We reinvent ourselves to solve a client's problem. It's more than just tweaking. It's rethinking what your audience wants and needs. Isn't that what great actors constantly do?
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Related I'm still a big 'Grey's Anatomy' fan. BROOKE ELLIOTT I used to watch 'Grey's Anatomy' pretty religiously. ERINN HAYES Doing what's right isn't the problem. It is knowing what's right. LYNDON B. JOHNSON I can tell you that you will have your hearts broken more by the people you love than by the people ... MARGARET PETERSON HADDIX I read recently that the problem with stereotypes isn't that they are inaccurate, but that they&... TAIYE SELASI What I do isn't black music; it's just my music. DARYL HALL What we do is ridiculous! I think that even when what I'm doing is serious, even when I'm no... DAVID THEWLIS I always find Victoria's Secret models a bit weird. EDIE CAMPBELL Are you taking us to the beach?" - Dan Cahill JUDE WATSON Training isn't fun for me. I do it because it's what my body needs, and I have a standard. I... GIANCARLO STANTON I know that it isn't just violence against women, it's how do we support ourselves and our f... PATRICIA IRELAND There's more to anybody. Just because you haven't noticed it, that's your problem, that&... AL LEWIS Life isn't fair. It's just fairer than death, that's all. WILLIAM GOLDMAN Homosexuality is like an inside baseball thing. It's like a gag that people share; 'How is y... XAVIER DOLAN Communication isn't just directing a guy on what to do: it's passing the information along t... DAN QUINN It looks ancient," - Amy Cahill JUDE WATSON Today's audience knows more about what's on television than what's in life. LARRY GELBART We take what's shown on television as the truth, and it isn't. News isn't even the truth... VAL KILMER It's so important just to be true to yourself and to own your own character and take responsibil... BECKY LYNCH If it's about what I like, I like opera as a music and deathstep and dubstep. DEYTH BANGER I'm proud to say that I was that guy playing the character of Dr. Burke on 'Grey's Anato... ISAIAH WASHINGTON The question isn't, 'What do we want to know about people?', It's, 'What do peop... MARK ZUCKERBERG If you wanna know how not secure you are, just take a look around. Nothing's secure. Nothing'... FRED DURST It SMELLS ancient," - Dan Cahill JUDE WATSON Palm trees were fanned by a warm, light breeze, and they rolled down their windows to smell the sea. JUDE WATSON Over the years, I have realized that there's more to a film's fate than just good acting and... RANDEEP HOODA People ask me over and over how is it that I work with stars. How do you work with Barbra Streisand,... SYDNEY POLLACK Abortion isn't a lesser evil, it's a crime. Taking one life to save another, that's what... POPE FRANCIS Connecting with Canadians isn't about what you say, it's about what you're listening to.... JUSTIN TRUDEAU I get called 'the girl off the dancing horse.' I just laugh; I think it's really funny. ... CHARLOTTE DUJARDIN It isn't a band. It's bigger than a band. It's a lifestyle. ZAKK WYLDE It's what I learn from the great actors that I work with. Stillness. That's all and that'... 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CHANDRA WILSON What do you mean you don't believe in homosexuality? It's not like the Easter Bunny, your be... LEA DELARIA At first I was a bit indignant about it, and then I realised, 'No, that's what people want, ... JULIA ORMOND What really counts isn't whether your instrument is Baroque or modern: it's your mindset. SIMON RATTLE I don't even know what sound is, much less what it's for. It isn't to make money that... CAPTAIN BEEFHEART If a fellow isn't thankful for what he's got, he isn't likely to be thankful for what he... FRANK A. CLARK What's casual for a robot isn't necessarily what's casual for a human. ALAN TUDYK We're not writing songs to solve a cultural problem. The goal for us is to express what we'r... BEN HOPKINS Metal isn't necessarily aggressive. There's metal that's contemplative, there's meta... JOHN DARNIELLE About f-f-ace!" she said to the horse, flailing with her boots. "Into the barn, please. It's time fo... PETER LERANGIS You see?" Damien leaned over his desk and spread out half a dozen charcoal sketches. "These are only... RICK RIORDAN It's important to find what really suits who you are, because style isn't only what you wear... CAROLINA HERRERA There are lots of actors who insist on speaking the lines themselves, and you hear the same thing fr... TADANOBU ASANO I think music naturally wants to be played with more than one person. There's a surprise element... BAT FOR LASHES It's important to be driven and have goals. You want