“The thing I like most about acting is that it entertains people. Films and TV can also offer such comfort to people... TV especially, because it's in people's homes and they can watch it at home. It offers them insights into different cultures and ideas, which I think is great.” PeopleThinkingIdeasDifferentHomeFilmCultureActingWatchesTvsComfortOffersInsightDifferent Cultures Author:Yasmin Paige
“I'm actually quite different when I'm there [ in the university] to how I am on a TV or film set. It's very challenging and I really, really like it. And I enjoy being in that environment.” DifferentFilmEnjoyChallengesEnvironmentTvsUniversityFilm Set Author:Yasmin Paige
“Dracula isn't just another vampire show. It's something entirely different that I personally feel I've never seen on American TV before.” FeelsDifferentShowsTvsVampire Author:Oliver Jackson-Cohen
“I've been lucky enough to get a taste of the feature film world, the TV world and Broadway, as well, and see what everything is like. For me, it's very much about the character and how different it is from something I've done earlier.” WorldWellsDifferentDoneEnoughCharacterFilmTvsTasteLuckyFeaturesBroadway Author:Yvonne Strahovski
“People say that you want to be varied in your career, and I've done so many things and am very appreciative. But, the one thing I've never done and wanted to do was to be a regular on a TV show, where you get 22 weeks of the year to develop and play a character. I've done arcs of five or eight episodes on shows, but I'd like to have a character that's rich enough and deep enough to want to explore and live with for a few years. Playing the same character, but doing different scenes seems very exciting to me.” PeopleWantYearsDifferentDoneEnoughPlayCharacterShowsSeemsWantedCareersRichFiveOne ThingWeekTvsSceneExcitingEightEpisodesTv ShowsArcsAppreciative Author:Jim Piddock
“I'll never forget the moment when I saw a red light go on, on the camera, and that image translated to the monitor, and then a different light went on and the shot changed, and I went, "Wow, that's how it's done! That's how that gets to my TV! This is what I want to do with my life!" I literally had that moment of epiphany, at eight years old.” WantYearsDifferentDoneMomentsLightForgetSawsChangedTvsGoes OnShotsRedCamerasEightThat MomentNever ForgetWowEpiphanyRed Lights Author:Susanna White
“If I only did TV show, I'd probably not be the happiest girl. I love the show, but I'm an actor and I want to work on different things. TV lasts for so much of the year that you're just aching to play a different part. And I love movies so much that I want to be a part of as many as I can.” IfsWantYearsI CanDifferentPlayShowsLastsGirlActorsTvsDifferent ThingsTv ShowsMovie Love Author:Jane Levy
“The comic book, and I've said it before, is a treasure trove. It's a grab bag. We certainly have characters and story lines that we really want to do - but to get there in a TV series, you have to take your time. Sometimes you can't get right to it. They're two different mediums. So we make it our own and really own the material. I like to think of it as an alternate universe.” ThinkingWantSaidTwoBookDifferentSometimesCharacterStoriesUniverseLinesMaterialsTvsSeriesTreasureMediumsComicBagsComic BookTv SeriesTake Your Time Author:Glen Mazzara
“TV and film are very different media with different requirements. In a TV show, you have actors and fellow writers and directors, who are interpreting your work. With a novel, you only have ink, words and your reader.” DifferentShowsFilmActorsNovelMediaTvsReaderDirectorsFellowsTv ShowsRequirementsInkInterpreting Author:Howard Gordon
“People always ask about the transition from TV show to a movie, but it felt like just going to a different school. You don't really notice the transition, when you're in the moment.” PeopleDifferentMomentsShowsSchoolAsksFeltTvsTransitionTv Shows Author:Shailene Woodley
“Film and television are very different. On the TV show, we do seven or eight scenes a day, so time and money are of the essence, and we have zero room for creativity because you've got to do each scene in only five takes. Whereas, on a film, you have an entire day to film one scene, so you have so much time to choose how you want to fill in a scene.” WantDifferentShowsFilmRoomsCreativityFiveTelevisionTvsSceneEssenceSevenEightZeroTv ShowsTime And MoneyFilm And Television Author:Shailene Woodley
“There are tons of different reasons why you do TV series and why you don't, and how it'll affect your career, and all that. Without a doubt, it has always come down to the script for me. I'm an actor who wants to do great parts, and I've been very fortunate, for a long time, to get meaty roles.” WantLongDifferentReasonActorsCareersRolesDoubtTvsLong TimeSeriesScriptsFortunateReason WhyTv Series Author:Patrick Wilson
“Every action project you take, whether it be a movie or TV series, is always different and a lot of people don't really know how big a difference it is. It's a different style of fighting, a different tempo and all of that.” PeopleKnowsDifferentBigsActionFightingDifferencesKnow HowStyleTvsProjectsSeriesTempoDifferent StylesTv Series Author:Maggie Q
“One thing that is true in TV is that you do hire the directors. As the writer, it's very different than in features, where you feel like, "If I want this to be this way, I better direct it."” IfsWayWantFeelsDifferentOne ThingTvsDirectorsDirectFeatures Author:Zak Penn
“Well, I think “likability” is an overused word. I don’t watch people 'cause I like them; I watch them because they’re compelling. Sympathetic is a little different... Likable just thins you out. Working to make a character likable is what kills most TV shows.” PeopleThinkingWellsLittlesDifferentCharacterShowsCausesWatchesTvsCompellingTv ShowsSympatheticOverused Author:Louis C. K.
