Samira Wiley Quotes

Two of my favorite actresses are Meryl Streep and Angelina Jolie. So, I would love, love, love to work with them. But I also really love AnnaSofia Robb. There are a lot of great actresses I would love to work with.

I got to work with Dustin Hoffman on a film called 'Billy Bathgate.' I got to work with Meryl Streep and Goldie Hawn and Bob Zemeckis on 'Death Becomes Her.' There are still a few actors out there that I would like to work with.

When I think about my great conversations with Marlon Brando on the set of 'Morituri,' I think there's a story there, just as I do with my experience working with James Cameron on 'Titanic.' And then there are all my years on 'Y&R' and all that has happened there.

I would love to work with Matt Damon.

I would love to work with Quentin Tarantino - he's my number one. My ultimate. I would love to work with Paul Thomas Anderson, Alexander Payne - Pedro Almodovar wouldn't be too shabby. There are so many good directors, but those are some of my favorites.

I'd love to work with Woody Allen.

I'd still like to work with Woody Allen.

I worked on a film short with Frank Sinatra when I was a kid.

I grew up right near Hollywood, and I wanted to be a filmmaker.

So, no, I'm not trying to crack into Hollywood, although I'll make films there if they're good scripts.

During the late '50s, I had worked on the script of Ben-Hur in an office next to that of the producer Sam Zimbalist.

I consider myself a student of Hollywood.

Hollywood is a town; it's not a medium. And cinema is a medium you can practice anywhere.

I guess I feel like it's a gift to meet those talented artists like George Lucas and Oliver Stone, Spike Lee and Richard Kelly. Even if it's a small role, it's a gift to be working that closely with them.

I really want to work with Hugh Jackman and also Steven Spielberg.

I'd love to work with Steve Martin. I'd love to work with Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd.

I did 'Celebrity' by Woody Allen. I did 'The Gingerbread Man' with Robert Altman. These were big talents.

I've dealt with Hollywood about having my work made into a film or cartoon but nothing came of it. That's not to say I wouldn't like to see something happen.

I'm just glad I got to work with the likes of Spielberg.

I don't make movies because I love to act. I make movies because I like to make movies, and I like to be a part of that process.

When I started in the mid-'90s, the goal was really to shoot for a film career and stay there.

I've worked with Robert Altman a couple of times too.

There are thousands of directors in Hollywood.

My goal was always to be working on the biggest stage in the world: Hollywood. Even when I was doing 'The Bill,' I approached the work like it was a Hollywood classic such as 'Training Day' or 'Boyz n the Hood.' So to have worked with some of the greats I've admired, such as Forest Whitaker, Kathy Bates, Cuba Gooding Jr., etc., it warms me.

It is so exciting to get a phone call saying you're going to be working on a Disney film.