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| "I realized early on that success in acting as a career was tied to not giving up and having an unquenchable thirst and a positive attitude towards this business. Most people who started out in this business felt all of the unavoidable rejection, took it personally, and not having much talent to begin with, just gave up and went on to other things. I realized early on that this was a business like any other, and I treated it as such. I spent years doing extra work for $2 an hour and getting a few residuals and plays here and there, but the people I met on-set and the lessons I learned during the lean times paid off when I got into the union and started auditioning for bigger roles. If you simply didn't give yourself anything to fall back on, kept a professional mindset, cultivated your talent, learned at every opportunity, and most importantly, no matter what your family or your wife said, just don't give up, you would outlast the people who came in on the bus with you and be a success." - Harrison Ford |
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| "Smoke the cigarette. Don't act smoking the cigarette. Drink the drink. Don't act drinking the drink." James Dean to Dennis Hopper on the set of "Rebel Without a Cause" |
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| Acting is like sex. You should do it, not talk about it. Joanne Woodward |
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| "Career is too pompous a word. It was a job, and I have always felt privileged to be paid for what I love doing." Barbara Stanwyck [1907-90] |
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| "A good director is one who says to you, 'Do it faster or do it slower', others tend to dissect the scene, I have no use for that." Sir Anthony Hopkins (paraphrased from a recent interview 2002) |
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| "Find out what you do best, do the best you can and hope for the (bleeping) best." Jerry Garcia |
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| Letter from Sir John Gielgud to Philip Gwilliam March 20, 1995 |
| Dear Philip It is quite impossible to advise you, knowing nothing of your possible talent, appearance, background or financial status. The acting profession is always overcrowded, the dramatic schools also, and so much depends on the luck of the draw in getting a foothold, though films and television have luckily helped to give more work than was expected in my day. Travelling and day to day living has become so expensive, especially in London, and I have no idea where to advise you to start your search. I can only wish you well, to read, listen to music, look at pictures, study people you come in contact with, face your disappointments philosophically, train your imagination, work on your voice and body and wish you luck. |
| Sincerely yours John Gielgud |
| Len Lesser's advice to the aspiring actor: "By all means give the business a try. If it is meant for you, and you for it, you'll stay with it through thick and thin. (and there's much of both) If its not meant for you, you'll know that too and you will probably find your dream someplace else" |
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| "I personally believe we were put here to build and not to destroy. So if by chance someday you're not feeling well and you should remember some silly little thing I've said or done and it brings back a smile to your face or a chuckle to your heart, then my purpose as your clown has been fulfilled." "Goodnight and may God bless." Red Skelton |
| I think it is VERY important to have fun in one's choice of career; photography is fun for me because it is always presenting something new. Neil Jacobs - Professional Still Photographer |
| "Always reject the orthodox, assert yourself in a creative fashion, and welcome rejection," he shares. "Just remember, rejection means you're getting closer to your goal." Michael Essany - Talk Show Host |
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