For an actor working in television or film, I think it's important to understand how the medium works - how the camera and lenses work and how the sound and the editing works.
I truly loved Jason Reitman. I was there on his first film, 'Thank You For Smoking,' and I'd go work with him to do anything.
The only thing that matters to me is getting to the work - getting to do the work. And I don't really care where it is: whether it's on stage or on television or in film.
I enjoy my work, no matter who I am working with. Even if you give me a solo silent film, I will enjoy it.
Contrary to what many writers imply about the process, nobody forces a writer to sell his work to the film industry.
I would recommend going out for more independent films. You can get bigger roles and really work your acting chops and build a reel.
Tina Fey is part of a generation of women who have changed the face of comedy at 'Second City,' 'SNL,' in sitcoms and in film.
In television, women can really run anything. It can be a comedy, it can be a drama, it can be genre, it can be anything. But in films, women are still getting to the top.
Never make someone a priority when they only see you as an option.
Some people make a difference, some people make you different.
Make it dark, make it grim, make it tough, but then, for the love of God, tell a joke.
My job is to make images and leave the decision-making and conclusion-drawing to other people.
I've learned that making a 'living' is not the same thing as 'making a life'.
Making mistakes is important because it makes you wiser.
I definitely wanted to earn my freedom. But the primary motivation wasn't making money, but making an impact.
Making money is a happiness. And that's a great incentive. Making other people happy is a super-happiness.
Great music does not just make me feel good. It means something. It makes us understand. It makes us happy.
I keep reminding people that an editorial in rhyme is not a song. A good song makes you laugh, it makes you cry, it makes you think.
School is practice for the future, and practice makes perfect and nobody's perfect so why bother.
Make enthusiasm a way of life. Make optimism a way of success. Make gratitude a way of happiness.
Success does not consist in never making mistakes but in never making the same one a second time.
