Film Industry Quotes

"And what is wonderful about movies is that once they’re done, they belong to the people. Once you make it, it’s what they see. That’s where my head is at." "The fun part of being on a movie set is getting to meet people who are very different from yourself but completely open to sharing their personalities." "My hope for the future of Hollywood is that we get to be ourselves and tell accurate stories about who we are." "In Hollywood, a starlet is the name for any woman under thirty who is not actively employed in a brothel" "You're always learning from your co-stars and from your director." "When you have a good script, you're almost in more trouble than if you have a terrible script" "If you look at the people in Hollywood who have had the most longevity and have sustained careers, most of them are character actors." "I love auditioning. Since 'The Notebook' and 'Wedding Crashers,' I don't get to audition that much." "I will direct one day, but I have a feeling that it will be very limited." "I keep telling people I'll make movies until I'm fifty and then I'll go and do something else" "Making a film, setting it up and getting it cast and getting it together, is not an easy thing" "I think when you have to do 20 takes for a scene, it gets a little gratuitous there." "I made the decision I would act in films if I could act in the theater too" "I think there's a vague sense out there that movies are becoming more and more unreal. I know I've felt it." "I think Hollywood has a class system. The actors are like the inmates, but the truth is they are running the asylum" "We’re in an age where the climax of a film tends to be thought of in terms of a certain action set piece, or a fight or something like that." "With a terrible script you hustle and try to make it better. But with a great script the job is pierced with pleasure " "A movie is a combination of a thousand little ideas- It's not just one big idea" "I think women, we are very interesting. We have a lot to say, and sometimes it's frustrating how all the lead parts are for men" "Actors will never be replaced. The thought that somehow a computer version of a character is going to be something people prefer to look at is a ludicrous idea"