Francesca Annis Quotes

I have an agent now.

The reason actors, artists, writers have agents is because we'll do it for nothing. That's a basic fact - you gotta do it.

The studio didn't ask them to learn their trade, they just worked them, and when that personality or that gimmick or whatever they had ran dry at the box office, they were dropped and out.

You know, we don't look much alike, but Denzel Washington would make a great sports agent.

The studios knew how to build a star, and they knew what to do with you. They also taught you everything.

We were all ruled by the studio system. I signed a contract for seven years.

Your best protection is to have an established agent make the contact.

I don't hang out with agents and producers and I'm not into the business side at all.

I didn't have the safety net that a lot of young actresses have. A lot of young girls have their families around to support them and help choose wisely.

Hollywood is a place where they place you under contract instead of under observation.

My dad even likes to give me career advice. I'll let him know about some offers about films and TV shows that I get, and he'll ask me questions like, 'What's the money like?' and 'Who got this for you - was it your agent or manager, and what are they getting out of this?'

My agent makes 10% of what you make. When your agent tells you to take a vacation, you know you're exhausted.

Do I believe in vampires? I've got an agent. Even more, I've got a manager. So yes, I believe full well in vampires and blood-letting.

Steven Gerrard wanted to speak to me, so I went to see him and we had a sit down over my future. He's someone who had pretty much been in the public eye his whole life, and now that I was going to be in bigger fights earning better money, he took it upon himself to give me a talking to about what I should do next.

Sometimes I just think we get caught up in the entertainment aspect of this business and people kind of forget that this is the way we feed our families and this is our livelihoods.

There was one moment when I was in L.A., and he was teaching me a move. I just looked at him, thinking, 'Oh my God, I'm being taught to wrestle by Dwayne Johnson. What the hell?'

From my years on 'Will & Grace,' you'd think I'm Madonna.

There was no studio system to let me work my way up through small roles. When I got up on my hind legs, no one would believe it.

When I got my record deal, my mum was still struggling a little bit, so the entertainment industry took advantage of that. My mum needed money, and so she signed a contract.

As good as that first year in Ring of Honor was, the second year was really, really bad for me. In retrospect, it was great for me, but at the time, it was a tough situation to be in. I didn't have anyone around to mentor me where I needed to be.

My wish would be for positive representation and more diversity coming from Hollywood.

Players should get the best deals for themselves whenever they can. Football is a relatively short career.

I have two young sons that are very interested and work in real estate. I made it a policy they need to work five years in progressively responsible jobs outside of the company, preferably in New York, and then get a masters degree, so I am making it hard for them to join.

My work is my shelter, particularly in these moments when things are happening fast.

Hollywood is hard on everyone, but it really is harder on women and people of color.