an independent woman who knows what she wan... APOLO OHNO It just doesn't occur to an American that someone else will solve their problems. Americans take... MITCH MCCONNELL We have newsreaders behaving like actors, lowering their voices if it's a sad story, as if we di... TOM BAKER Happiness isn't getting what you want, it's wanting what you got. GARTH BROOKS What's wrong with the auto industry isn't that it failed to create jobs. What's wrong is... AMITY SHLAES I am not a fan of referencing your own work when it's in a different universe than what you'... JOSS WHEDON Gamer humor ranges all over the place. What it comes down to is taking a lot of what we see in gamin... FREDDIE WONG What's interesting about Lego is it's constantly reminding you that it's a facsimile of ... CHRISTOPHER MILLER Happiness isn't a fortune in a cookie. It's deeper, wider, funnier, and more transporting th... ELVIS COSTELLO Mozart's music is like an X-ray of your soul - it shows what is there, and what isn't. ISAAC STERN News is what a chap who doesn't care much about anything wants to read. And it's only news u... EVELYN WAUGH It's always more interesting to make a movie about what is relevant in your society. What's ... GERARD BUTLER We don't really think that much about what we do; it's just fun. WATKIN TUDOR JONES My life isn't necessarily more important than anyone else's: I'm just better in talking ... ADAM DURITZ It's hard to think what should make your blood boil more - what happened to Billy Ray or what di... MORRIS DEES Television? It's a gateway to writer's block, isn't it? ALEX TURNER Marriage is not a noun; it's a verb. It isn't something you get. It's something you do. ... BARBARA DE ANGELIS There's ageism in everything. I don't give a hoot. It isn't what other people think; it&... CYNDI LAUPER Speed Reader: Nothing more than… "Getting knowledge in a fast way". (Note: What's that?... DEYTH BANGER Fatherhood isn't always a planned thing, but when it happens you just do it. It's very natur... KELLY SLATER Actors are an insecure breed. It's hard to have your career depend upon other people's opini... ALYSSA MILANO I just do what I do. It's not something that should be revered as something that's great. PHARRELL WILLIAMS I love theatre. It's far more satisfying than film. Sometimes there's a collective sigh from... KATIE LEUNG My advice to actors? To successful actors, it's, 'sock it away,' and unsuccessful actors... STEPHEN LANG Friendship is two-sided. It isn't a friend just because someone's doing something nice for y... JOHN WOODEN I think it is really important to indulge on the holidays, I think that we all deserve that; I think... MARTHA HUNT Starting your own business isn't just a job - it's a way of life. RICHARD BRANSON I don't care what anybody says: Nothing is better than a tomato you grow. There's something ... TOM VILSACK It's a strange thing that we're actors, and we're always playing a character, and then s... RACHEL BROSNAHAN Discovering your purpose doesn't have to be complicated. Look at what you do and why you do it. ... ANNE F. BEILER Who among us is so certain of our identity? Who hasn't been asked, 'What's your backgrou... DAVID SAX I don't feel one's personal medical condition is everybody's business. It just isn't... ARETHA FRANKLIN Sometimes you think about the job that we, as actors, do. I take it very seriously, and I care very ... CHARLIE COX It's more like Christmas, you know, when you get a shot in that looks great and it's exactly... ZACK SNYDER When you're on stage you have a very strange knowledge of what the audience is. It isn't exa... KEITH JARRETT It's quite nice to have a bit more color on the lips during wintertime. And it's festive, is... LARA STONE I very often get that question: 'What is your real profession?' That's because in Sweden... ERLAND JOSEPHSON 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' isn't a great movie because Audrey Hepburn is brilliant and... CAMPBELL SCOTT Follow your heart. Do what you love. Because I was constantly struggling with that. If it's in y... MAZ JOBRANI Pink isn't just a color, it's an attitude! MILEY CYRUS It's easy to show terrible people's behavior on screen, and we all just kind of nod and go, ... DAMIEN CHAZELLE I find it irresponsible to go, 'She's an actress, what does she know?' That means if you... EVA LONGORIA You can repeat things because it's on a set and there are actors. But if it's a great moment... LARRY CHARLES Giving people what they want isn't just good radio; it's also the right way to run a country... ADRIAN CRONAUER We're all trying to figure out what's next, what's best for our families, what's bes... STERLING K. BROWN
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