I think all actors have a similar deal. You want some people who understand. Although it looks great - and is great - there are also shoddy moments when you feel really rotten, and when it's going well, you're not allowed to complain.
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Related I understand people who boo us. It's like going to Broadway show, you pay for your tickets and e... SPARKY ANDERSON I know some really great actors who are pretty judgmental people, pretty critical people. But they... PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN When you have really good writing, you're compelled by the actors who are in it, and you may thi... DAVID COSTABILE It's more like Christmas, you know, when you get a shot in that looks great and it's exactly... ZACK SNYDER It can be frustrating when you're put in a category with others. Women do get lumped together in... FELICITY JONES When you think about Dada and the great moments in Modern Art, it's always the sense of when you... RICHARD PHILLIPS When you're young, you're always wondering when you're actually going to feel like a gro... DREW BARRYMORE There's a lot of people that have great ideas and dreams and whatnot, but unless you're will... KRIS JENNER People think that when you're connected with other people it's more painful. The opposite is... EVE ENSLER I think it's okay to feel jealous, but it's how you deal with it that's the important th... CARRIE UNDERWOOD Doing theater anywhere, especially in L.A., is a constant uphill battle, and there's also the un... FINN WITTROCK Sometimes when you are a great mom, you're not so great at your job. And then when you're go... GISELE BUNDCHEN When you're a stay-at-home mother you have to pretend it's really boring, but it's not. ... AMY POEHLER It's always great when you're really needed. DALE MURPHY A lot of time, I'd spell things in standard English instead of phonetically because I want peopl... MARLON JAMES When you're on TV and in people's houses - it's great that anybody watches anything you&... NICHOLAS HOULT I know that some people shy away from what I say. They think it is too blunt, but when you don't... MISSY ELLIOTT Comedians work great as actors because they're good under pressure. With a lot of actors, you ha... LOUIS C. K. If you're doing something like 'Arcadia' by Tom Stoppard, which has been done millions a... BEL POWLEY When you're going through tough moments, you never know when you're going to have good momen... MARIA SHARAPOVA It was really great to also see the response that people were having to 'Treme' 'cause y... WENDELL PIERCE The fun stuff comes when someone is not so strict on sticking to the script. You're allowed the ... JENNIFER ANISTON Having all eyes on me at all times is hard to deal with, but it's great. It feels like you'v... SHAUN WHITE Especially when you're working so closely with people and you have to develop intense relationsh... DOMINIC SHERWOOD When you're a big sister, it's a great job. I don't know how little sisters feel about t... VENUS WILLIAMS I think there's a great strength in having the courage and also having the support to do what yo... DAVE GAHAN For me, it's a great thing to tell people anything is possible. When I was 15, people told me ... AFROJACK It's been such a group effort. When you're a new band and you have limited resources, you en... BALTHAZAR GETTY I love my parents. But I'm almost 28 and it's not fun to be asked, 'What are you doing t... JONAH HILL There's not much you can complain about - you're a Major League Baseball player; you're ... GIANCARLO STANTON I think when you get on with the actors that you're working with, even if you do have really int... SAOIRSE RONAN A lot of movie stars are not great actors; they're just very good-looking. And when they start t... MICHAEL CAINE I think 'SNL' is so well-known for its musical performances, as well, and people really brea... KIMBRA Honestly, when you're making a movie, you never say, 'Oh, this one's going to suck and g... JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE A lot of people have great hope, and a lot of people who have great hope live. And, some of them who... ELIZABETH EDWARDS You hear stories about directors using manipulation to get actors to do certain things, but I think ... DARREN ARONOFSKY I'm sure lots of actors and creative people go through this, where you have some weeks where it&... ZACH BRAFF Among a great many other things that chess teaches you is to control the initial excitement you feel... STANLEY KUBRICK There's a lot of thinking when you choreograph something. You're not just choreographing som... DONNIE YEN I think that if you're improvising on TV, it's a great way to help the dialogue between acto... ZACH WOODS I think