In 1921, Harry Houdini started his own film company called - wait for it - the Houdini Picture Corporation.
Friends told me not to bother with the silents - they're jerky, poorly photographed and ludicrously badly acted. But I was immediately struck by the freshness and vitality of these films.
The scenes in the show were filmed with a crew of really excellent stunt jumpers, but we had the feel of the parachutes, so we could be more realistic in the roles.
I see Igby as my first movie as an adult, and it's a big deal for me because I really, really like the film.
The filmmaker is really important to me: it could be their first film; it's not just about their reputation, but I have to really believe in them.
The average Hollywood film star's ambition is to be admired by an American, courted by an Italian, married to an Englishman and have a French boyfriend.
Unlike films, which can be easily disseminated worldwide via DVDs and the Internet, plays struggle to find an international audience.
The film world is a crazy place to be. You sit around all day waiting for the phone to ring. Are people talking about you or aren't they?
I think it's important to do smaller films because I think that's where a lot of new things are happening.
I'm not at all fed up with British films, but I am fed up with playing upper-class people.
I did a film once that I was killed in. It was a painful, horrifying day. It was a wonderful day from the standpoint of acting, but I was a wreck otherwise.
I wouldn't say being in a film with The Rock was 'motivating.' 'Terrifying' would be a more accurate description.
I just really loved films and thought I should be writing screenplays.
I was one of the horses of the Louis B. Mayer stable, and I thought the films I was given after my Academy Awards were not worthy.
I keep meeting directors that are so irresistible. I only do irresistible films, because I don't need to act to feel myself alive.
There's an army story in me, and I think there's a WWII Brooks film somewhere.
It's about finding unique, one-of-a-kind films that I would want to see myself. I think 'Party Monster' is one of those.
I would like to produce films, but I feel I am an unsuccessful producer. That's the fact.
I normally stay away from horror films; I tend to do light and happy roles.
The first film I can remember seeing on TV was 'The Brides of Dracula.' I was instantly hooked.
The Holy Ghost was working through me on this film, and I was just direction traffic.