“It started so early, it all runs together. But what made a huge impact on me was when I went to Europe at 15 or 16 years old. All I knew before that was music on the radio and TV. When I went over there I realized there are all different levels of music. There are people who do blues, jazz, classical, working in film, TV and all kinds of places. You might not see them on MTV but there are lots of needs and uses and opportunities for all kinds of music.” PeopleNeedsYearsKindMadeDifferentUseMightRunningTogetherFilmOpportunityLevelsTvsHugeEuropeImpactJazzRadioI RealizedAll KindsMtvDifferent Levels Author:Chris Thomas King
“One of the hardest things in the world is to perform on record and get someone to enjoy and feel what you're doing. It's unlike, like TV you can, you can fake it with the face and the crying and the bits. Recording is completely different.” WorldFeelsDifferentFacesBitsEnjoyRecordsCryTvsHardestFakeHardest Thing Author:Ben E. King
“Ideally I'd like to be working steadily as an actor: movies, a TV series, that sort of thing. I've been through a few different TV development cycles, and they didn't work out. When the time and project are right, it'll come together. Like I tell a lot of guys, it's not a race; there's no finish line.” DifferentTogetherGuyActorsLinesRaceTvsDevelopmentProjectsSeriesWork OutCyclesFinish LineTv Series Author:Russell Peters
“I've worked on 30-something different TV shows, and most of the people can't stand each other.” PeopleDifferentShowsTvsTv Shows Author:Theo Rossi
“It's very strange what happens when I start working for a film. In my life I've done a lot of stuff - I did a lot of dance music, a lot of TV shows and lots of different types of films - and every time it is a new experience.” DifferentDoneShowsHappensFilmStuffStrangeTvsTypeTv ShowsNew ExperiencesDance Music Author:Claudio Simonetti
“For many people it's Facebook, or sports on TV, whatever it is. I have my own demons that I battle. But whatever they are, you wish you could not do them. For most of us it's "I cannot get off Facebook." But imagine that your demon has you living on the street. I don't think those compulsions and obsessions are that different.” PeopleThinkingDifferentWishSportsMy OwnImagineStreetsTvsBattleObsessionDemonImagine ThatCompulsionWish YouLiving On Author:Jess Walter
“As a film director and as film actors, you get used to a certain rhythm that's slow. But with TV, it's hurry, hurry, hurry, hurry, hurry. It's a different pace. So, it's about adjusting to the pace. It's not meant for everybody.” DifferentFilmUsedCertainActorsTvsDirectorsRhythmPaceAdjustingFilm DirectorsFilm Actors Author:Lee Daniels
“People don't like the music that's out now, that's on their radio stations, and they want to hear something different, but they're just the audience. You know, people will keep the TV on even if a show is on that they hate - because, unfortunately, they've been programmed to do that. [But] they are really looking for something that's gonna speak to the world that they're living in. That's what people are looking for, but they're not finding it.” PeopleIfsKnowsWorldWantDifferentShowsHateSpeakAudienceTvsFindingsRadioStationsRadio Stations Author:Mos Def
“Acting is what I love to do.I understand the differences between the different formats. But I enjoy whether it be film, TV or in the theater.” DifferentFilmEnjoyDifferencesActingTvsTheaterFormat Author:Carter Jenkins
“Early on, America took one path and went down the advertising road, and in the UK they founded the BBC and developed a different kind of public broadcasting. There was a point where TV was so beholden to commercial interest that people - civil society - actually rose up and said, "This is ridiculous: we have our soap-selling soap operas, cigarette-sponsored news broadcast; we have our rigged quiz shows - let's put some checks and balances here."” PeopleKindSaidDifferentShowsAmericaInterestPathTvsBalanceNewsRoseRidiculousChecksSellingAdvertisingOperaDifferent KindsCigaretteSoapCivil SocietyBroadcastingSoap OperasRiggedQuizQuiz Show Author:Astra Taylor
“My most recent project has been acting and dancing on VH1's TV series Hit the Floor. On the show, we perform at least one dance number an episode. They are all different themes and different dance styles and keep us literally on our toes. The show is exuberant, exciting, and full of scandal. Tune in and I know you'll get addicted.” KnowsHas BeensDifferentShowsNumbersActingStyleTvsProjectsExcitingDancingSeriesThemeTunesEpisodesToesScandalTv Series Author:Allison Holker
“The job is exactly the same, it just goes on for longer on TV. Most feature films are 35-40 shooting days. This has 10 parts, with different directors for each block. We shoot with two, sometimes three cameras.” TwoDifferentSometimesJobsFilmThreeTvsGoes OnDirectorsCamerasBlockShootingFeatures Author:Charles Dance
“Very few people actually saw Andy's films like Chelsea Girls where he filmed seven hours, ran it on two screens, where each scene was in a different room at the Chelsea Hotel with these people he called 'Superstars" who were basically super-exhibitionists - the guy in one room high on LSD talking about masturbation, Brigid Berlin in another room playing a lesbian and shooting up people with amphetamines right through their jeans, it was all real and they were really doing it (though Brigid is now a proper lady), but you know Andy really did pre-date reality TV.” PeopleKnowsTwoDifferentRealRealityFilmGuyGirlHoursRoomsTalkingSawsTvsSceneSevenScreensShootingRanHotelJeansBerlinSuperstarMasturbationReality TvChelseaLsdExhibitionistAmphetaminesShooting Up Author:Bob Colacello
“I just watch a lot of different films and different TV shows. Really for me, it's just looking at how people react to different shows in different genres. For me, it's more a study of people than a study of acting.” PeopleDifferentShowsFilmActingWatchesStudyTvsGenreTv ShowsDifferent Genres Author:Sterling Beaumon