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.
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I didn't know I wanted to act until it was around 21. I had just come back to Los Angeles after two and half years of traveling and working as a dancer and singer and was looking for a new performing art to study. I started taking acting classes and fell in love.
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The stage and working in front of a camera are two completely different mediums. Each requires different techniques.
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I promise to do everything I can to earn back the trust of everyone I've disappointed.
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Film has to describe and show.
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One thing everyone seems to agree on is that Republicans face a perceived compassion deficit.
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When it's time to film and to actually take on the role of Precious, I felt an immense responsibility to do it justice.
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For me, the whole process involves envisioning this book in my head as I'm working.
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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.
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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.
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I'm a total loner. I can't even answer texts or take my phone with me when I'm working!
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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.
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Everyone thinks that 'Chinatown' is the best screenplay. I'm not sure it is.
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How do I act so well? What I do is I pretend to be the person I'm portraying in the film or play.
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Almost everyone will find something in our services worth paying for.
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I made a big family when I was working at 'Vogue' for ten years, and I'm still friends with a lot of them.
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Compared with other Indian film composers, I only write about six movies a year. Others write up to 60.
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All my brother Eliot and I did as kids was film sketches.
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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.
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It's about working when nobody's watching.
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I love film. I've always been enchanted by doing film. It's something I grew up watching - classics and directors I admire - so that's something I've always been passionate about.
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The power of a good film is to engage you and draw you into its world.
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I was never a big fan of horror. I got into it making these films, but I don't ever see myself doing slasher movies. The kind of horror film I like is 'The Shining.' I don't really like slashers, but I love thrillers with tension.
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Diversity in the industry is very lacking, and equal opportunity comes very far and few between for people of color.
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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.
