films are made on them, including love stories.” MadeCountryStoriesFilmActorsRolesWrittenWesternIncludingLove Story Author:Om Puri
“I really love action. I really love doing my own stunts. I would love to do more of that. I've done a lot of TV, but my heart is really in film. I really look forward to the film possibilities. I would love to dance in a movie again. I love all those creative aspects, like playing an instrument or dancing. I look forward to all that stuff, in future roles.” LooksHeartDoneActionFilmStuffMy OwnRolesCreativePossibilityTvsMy HeartAspectInstrumentsDancing Author:Ksenia Solo
“Obviously, I'm quite young and I haven't really thought about what films I'd like to go into yet. I love challenging films, really. I'd prefer to do some gritty, challenging roles. That would be awesome, and really fun. I want to be as diverse as possible.” WantWould BeFilmYoungFunChallengesRolesHavensDiverse Author:Charlie Rowe
“For me, after emotionally intense roles, I'd need to take a step back because then there's the promoting of the film which is another job in itself.” NeedsJobsFilmStepsRolesIntensePromoting Author:Gugu Mbatha-Raw
“I worked as an actor for a few years before anything happened, so I'm used to going up for auditions, and then not getting the role. But sometimes I don't read the book of the film, in case I just totally fall in love with it, and then it just becomes an obsession and you want to do it so much because you've completely fallen in love with the story and the characters. And then, if the part doesn't go your way, it's heartbreaking. So, there's a certain amount of distance you have to keep before you can throw yourself in 100%.” IfsWayWantYearsBookSometimesCharacterStoriesFilmUsedCertainFallActorsRolesCasesHappenedAmountDistanceFalling In LoveObsessionFallenAuditionsHeartbreaking Author:Jim Sturgess
“I was watching an interview with Martin Scorcese concerning Raging Bull, which is one of my favorite films, and he was talking about how he'd worked with a lot of guys who weren't quote-unquote "actors," like Joe Pesce and Frank Vincent. Scorcese was very smart in the way that he cast, because you don't know where you're going to find the right person who can carry a role and summon that emotion you're looking for.” KnowsWayPersonsFilmGuyActorsEmotionTalkingRolesSmartMy FavoriteCastsRageInterviewsFrankBullsRight PersonVery SmartRaging Bull Author:Lenny Kravitz
“You learn so much from making mistakes, not even necessarily mistakes that I've made, a lot of the time the films just don't work out because it's a really difficult process. And sometimes there's a certain person underlining process. But I've had an opportunity to work on all different types of films and I have had a lot of opportunities to stretch myself in different ways and now is the time where I get to try and figure out out the roles that I can really play well and play them well.” WayTryingWellsPersonsMadeI CanDifferentSometimesPlayFilmCertainOpportunityProcessDifficultMistakeRolesFiguresTypeWork OutDifferent WaysMaking Mistakes Author:Josh Hartnett
“Too many young actors are strutting about and doing films without having developed some of the depth you need to bring off certain kinds of roles. I think that's the problem with the system, where a lot of younger actors who haven't had a chance to develop suddenly become stars.” ThinkingNeedsKindProblemFilmYoungCertainActorsStarsChanceRolesHavensDepthYoung ActorsStrutting Author:Christopher Walken
“When I was young, I saw a lot of martial arts films with Jet Li, Jackie Chan and Bruce Lee. I loved them. They are my heroes but, I'm so powerful, I'm so faster. I'm so young and so handsome like a model. I really loved them so they are my role models.” ArtFilmYoungPowerfulRolesSawsHeroModelsFasterMartial ArtsRole ModelsHandsomeJetMy HeroJackieArt Films Author:Rain
“It was reported that Guy Ritchie has cast his wife Madonna in a small walk-on role in his new movie, Revolver. Madonna will play the part of the woman who ruins the film.” PlayHumorFunnyFilmGuyWalksRolesWifeCastsRuinsThat GuyRevolver Author:Tina Fey
“I never acted in anything I've directed but I have produced a number of films and I have acted in some of the movies I've produced. Usually with first time filmmakers and pushing a move forward I have played a small role but never the lead.” FirstsFilmMovingNumbersRolesFirst TimeMoving ForwardFilmmakerPushingSmall Roles Author:Forest Whitaker
“I have always thought that the role of the film-maker is to present the argument persuasively, emotionally and coherently and then it is over to the viewer, they are either convinced or not convinced, moved or not moved and they decide whether they will take action or not.” ActionFilmRolesArgumentMovedConvincedMakersViewers Author:Franny Armstrong
“I was getting offers. I had just turned them down. Then I realized I should be grateful that at age 54, people were still offering me film roles.” PeopleShouldStillsAgeFilmRolesOffersGratefulI RealizedOfferingBe Grateful Author:Candice Bergen
“When I do film, I really take on roles and I take on characters.” CharacterFilmRoles Author:Meat Loaf
“The beauty of when you watch good television or films is that, yes, you may have a multi-cultural cast but those roles could be anybody - they could be white, they could be black. To show the world that we have more in common than we have different with each other is to me the ultimate goal of all of that. It does help unite in people's mind the thought that people are the same. Yes, there's going to be cultural differences, but for the most part, we are all in the same gang as human beings.” PeopleWorldMindHumansMayDoeDifferentHelpingShowsFilmGoalBlackDifferencesHuman BeingsWhiteCommonRolesWatchesTelevisionUltimateCastsGangUltimate GoalCultural Differences Author:Mekhi Phifer
