It's quite pretentious, really, isn't it? The notion the audience is going to be interested in you for an hour and a half. Think too much about that and anxiety takes over.
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Related I think some period drama can be quite alienating, but 'Downton' isn't. This is going to... MICHELLE DOCKERY I like to open for a band as it brings on sort of a challenge and it makes things more interesting. ... KELLY JONES There's an appetite for vigour in films. The camera loves a bit of movement. Movement is usually... JOANNA LUMLEY It's very difficult to get an audience to be terrified of what's going on. Think about it: Y... JAMES WAN If it's nice out, I swim pretty much every day for about half an hour. I have a great pool; it... YUNJIN KIM You can't expect to take a definitive image in half an hour. It takes days, often years. FAY GODWIN If you know what you want to do, as I always loved musicals, and then to have been lucky enough to b... ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER When I was younger, I used to love Tim Burton's 'Batman.' I was, like, 15, and even then... EDGAR WRIGHT Audiences are so much more sophisticated than they've ever been. They expect a lot more. I don... MAGGIE Q Every time I start to get worked up over something, I just think to myself, 'Is this really goin... KYLIE JENNER My words fly up, my thoughts remain below: Words without thoughts never to heaven go. WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE To be in the music industry, to be in any kind of entertainment industry, you really, really have to... ALEXANDRA CHANDO I think L.A.'s terrific. You fly an hour and a half and you're in the mountains in three fee... SCOTT PATTERSON I don't think know if anything's going to translate anywhere. You're making a movie, you... BEN STILLER As an actor, I've always said, half the audience is going to love you, half is going to hate you... IOAN GRUFFUDD When you're onstage and you know you're bombing, that's very, very scary. Because you kn... CHRISTOPHER WALKEN I think there's something really freeing about improv, that it's a collective, creative, in-... TATIANA MASLANY Kids will keep it real. If I've ever had in my life a great anchor, it's them. They get in y... LIONEL RICHIE I think the audience for Limp Bizkit is probably not going to be particularly interested in what we&... WALTER BECKER Love is agony, isn't it? I've been involved with someone for some time now, but it's all... DAPHNE GUINNESS In general, questions are fine; you can always seize upon the parts of them that interest you and co... VIKRAM SETH There's always going to be silly stuff out there in the media that you can't worry too much ... AARON RODGERS The thing about delirium is you think it's great, but it actually isn't. MARGARET ATWOOD I think too often in films, people think endings are a summation of plot, and I don't like that.... JEFF NICHOLS The winters are too long, and there's only one airline, so it's difficult to escape when you... BALTASAR KORMAKUR That's what's so great about television. You're able to tell this long story, where you ... AARON PAUL For those that don't know much about 'American Idiot' or Green Day, just know that it... JAKE EPSTEIN You really have to understand this isn't a business where you sit in the back room and do calcul... FRED DELUCA In today's time, writing stuff that actually happened is touch-and-go, because you don't wan... JOSH TURNER He's so slow that he takes an hour and a half to watch 60 Minutes. EDWIN EDWARDS I think the most surprising thing about giving is it takes a while to find out what you're reall... MARC BENIOFF There really isn't a story that you can't tell inside of it. It's very much a clearingho... AARON SORKIN Counterterrorism isn't really about the nunchakus, the guns and gadgets. It's about psycholo... CLAIRE DANES I'm interested in that drive, that rush to judgment, that is so prevalent in our society. We all... J. K. ROWLING I long for an audience. I ache for it. I think that's one of the hardest things about the televi... BRIDGET REGAN I have to keep explaining to people that screen kissing isn't quite the same; it's close, bu... MARGOT ROBBIE I don't think you ever stop giving. I really don't. I think it's an on-going process. An... OPRAH WINFREY It's way easier to write for other people. Yourself isn't in it. When you write for yourself... SAM DEW Do I care about clothes and stuff? Not much. It's a bit sick, isn't it, people spending all ... LOUIS THEROUX Every 20 minutes you've got to have a bump, you've got to have a change in course, you'v... BARBARA BROCCOLI I started classes and it wasn't because I was like, 'I want to be an actor!' - I was rea... CAITY LOTZ If at noon you sit down and there's just silence or blank tape, in an hour if you have a song, t... EDDIE VEDDER You just suddenly think that there's something quite childish about acting. Basically, it's ... KEVIN WHATELY I don't think Donald Trump is a conservative. I think his line on China for