I'd rather spend my time with grape growers than actors. In the film industry, all the money is focused on television and the stupidity of American cinema.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
In the film industry, all the money is focused on television and the stupidity of American cinema.
I'm used to American actors who have a movie career thinking television acting is beneath them.
People on series are now given a lot more opportunities, sometimes more than film actors.
Most actors and actresses are consumed by careers and getting ahead.
Anyone who's putting money into your movie would always rather you cast well-known people.
I would make the movie industry more like the television industry. TV is more material driven. In TV, you can break new stars. TV can take more chances.
I think every American actor wants to be a movie star. But I never wanted to do stupid movies, I wanted to do films.
You know, when you choose to make your living as an actor, it's all fine and good to look at it as some kind of artistic endeavor. At its best, it is that. But the fact is, most of the actors out there don't earn $3 million a picture and can't afford to take two years off between films and look for the right thing. Most of us are tradesmen.
The reason I prefer working with established actors and stars is because they are more popular, and the film reaches out to more people and do well in terms of numbers, too.
I would rather do many small roles on TV, stage or film than one blockbuster that made me rich but had no acting.