there is sexy. And then there's tacky sexy. When you're young, you can get away with... ANDIE MACDOWELL I think it's a shame when you come across young actors and musicians who haven't had the tim... DENIS LEARY The great thing about a sitcom is that you're in front of a live audience, so you really get in ... TOPHER GRACE Every great movie is about the people, even if it's a great popular success like 'Gone With ... MICHAEL CIMINO I do still sit back and wonder when I'm in LA if this is all really true or is it all kid-on. Bu... JAMES COSMO It was just really, really tough getting anything when you were a female. Basically, I just took adv... SHANNON LUCID I feel like, when you turn on the radio and you hear a great song, you know it's a great song, a... KIESZA Everything's not going to go perfect. You're going to have some losses that you're going... TONY DUNGY When you're on tour you definitely don't want lots of arguments. It's very important tha... JOAN ARMATRADING When dealing with a subject who is dead, you have this feeling of being God. You know who they'r... CLAIRE TOMALIN I do think there are some actors that can get away with trying to be funny, and they're still fu... CONSTANCE WU If you think about people's lives, you think about what's significant. And the things I find... PATRICK WANG Actors are observers. They're trying to have an understanding of human sensibility. And how do y... HAYDEN CHRISTENSEN It's hard to be a celebrity nowadays. It's not about your track record anymore. If you have ... JAMIE FOXX Some film actors want to sit back and look at every scene and all that crap. No, you're an actor... CLARKE PETERS When you do well in a movie that's seen as really great, you're revitalized for six weeks. HANK AZARIA I think that, if anything, the pageant is great for people who suffer from body issues. It's all... OLIVIA CULPO Conflicts of interest' arise when you're not - when you're sneaky about it, when you'... SEAN SPICER The great thing about the story of 'Twilight', or the story of 'I Am Number Four' is... MARTI NOXON Love hurts the most when you really love. Sometimes you think you're in love, and then you find ... BABYFACE When you're young you believe it when people tell you how good you are. And that's the dange... GEORGE CLOONEY Men always want and love when women wear tight and fitted clothing, right? And you're like, '... TOM BRADY Movies are great fun and wonderful when they're good. But you never get to see them till six mon... LAUREN BACALL An Oscar means a lot of things because it's like the ultimate award for a filmmaker so it feels ... ALEJANDRO AMENABAR I've had to really teach myself that when you're not feeling it, you shouldn't write any... COREY TAYLOR I look at careers like Ben Stiller and think that's a great career to have where you're doin... ELI ROTH So many times, when you're doing a job, you feel like you're a nuisance at times to people, ... CRAIG SAGER Of course it looks bad when you're not executing. When things go bad, it's not going to look... PHIL SIMMS I love going to the beach and swimming in the ocean. I think it's so relaxing. It's also a g... EUGENIE BOUCHARD I think immigrants, when they're stressed, think that there's something wrong with America, ... AKHIL SHARMA But I don't know if people are meant to be together. You have to have a lot in common, choose we... CLAIRE DANES The Strokes, you bond when you're 18, and you're friends. The feeling's different. When ... ALBERT HAMMOND, JR. It's great when you have people who will speak passionately and honestly about what they are doi... SAMANTHA BEE I think it's very insulting to say, 'White people don't understand.' What are you ta... KIMBERLY GUILFOYLE It's crazy all the dreams you have about what you want to do, how you want to do it, and when yo... BJ THE CHICAGO KID It's easy to love yourself when you feel good enough, when you feel special enough, when you'... DEBBIE FORD What is protecting me is that it is not a finality being an actress. I really think we tend to ideal... CHARLOTTE LE BON The trick is not to become somebody else. You become somebody else when you're in front of a cam... ERNEST BORGNINE Playing for England was one long roller-coaster: some ups and downs, but also quite a few moments wh... GARY NEVILLE When you go into public service, you understand you're trading something. You want to feel good ... TREY GOWDY Where humanity is going to find itself in, say, 20, 30, 40, or 50 years would be very difficult to p... JOHN HURT When you're doing lots and lots of episodes and you're playing the same character, it's ... MISHA COLLINS When your hair is rising, that's when you know it's a good song - that's happened to me ... JOSE GONZALEZ When you're writing, it's all