Teyonah Parris Quotes

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 am ready to work in any industry whether its Bollywood, Hollywood, the digital platforms, South Indian film, or Bengali films. Wherever I get a good opportunity, I'll be there.

I think the other honest attraction was that I just grew up loving watching TV and loving watching film, and there's so many directors and actors that I dreamed of working with, I just really wanted to take a crack at it and see if I could ever work with some of those.

My very first acting gig was in a movie for Russ Parr. He did this movie called 'Love for Sale,' and that was my first role in any film.

I've done a lot of movies, but my favorite was 'Blind Faith.'

He wasn't directing it, of course, so I didn't work with Hitchcock.

I'm so happy to have been a part of that process and I would go straight back into the desert in a ton of chain mail for Ridley any day of the week. He's an amazing director and I can't wait to see the long version.

Very often, things that people may think come from the writer, very often don't. There's a lot of cooks in the kitchen when it comes to making a movie. When you hear a line of dialogue that sounds kind of tinny, it's pretty easy to cite the screenwriter. But there's a lot of stuff that goes into making a movie.

Honestly, I want to do films. I want to make that move from actor to producer, like Will Smith.

'Game of Thrones' is shot on a very similar kind of schedule to a TV show, but there's a lot more time and focus put into the script.

Film and TV and stuff like that was something that I wanted to do when I was really, really little; like, I remember I used to do these plays with my cousins. We used to do Michael Jackson performances, and I would be Michael.

Films are amazing. To be a part of a movie is the greatest. It's so historic and exciting.

I definitely want to do movies and stuff.

It's so funny, actors usually have a directing ambition. I've got no ambition for directing.

I started my career as an actor, but I've been a director for 15 years now.

I've really enjoyed my three years at 'Hollyoaks.' I worked with the most amazing people.

If you think you're going to be up for an Oscar, you schedule your moviemaking.

I'd love to do another television series. I really love the writing process, and as an actor I really like how much you get to examine in television.

I'd been an actor in high school, and when I got to college, it was all about film.

Growing up, I wasn't sure about acting, but I knew I wanted to be part of the movie industry.

I think I want to pursue a movie career and maybe even pursue some theatre.

I'd love to do a romantic comedy. And perhaps, if the character was right and I had a good gut instinct, a Bollywood movie. And I'd love to direct. One day. I'm learning a lot on the set of 'The Good Wife.'

I got into acting to get my foot in the door for film-making.

I do like to do TV work when it's firing on all cylinders.

If I'm going to do television, I wanted that 'North and South' experience. I wanted something that's going to challenge me on a constant basis.