Industry Relevance Quotes

There are probably industries where gender is more of an issue, but our industry is not one where I think that's relevant.

I never stop working, I never stop creating. And I never sit around and wait for the industry to need me. I force the industry to want me by continuously creating what I do. And in this age of airplanes and Internet, it's not about where you are, it's more about what you do. But I travel every single day.

I don't care how many followers you have, but if you're executing amazing makeup, and you're working day to day in the makeup world and really changing the makeup world, to me that qualifies as a pro.

When you get to a certain age, you have to make a decision for yourself: if you want to get old in the industry, and you want to play maybe a few parts that come along now and then - or what else in life interests you?

I don't think I'm a thorn in the industry, I'm just another part of it.

I'm in Hollywood - I have no business not being in the movie industry.

Realistically speaking, I don't know how many more years I will want to be acting or will be invited to be.

The real trouble with film school is that the people teaching are so far out of the industry that they don't give the students an idea of what's happening.

The music business would be much better, for the youth and the kids, if they start hiring employees that understand the kids.

I have been passed over on some things because people didn't think I was edgy enough. But the people who took those gigs are gone now, and I am still here.

I don’t want to be an old-man filmmaker, making old-man movies, and I don’t want to be the one not to know when to leave the party.

I don't want to commit to too many films, as it would result in getting out of touch with what is happening in the industry.

As a theater actor I always wondered, 'Is there a place for me in Hollywood?'

You have to understand who you are and figure out a way to communicate it. It might be in a different industry, but it's about what pumps the blood through your veins, what makes you excited, what pushes your buttons. And then discovering the best way to communicate that, no matter how big or small; it's what you stand for, what you believe in, and what reflects who you are.

I believe you really do need to be 360 in this industry. And being just a Vine creator was not my goal.

Maybe if they start playing new rock bands videos, then maybe but there is no point in a guy like me spending 250 grand for a video that no one is ever going to see.

I see people every day who think they're the be all and end all of the industry. I've seen so many people come and go, but the industry doesn't revolve around one person.

For me, it was important to keep my name in 'mainstream Hollywood.'

From my experience let me say this: in today's world it is no bad thing for a politician to have had the benefit of a scientific background. And not only politicians. Those who work in industry, in commerce, in investment. Indeed, so important has it become that I believe we are right to make science a compulsory subject for all schoolchildren.

You just worry that your time is up. It's not that people suddenly go, 'Oh, actually they're not very good any more,' but sometimes, well, your time is up. There are a lot of actors out there who just disappear.

My perspective was always being on a number one show doesn't mean anything if I'm not still working consistently at 40 to 50 and 60 years old.

Until I was on Twitter, trust me: I was completely wiped off everybody's consciousness in Hollywood.

I'm a young 32, but I want to do this only so long, so that when I'm 37-38, people can understand what I'm saying when I talk to them.

You want to select the right applications at the right time for your industry.

The one person whom I would like to be is Meryl Streep. Even at her age, she sits alongside the younger heroines at the Oscars with her name in the nominee list, and others around her wonder whether they still stand a chance.