Marc Randolph Quotes

It's been constant grinding and trying to secure work that I care about, tireless auditions and meetings. I've been fortunate that a lot of cool doors have opened to me, chiefly meeting great people who were inspired by what I've done and what they feel I could bring to their projects.

I have made really some significant deals because I play golf.

People return my phone calls now, which is really interesting. I'll tell you what I've learned that's kind of bittersweet. So many doors have opened up. I've met everybody in the business. I'm fortunate people want to work with me.

Every week, I take two phone calls or meetings with an aspiring producer or director.

Ultimately, I think it's just going to get you that exposure, get you in that door, get you that recognition that will hopefully get you opportunities.

Everyone has opportunities and different doors that are opened to them in different ways. In the end, if you're talented you'll get work, if you're not, you won't, so it doesn't really matter who you know.

I always look at auditions as not even getting the job as much as I'm just trying to connect with this casting director so they remember me for next time.

In the world of book writing, there's a few people, maybe, where you have close relationships. In TV, there are so many more relationships, and they're all so critical.

We'd never thought we'd get to travel so extensively, meet our heroes, and collaborate with so many people.

In Hollywood, it's not what you know but who you know.

I was fortunate to work with some of the talented filmmakers of our industry. In addition, one film leads to another. As a newcomer, I explored those opportunities.

At one point, you start wondering if being talented in Bollywood is enough, or you need connections.

You know what they say about bein' nice to the right people on the way up Sooner or later you gonna meet them comin' down

I've been fortunate - I haven't had too many auditions. I slept with the right people.

As an actor, I've just gotten insanely lucky. I quite like being surrounded by lots of different talented people lots of different times a year.

The more fights I have in the UFC, the more people I meet, the more opportunities I have to make an impact.

I definitely made friends with the people I like to write with, but I'll also write with people I haven't met before or producers I haven't met before because how are you supposed to make those friends without trying?

That's what I love about the film industry: that you meet so many new people, and you can travel the world.

It's one of the best parts of being on the 'Real Housewives' and why I love it: getting to talk to so many great people.

Although I do not believe in fame, what it brings me is the fact that I can ask someone to work with me, and they do not say no.

I think the best thing I can do for me is to show up places and be clear-headed. Because when I'm clear-headed, my phone rings. I get opportunities.

I think that - whether I should admit this or not - Joe and I, going back to 'Tom and Jerry,' have been very lucky in being able to do cartoons that have universal appeal.

My academy did a great job of getting my story out there for people to hear about me, get interested and wanted to fund me.

I've traveled the world, made a lot of money, met a lot of amazing people.

You will not find outsiders getting main, important roles in big films. The difficult part is to meet the right people.