“There's no point in it unless it's a story that you really want to tell. It's a nebulous job. Unless you're doing it well, you're not doing anything. And there are a few of those. It's perfectly possible to be a passenger on a film set because if somebody else has written it, you can make nothing of that role and that's exactly what bad directors do.” IfsWantWellsStoriesJobsFilmRolesWrittenDirectorsNo PointPassengersFilm Set Author:Colin Firth
“I'm trying to avoid any more asshole roles, at least for a little bit. The main criteria for me when choosing a project is a good director. I just want to work with these guys that I admire because I do want to direct my own films one day, and I want to pick their brains to see what their process is like, and see what I can take from that.” WantTryingLittlesI CanFilmGuyBitsProcessMy OwnBrainRolesOne DayDirectorsProjectsLittle BitPicksDirectAdmireCriteriaGood Directors Author:Dave Franco
“I want to keep working. I want to step away from young adult fiction. I want to do theater periodically - Farragut North reminded me how great it is. I started out in theater. I trained in theater and then I kind of fell into film and TV. I want to work with interesting artists, talented actors, talented directors, and talented scripts. Not necessarily leading roles.” WantKindFilmYoungArtistActorsInterestingFictionStepsRolesTvsDirectorsAdultsTheaterScriptsYoung Adult Author:Max Irons
“There was recently a story out that I turned down a role in a major franchise. That's not true. I refused to audition for it. I didn't get the part. I didn't even go in because I thought that the part was just a repackaged version of the parts I played before in these young adult films - sort of moody, masculine, but sensitive and all this kind of thing. It was just a repackaged, rather dull thing.” KindStoriesFilmYoungRolesMajorsAdultsYoung AdultVersionsSensitiveDullAuditionsMasculineTurned DownMoody Author:Max Irons
“With a role like Hedda Gabler, which is incredibly complicated, you often feel that you haven't even scratched the surface the first time around, so you relish the opportunity to do it again, particularly with an ensemble of actors and the company we assembled. But when you do that in films you somehow have to make some attempt to uncross people's arms and you have to justify why you're doing it.” PeopleFeelsFirstsFilmActorsOpportunityCompanyRolesHavensArmsFirst TimeComplicatedSurfaceJustifyRelishEnsemble Author:Cate Blanchett
“I think you're peripatetic when you work in this industry. My husband and I are assuming the role of co-artistic directors at the Sydney Theatre Company in 2008. But as long as the film industry will have me, I will have it.” ThinkingLongFilmCompanyRolesIndustryDirectorsHusbandAssumingTheatreArtisticMy HusbandFilm IndustrySydney Author:Cate Blanchett
“I got a phone call from George Miller [the director] asking me to play this role. We sat down and he showed me on his computer a documentary-type montage sequence of real penguins swimming, in an Esther Williams synchronized sort of way, and doing things I have never seen them do. Then he explained his vision of the film, asked me to read the script and to voice the character. I was cast a little bit later, and he let me do the singing as well!” WayWellsLittlesRealPlayCharacterFilmBitsVoiceVisionRolesTypeDirectorsComputerLittle BitSingingLet MeAskingDown AndScriptsCastsPhonesSatSwimmingDocumentariesSequencePhone CallsPenguinsEsther Author:Brittany Murphy
“The true story is that black people need to tell their history. Very few films are made by black people about slavery. That itself is a crime because slavery is a very important historical event that has held our people hostage. Forget white people's role in it. In the end what's important is black people remain and live with the scars and psychological issues.” PeopleNeedsMadeImportantEndsStoriesFilmBlackWhiteForgetRolesIssuesEventsCrimeSlaveryHistoricalPsychologicalBlack PeopleScarWhat's ImportantTrue StoryHostageHistorical Events Author:Haile Gerima
“Music plays a huge role in the movie. The music in Star Wars, I can't imagine what the movie would have been like without it. It made the film.” Has BeensMadeI CanWarPlayFilmStarsRolesImagineHuge Author:Joshua Bell
“After college I funded my short films with acting roles in film and TV. I learned my craft through the great opportunities British television gave me as a director.” FilmOpportunityActingRolesTelevisionCollegeTvsDirectorsBritishCraftsGreat OpportunityShort FilmsBritish Television Author:Justin Chadwick
“Who should play the lead role in a film about me? Dunno. Danny De Vito? Jeff Goldblum? Meryl Streep? Someone of that kind.” ShouldKindPlayFilmRoles Author:Douglas Adams
“At some point you realize, I have dreams. I would love to be working on wonderful roles, in wonderful films, with people I respect and admire. And that will come in its time. In the meantime, "Pay attention to your work. Get better at what you do." That's my job.” PeopleDreamJobsFilmRealizingPayAttentionRolesWonderfulAdmirePay AttentionGet Better Author:Ann Dowd
“I personally think that Hollywood agencies ought to play a much better role in the development of Chinese films. Otherwise they're missing out on a lot of opportunities.” ThinkingPlayFilmOpportunityRolesMissingDevelopmentOughtHollywoodChineseAgencyMissing Out Author:Bruno Zheng Wu