Jeffrey Wright Quotes

I knew you had to go in and audition and maybe they'd hire you, and that's where you start. I had a good understanding about press: that it's the actor's responsibility to publicize his or her films.

If you're not in someone's face, they're not going to remember you. So get yourself back into an acting class; get a coach. Do those things you did when you were 20 and wanted it so bad.

One of the first things that I did was, I got myself a publicist as soon as 'Maria Full of Grace' premiered in July, so that I could go and meet people that I wanted to meet: the writers and the directors and the people that are doing things.

There's a whole thing now in the entertainment industry that's like, 'You need to write for yourself. Those are the people that are really valuable.' And it's just like, 'I don't want to! I just want to act!'

I want to do more Tollywood projects but I don't go around asking for roles.

A good performance from me - no matter what kind of film it is, or who I'm acting with - will help me get better offers.

In my career, which has been fairly two-dimensional, people make decisions based on your persona.

I'm the worst person to ask about how to get noticed. It took me 25 years.

I do hope to increase what I do into a Brad Goreski brand.

It's crucial that I kind of keep up, without drifting into the backslapping land of cliche and lifetime achievement awards.

As an actor I think sometimes producers need a little bit of encouragement to see you in a particular role, they may not have as much imagination as you would expect.

If I had a bloody tattoo for every film I'd done, I'd be a walking billboard.

Any article's good. Long as it's publicity, I think that's all that matters. I think it's advancement for my career.

It was a conscious choice, to build my own career, to make a name for myself. Another issue here, of course, is that I used all means to build it and was ready to pay any price for it.

I've been doing this journey in acting and singing since I was six years old, and I definitely think this will take me to the next level - in movies.

Actors are sellers, and I figured out a long time ago that if you wanted to work a lot, you had to be on the buying side.

I don't believe that all actors should end up being directors.

I've literally pitched to every studio and network trying to get directing work. It's really hard.

What people don't know about me is that I'm a pretty good businesswoman. Yes, I do this little ol' game show, but I know the show isn't going to last forever, so I've gone into different ventures. But I don't want to sound like I'm bragging.

I clearly haven't made a good enough impression on people. My go-to line when it's the resume game is that I'm either Chris Evans or Ryan Reynolds.

I hope through 'The Family Man,' I get some good offers.

After a two-year stint at Cheek by Jowl theatre company in London, I put all my energies into breaking into New York's theatre scene. It took me eight years to build enough to play lead roles.

I built a label at the same time I built a career.

It wasn't until I had a platform and an opportunity like 'Being the Elite' to show people that I'm a real human being. Show people I have a personality. I think that's helped more than anything in my career.

I wish I had not believed that my work would speak for itself; the working world requires a bit more than that.