example, that he'... MARK STEYN For me, when I'm writing something really personal, I don't feel good about it. It's wei... SAMPHA You can't really think about more than one movie at a time. You're thinking about it conscio... MARSHALL BRICKMAN The king may rule the kingdom, but it's the queen who moves the board. D.M. TIMNEY For starters, that’s a rather simple principle of Time Travel right there – and according to the... CHRISTINA ENGELA I think it's because it's so different and it takes risks. Plus, it's really smart humor... SARAH CHALKE There's always going to be somebody who takes a dislike to you and you can't waste time worr... PAULA RADCLIFFE People often can't separate, or can't understand, that to be funny is to be serious; it'... NICK CAVE There's something about the rhythm of walking, how, after about an hour and a half, the mind and... BJORK I think anything that's creative really takes my mind off whatever it is that I'm going thro... NIKKI SIXX I think it's really, really important to mix it up as an actor, to try to get as much kind of va... LIEV SCHREIBER I think literary theory has not been terribly good for English studies in a while. It's not that... A. S. BYATT It's an obstacle being a girl when you move all over and don't have half the things you need... ALEX MORGAN In an ideal world, you'd never have to do things that are below your position, but this isn'... SOPHIA AMORUSO I think a film set is a quite controlled environment and you feel like you can trust them and it is ... ORLANDO BLOOM It's nice to be financially secure. Apart from that, I really don't care too much about mone... MAGNUS CARLSEN People think that if you've written a book and somebody's given you a pat on the back then, ... BARRY LOPEZ Lifting weights is obviously important, because you want to be strong and fast and all of that, but ... MARK SANCHEZ It's quite nice to have a bit more color on the lips during wintertime. And it's festive, is... LARA STONE I think the quality of sexiness comes from within. It is something that is in you or it isn't an... SOPHIA LOREN It is a really bizarre feeling to perform for, like, five people. You get so much energy from an aud... AIDY BRYANT The soap opera was so long ago - the thing about soap operas, and there's something to be said f... FRANK GRILLO I think everybody I've seen has come from some other therapy, and almost invariably, it's ve... IRVIN D. YALOM I've always believed that a good twist is one that, when it is presented to the audience, half o... DAMON LINDELOF When you are not missing something, longing for something, you don't really think about it that ... DANICA PATRICK I don't really think much about how I would have fared in the Second World War. It's a topic... FIONN WHITEHEAD Johnny Rotten. He's a big fan of mine. I used to see him out in the audience in England and he... CAPTAIN BEEFHEART Sometimes a piece of music in the score isn't effective. When a score is too well finished with ... ALEJANDRO AMENABAR The beauty of science fiction is that it takes the audience's guard down; they're much more ... DUNCAN JONES I'm happy to be the guy on the subway that people stare at and they just can't quite place i... DAVID ALAN BASCHE Winning isn't everything, but playing and competing and striving and going through things can be... ANDREW SHUE I think you can say anybody uses anything as a gimmick. Is Adele's not having gimmicks her gimmi... IGGY AZALEA I think that's what distinguishes Schmidt, really. In the movies now, so much of what is appeali... JACK NICHOLSON It's grueling never knowing if the audience is going to think you're funny. It's soul-de... VINCE VAUGHN It would probably take me an hour to two to write it down, get the feel of it, and that's with q... BEN E. KING Gamer humor ranges all over the place. What it comes down to is taking a lot of what we see in gamin... FREDDIE WONG If you wait for customers to tell you that you need to do something, you're too late. Good busin... STUART ROSE I think if you're good and you can persuade people you're going to be able to do that role a... ALEXANDER SIDDIG If you don't pay attention and if your imagination isn't pretty much engaged, you're goi... BRUCE GREENWOOD Meditation isn't snake oil. For some people, meditation might be the most efficient way to reduc... ADAM GRANT I think when you're a director, it's hard to do something unless you're absolutely over-... ADAM GREEN There isn't anybody out there who doesn't have a mental health issue, whether it's depre... HOWIE MANDEL If you think of your life as a kind of computation, it's quite abundantly clear that there's... RUDY RUCKER I look at him and realize, maybe I overreacted. Maybe more than once. LISA SCHROEDER There's nothing interesting about seeing our characters for an hour and a half do some flashy fl... FINN JONES One way in which 'Friends' did resemble 'Seinfeld' is that it really found its audie... WARREN LITTLEFIELD Everything isn't always going to be peaches and cream. If it is, then it's fake. BLAC CHYNA Learning how