“My first ten years in Hollywood were really tough. I'd be coaching friends who came to me for acting advice, and then they'd make it before I did. I'd still be helping them while they were on movie sets and I had four lines on a TV show.” YearsFirstsStillsHelpingShowsLinesActingFourAdviceTvsTenToughHollywoodCoachingTv ShowsMovie Sets Author:Michael Pena
“I know people who say Hollywood broke her heart, and all that, but I dont believe it. She was very observant and tough minded and appealing, but she adored and trusted the wrong people. She was very courageous-you know the book Twelve Against the Gods? Marilyn was like that, she had to challenge the gods at every turn.” PeopleKnowsBelieveHeartBookTurnsChallengesToughHollywoodBrokeCourageousTwelveTrustedObservant Book:On Cukor Source: On Cukor
“[Show] business is tough. You never know who or what's real. It's tough when you get in this business, if you have no grounded foundation other than Hollywood, because this business isn't real. We're getting paid to do what we love, but it isn't real.” IfsKnowsRealShowsToughHollywoodPaidFoundationGroundedShow Business Author:Columbus Short
“I've dodged all sorts of bullets in Hollywood to get my movies made. I'm tough.” MadeToughHollywoodBullets Author:Lee Daniels
“It's tough when take 1 is technically okay and take 2 has better acting. Out here (Hollywood) they print the first one. That's the one where we all hit the mark on the floor and who cares about the acting.” FirstsCareActingToughOkayHollywoodMarkPrintWho CaresActing Out Author:Judy Holliday
“I had a really tough time for a few years. My show was gone. My phone wasn't ringing. There wasn't one job offer. And at that point, I thought I knew for sure that I wouldn't work in Hollywood again.” YearsShowsJobsGoneOffersToughHollywoodPhonesTough Times Author:Ellen DeGeneres
“It is tough, every time. The ensemble is great. I would always ask Andrew, "Is this how Hollywood is? Is this how every TV show and movie is?" And he was like, "No, dude. This is not. Do not get used to this. Be thankful that this is how your first gig is."” FirstsShowsUsedAsksTvsToughHollywoodTv ShowsBeing ThankfulGigsAndrewEnsemble Author:Steven Yeun
“For me, I've never been too concerned of what people think of me, so now as the youngest Baldwin brother in Hollywood making movies while simultaneously being a charismatic evangelical born again Christian who's an evangelist - that's a pretty crazy combination. But early on in my walk of faith I said a very personal prayer and made a commitment to God. I said if you reveal yourself to me in a way that is more thrilling and powerful and exciting than anything I've experience thus far, then I'll go anywhere and do whatever you want. And that can be very tough.” PeopleIfsThinkingWayWantMadeSaidChristianBornPrayerWalksPowerfulCrazyBrotherCommitmentToughConcernedHollywoodExcitingCombinationThrillingCommitment To GodEvangelicalBorn AgainThink Of MeCharismaticDo Whatever You WantEvangelists Author:Stephen Baldwin
“Everyone applauds each other's success in Hollywood because they know how tough it is, but it really comes down fundamentally to the process.” KnowsProcessKnow HowToughHollywood Author:Robert Rodriguez
“One night I went over to get some dope from some Hollywood tough guy. After I left, my son Scott, who was only fifteen, went over with a baseball bat to kill him. I was laughing out of one eye and crying out of the other. I thought, Who am I kidding?” EyeNightGuyLeftLaughingCrySonToughHollywoodBaseballMy SonFifteenBatsOne NightDopeTough Guy Author:James Caan
“I have an amazing mother who's a real tough cookie. She taught me not to get emotional about [sexism in Hollywood], just be really practical and objective. Later, in the privacy of my own home, maybe I'll bawl or break some dishes, but you just have to keep going. It's not about fighting, it's about educating.” RealHomeMotherFightingMy OwnBreakEmotionalTaughtMomToughHollywoodMotherhoodPracticalsObjectivesPrivacyKeep GoingSexismBeing RealDishesCookies Author:Zoe Saldana