No wonder the film industry started in the desert in California where, like all desert dwellers, they dream their buildings, rather than design them.
The Dutch film industry is a pretty small community, so within Holland, I think most actors know each other and have worked with each other.
The film industry is about saying ‘no’ to people, and inherently you cannot take ‘no’ for an answer.
In the film industry, we work more on the basis of good faith and verbal commitments rather than legalities.
I think, almost, the film industry thinks that by making gay characters super masculine, it’s an attempt at saying being gay is OK if you act like straight people. I don’t think we should just have gay characters who are 100 percent femme, either. I just think it’s about that mix and creating more diverse gay characters.
The Indian film industry is very, very vibrant. It is a mix like it is in Hollywood – there is a lot of highly commercial cinema.
I think there is no racism in this film industry. They are only in need of talent, though it takes time; but, if you are talented, you will get your due. I am thankful to be part of this industry.
I was born and brought up in Chennai, as the entire Telugu film industry was based there.
As a politician, I felt like a servant, but in the film industry, I feel like a queen.
People in the film industry always want to save for a rainy day. Many early actors died in small houses with no money, and so they are insecure. My advantage is I don’t value money that much. It’s an easy thing for me to let go.
I was the guy who had been bouncing around the film industry for years, and I’d been lucky if five or 10 people would see my movies, so Captain Jack did a big flip for my career.
Yes, I’ve been lucky to work with some of the biggest stars in the film industry, but I’ve worked hard and fans have loved my music.
The only benefit of my dad being in the film industry was that I got a reality check right from the start. I wasn’t delusional and didn’t want to be an actor just for the glamour.
Well, to tell you honestly, I am still waiting for much better roles. And I am slightly surprised that despite seeing the quality and hard work, the Hindi film industry is still not creating projects that I can be a part of.
I must tell you that Telugu film industry is one of the most comfortable places I found a woman can be. They do make a lot of mass films, but from my experience as an actor, I can tell you that people are very nice and welcoming. In fact, it’s slightly more difficult in other places.
The Australian film industry is a small industry, so you have to really be flexible within working in different mediums. A lot of actors work in theater, film, and television, because there’s not much opportunity in terms of employment there.
I wanted to work in the Hindi film industry much more than what I was offered. But if you are a grain of rice in a wheat field, it is not your fault… You are just different.
We actors have lives beyond the film industry too!
If I fail, the film industry writes me off as another statistic. If I succeed, they pay me a million bucks to fly out to Hollywood and fart.
There is less plastic in Tupperware factory than our film industry. People with plastic smile and plastic heart.
I think everybody works from a defensive position, for the most part, in the film industry.
I think down South, the film industry has the most hardworking, passionate filmmakers.
I did face the casting couch when I had gone to sign a film; but I don’t want to name the person. Most people in the film industry are like that. But thankfully, the television industry has been spared of it.
I connect much more with theatre actors than with cinema actors – insofar as you can speak of ‘cinema actors’ in Mexico, because there isn’t a big film industry.
There’s a big film industry in Egypt, and quite a big one in Syria, and there’s a big Muslim community in Paris.
I don’t want to boast about any contribution, but I was part of the group of people who toiled for the film industry.
Hindi film industry makes film for the rest of the world. Tamil films are watched by Malay people. When a film is not bound by a language, why should an actor be?
I myself have been an underdog. I never got anything easy in the film industry.
There’s something that people misunderstand about screen quotas. It’s not about rejecting or hating other countries’ films, but about protecting our domestic film industry.
If you’ve made it big in Bollywood, such as Kareena Kapoor Khan and Katrina Kaif, and then you do an item song, it becomes a ‘guest appearance.’ That’s how it works. Sadly, that’s the attitude of our Hindi film industry.
I think that we all fantasize about that teeny tiny time in the film industry when women ruled, back in the ’40s.
My dad got into the film industry around the time I was born.
For me, acting is a long-term thing. I’m not in a hurry to make it. I have no desire to explode onto the film industry. I still want to be acting when I’m 60.
When I emerged as a hero, there were times I had continuous hits in Malayalam. I also tasted success as a supporting actor in other languages. But there was a collective effort from a group in the Malayalam film industry to flush me out, which affected my career.
Our film industry as well as the audiences are now open to unconventional pairings and subjects, which has aided my journey greatly.
You see, I have many friends in the Hindi film industry.
I never planned my career in the film industry, in acting. Yes, I always liked acting, but never ever I thought it would be my profession. I wanted to study, since my family has an academic background.
Every single line, every single thing has to be fought over. There’s kind of like an intrinsic doubt from absolutely everyone in my crew, my producer, everyone. It’s not just the film industry – it’s a worldwide thing. It’s the culture of the world to doubt women.
There’s no other industry in the world where you could spend $100m as frivolously as they do in the film industry. Think about how much good you could do with $100m… it can be spent in 20 minutes on a movie.
It wasn’t really my intention to make movies quickly – it’s more to do with the reality of the Japanese film industry. That’s been the only way for me to change my situation; to prove how little time you need to make a good film.
Contrary to what many writers imply about the process, nobody forces a writer to sell his work to the film industry.
I loved movies and watched a lot of them. But my father insisted that I get a good education before I joined the film industry.
