- Nov 07, 2020
Film and Television Quotes
Behind-the-scenes thoughts on screen careers.
These quotes trace paths into the screen industry, from wanting to write and produce professionally to studying at a dedicated program before a breakout project. See Acting quotes for more on performance craft.
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- Money
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- Nov 07, 2020
The thing that fascinates me is that the way I came to film and television is extinct. Then there were gatekeepers, it was prohibitively expensive to make a film, to be a director you had to be an entrepreneur to raise money.
- Happiness
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was a little kid, all I wanted to do was to escape what I thought was the country and get to a city. Probably film and television had influenced me so much, I really thought the key to happiness was living a very artificial life in a penthouse in New York with martini glasses.
- Get
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- Nov 07, 2020
There are so many people in film and television that get between a performer and the audience, and that's frustrating.
- Important
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- Nov 07, 2020
Women in Film and Television is such an important body.
- Jump
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- Nov 07, 2020
Growing up, I didn't have many comics, but I grew to love these characters through their film and television universes. I've been geeking out about these superheroes ever since I could tie a towel around my neck like a cape and jump off my grandmother's porch.
- India
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- Nov 07, 2020
Naseer Sir taught me while I was a student at the Film and Television Institute of India. Anything I know about acting is thanks to him.
- Direction
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- Nov 07, 2020
When '36 Chowringhee Lane' was released in 1981, I was a student of the Film and Television Institute of Tamil Nadu. Everyone who had seen the film was very impressed with its flawless direction and acting. But we, cinematography students, were stunned by the visual style, which was truly international.
- Grow
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- Nov 07, 2020
I just wanted to do it all. Film and television was so strange to me because I didn't grow up in the business, I didn't know anything about it, and I had never been on set before. But, from the minute I got on set and did 'Old School,' I was like, 'I want to do this!'
- Down
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- Nov 07, 2020
After studying in Sheffield, I went down to London to do my post-graduate degree at the National Film and Television School, embarking on the movie that would eventually become 'A Grand Day Out.'
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think television scripts have become really intriguing and well-done. And writers have stopped drawing any actual line between film and television they used to never cross.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've done a lot of theater work that has been quite diverse. I feel very fortunate to have had many different people think of me in many different ways. So, as an actor that's all you - all I want is diversity. So far in film and television work I have done has not been as diverse, and I hope it grows to be.
- Possibilities
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- Nov 07, 2020
I plan on continuing to explore all the possibilities of technology, and then finally film and television and movies. Embrace it.
- Disconnected
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- Nov 07, 2020