up to you, and you don't have to make any compromises. And... HENRY SELICK The most special Slam is Wimbledon, of course. But where I feel the best is Melbourne. And you'r... MARIN CILIC When you first read a script is the purest moment. That's when you can understand how an audienc... DAVID TENNANT The thing that makes the great players great, and that separates players from different players is, ... CAM NEWTON Screen is satisfying because it's so technical and mysterious. It's like playing roulette: y... TOBY STEPHENS A lot of people who have depression understand that the last thing in the world you want to do when ... DOROTHY HAMILL With animated film, you have to create the sonic world; there's nothing there. You get to color ... HANS ZIMMER I look back at 'Saturday Night Live' and I think, some people didn't like me doing '... KEVIN NEALON I definitely want to continue working in independent films - and big budget stuff as well - but ther... TRIESTE KELLY DUNN I had racially prejudiced comments directed at me on different blogs. People think that just because... KAT GRAHAM Any good writer is going to be well-received and is going to not be well-received; that's how yo... KARRINE STEFFANS It's great when you find somebody you're compatible with, but I'm really into separate b... CLAUDIA CHRISTIAN Great execution. That's what you have to do when you're playing great teams. TRACY MCGRADY It's the worst when you're kissing someone who's not a good kisser, and you're tryin... DREW BARRYMORE You want to work with good people. When you're working with good people, it frees you up. There&... JAMES BADGE DALE You know, it's funny... when you're making money, people don't think you're playing ... PETE FOUNTAIN That's when the great stuff happens, when you're not checking yourself all the time, being c... CAROL KANE
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EDDIE MURRAY Growing up, I liked all the stuff that everyone else was listening to, like Motown, but the biggest ... EDDIE MURPHY As you get older, you get different, and I'm a mushier, softer person as I get older. EDDIE MURPHY I'm a comedian who got into movies, so I don't really think of myself as an actor. EDDIE MURPHY I haven't read a newspaper in 20 years. I don't look at the computer or anything. You have t... EDDIE MURPHY I had a band before I did standup - I've always done music. I got known for being funny, and tha... EDDIE MURPHY I love the Beatles. EDDIE MURPHY I started out as a stand-up comedian. And that's what I'm most comfortable doing. EDDIE MURPHY I'm not performing anymore. I reveal myself to the audience. I reveal myself. That's the sho... EDDIE MURPHY I've made 30 movies and for the most part my movies work. In a business where success is an exce... EDDIE MURPHY There's this little box that African-American actors have to work in, in the first place, and I ... EDDIE MURPHY From the very beginning, I always tried to make dialogue flow comfortably; I always did that to make... EDDIE MURPHY After all these years, I've done well and I'm cool. I feel comfortable in my skin, I've ... EDDIE MURPHY If you're involved in with something that's original, you know, you'll always go back an... EDDIE MURPHY I keep telling people I'll make movies until I'm fifty and then I'll go and do something... EDDIE MURPHY The studios gotta start making more stuff where black folks get quality stuff. But I can't trip ... EDDIE MURPHY If I don't die in a plane crash or something, this country has a rare opportunity to watch a gre... EDDIE MURPHY I'm relaxed about my career. I've been making movies for over 20 years, so I've earned a... EDDIE MURPHY The advice I would give to someone is to not take anyone's advice. EDDIE MURPHY I only want to do what I really want to do; otherwise, I'm content to sit here and play my guita... EDDIE MURPHY I don't know what my Death Row meal would be. I'm surprised that people can even eat when th... EDDIE MURPHY Being on 'SNL' gives you a unique experience that almost no one else has. It's like Harv... EDDIE MURPHY However wack anyone thought 'Whatzupwitu' was, there's not a lot of people that have foo... EDDIE MURPHY The thing about kids is that they express emotion. They don't hold back. If they want to cry, th... EDDIE MURPHY I'm 42 and the age of a guy who has kids, so I guess I'm playing right where I'm suppose... EDDIE MURPHY I've always had confidence. It came because I have lots of initiative. I wanted to make somethin... EDDIE MURPHY I'm in a position that allows me to do what I want to do, and I do it. EDDIE MURPHY I'm younger than Rod Stewart and Bruce Springsteen, but I'm still getting up there in age. EDDIE MONEY I've always loved the blues, John Lee Hooker, Janis Joplin, Hendrix. EDDIE MONEY