Scott Wilson Quotes
I will say this: the first film that I was on was 'In the Heat of the Night', that Norman Jewison directed with Sidney Poitier. I'm on the set, and I'm totally taking it for granted. Everyone is working for everyone else and pulling for the very best, and it makes everyone better because you feel that effort and concern and appreciation.
Quotes to Explore
-
The stage and working in front of a camera are two completely different mediums. Each requires different techniques.
-
I promise to do everything I can to earn back the trust of everyone I've disappointed.
-
Film has to describe and show.
-
One thing everyone seems to agree on is that Republicans face a perceived compassion deficit.
-
When it's time to film and to actually take on the role of Precious, I felt an immense responsibility to do it justice.
-
For me, the whole process involves envisioning this book in my head as I'm working.
-
My mom started working at the California Shakespeare Theater in Oakland when I was two years old, so I've always grown up around theater.
-
That's what film can do in a way that TV and other long-form storytelling can't. It gives you this very immersive moment.
-
I'm a total loner. I can't even answer texts or take my phone with me when I'm working!
-
You have to understand that you are not making the film for yourself; you're making it for the audience. If I am asking my audiences to buy tickets, I owe them the worth of their money, and I owe them entertainment.
-
Everyone thinks that 'Chinatown' is the best screenplay. I'm not sure it is.
-
Almost everyone will find something in our services worth paying for.
-
I got a job as a human rights and refugees officer, working on youth-based projects. But I realized all the kids I was working with were far more into 'The Daily Show' than the policy briefings.
-
It's about working when nobody's watching.
-
I make sure that whatever film I do, I enjoy my role.
-
I've only used my own voice about four times on film.
-
I'm not the type of person who thinks up a joke and has to tell everyone.
-
Whatever it is that I am working on is what I become obsessed with.
-
I was determined to make working with UNICEF not just something that I did on the trip but something I'd do for the rest of my life.
-
Radium, discovered by Marie and Pierre Curie in 1898, was especially popular: the 'it' element of its day. Radium glows an eerie blue-green in the dark, giving off light for years without any apparent power source. People had never seen anything like it.
-
Diversity in the industry is very lacking, and equal opportunity comes very far and few between for people of color.
-
I love sports. Whenever I can, I always watch the Detroit Tigers on the radio.
-
I will say this: the first film that I was on was 'In the Heat of the Night', that Norman Jewison directed with Sidney Poitier. I'm on the set, and I'm totally taking it for granted. Everyone is working for everyone else and pulling for the very best, and it makes everyone better because you feel that effort and concern and appreciation.