to put someone in an arm lock without breaking their arm... It's quite handy isn... JACK LOWDEN The struggle isn't just about being straight or gay or transgender - it's a human struggle. ... BOY GEORGE There's this notion out there - and it's a categorically false notion - that the only busine... THOMAS PEREZ We give you this story. It is for the audience to be moved and gut wrenched, not us. It isn't as... LINDA LAVIN Well that's the point: People don't normally take away things from films anymore. You go and... ERIQ LA SALLE One thing about an artist, it doesn't matter how much your work sells for in your life, it's... TRACEY EMIN In films, you are a commodity. You are a look, something that the camera really likes, something tha... BROOKE ADAMS What I always loved about theater is that that's an experience that a company of actors just sin... ZELJKO IVANEK I think you're all mad. But that's part and parcel of being an artistic genius, isn't it... CHARLES DE LINT Are you taking us to the beach?" - Dan Cahill JUDE WATSON
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I watched Gene Kelly for his smile, for his energy. Vittorio Gassman for his movement. Clark Gable f... JEAN DUJARDIN Just telling a story. That's cinema. It's not silent, black and white. It's a simple sto... JEAN DUJARDIN I recycle. I have a house in the south of France and I have a small garden. My name is Dujardin - ... JEAN DUJARDIN I watched a lot of Douglas Fairbanks movies. He always played the same role with a mustache. Zorro h... JEAN DUJARDIN I like the hot-cold, the sugar-salt, being able to play over-the-top and dramatic things - in the sa... JEAN DUJARDIN I guess we're all lucky to be in this profession where you can be someone else for two or three ... JEAN DUJARDIN I can't speak American dog very well. There was a lot of improvisation with Uggie - like when I ... JEAN DUJARDIN It was actually quite easy to work with Uggie, because he's a really well trained dog. Very tale... JEAN DUJARDIN For me, I loved it. I only want to make silent movies now. 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CHARLOTTE DUJARDIN So many horses get stage fright when they enter the arena, and that's it - the performance is ov... CHARLOTTE DUJARDIN There is Rio in 2016, but it won't be the same as going to London and hearing 24,000 people - ne... CHARLOTTE DUJARDIN It's insane to have won all those things - not possible. But what I love is learning, which neve... CHARLOTTE DUJARDIN I think we're actually the only sport that has a mix of men and women competing together. The ma... CHARLOTTE DUJARDIN It is probably like an artist. They see in their head what they want to draw, and they draw it. It i... CHARLOTTE DUJARDIN I have come from a background where I haven't had lots of money to put me on the map. I've h... CHARLOTTE DUJARDIN You need to believe in yourself. CHARLOTTE DUJARDIN All you can do is to do your best. CHARLOTTE DUJARDIN The sport is about finding the horses. But to find another Valegro is impossible. 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WYCLEF JEAN Like dreams, statistics are a form of wish fulfillment. JEAN BAUDRILLARD At the end of the day, just know that God made you, so you can be your own individual, and don't... WYCLEF JEAN In my long and difficult and mature life, I have come to learn that the less I know about acting and... JEAN SEBERG There are souls which fall from heaven like flowers, but ere they bloom are crushed under the foul t... JEAN PAUL Too often, we make budget cuts - then blow the savings. Instead, think about your financial picture.... JEAN CHATZKY One way to make sure you don't lose assets in the future is to streamline your accounts. Conside... JEAN CHATZKY The brave men die in war. It takes great luck or judgment not to be killed. Once, at least, the head... JEAN GIRAUDOUX If you want to give a tangible present, but you know the recipient wants cash, give a little bit of ... JEAN CHATZKY Idleness is many gathered miseries in one name. 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JEAN FERRIS Prerequisite for rereadability in books: that they be forgettable. JEAN ROSTAND The books one has written in the past have two surprises in store: one couldn't write them again, an... JEAN ROSTAND She could give herself up to the written word as naturally as a good dancer to music or a fine swimm... JEAN RHYS In politics, yesterday's lie is attacked only to flatter today's. JEAN ROSTAND In order to remain true to oneself one ought to renounce one's party three times a day. JEAN ROSTAND It is sometimes well for a blatant error to draw attention to overmodest truths. JEAN ROSTAND One of the most difficult things to contend with in a hospital is that assumption on the part of the... JEAN KERR Whether man is disposed to yield to nature or to oppose her, he cannot do without a correct understa... JEAN ROSTAND Certain brief sentences are peerless in their ability to give one the feeling that nothing remains... 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