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"So, one way or another, I found myself in a few movies. I take it seriously when I'm on the set, but I don't take myself seriously as an actor."

Henry Rollins, American Musician

Movies, Actor

"I suppose we all loved those kind of sci-fi movies where terrible things came out of swamps and came to Mars. And there's usually some poor girl. All the guys are trying to desperately handle levers and saying, go to something or other."

Neil Innes, British Writer

Movies, Poor, Saying, Trying

"That's the other thing about working on movies, the commitment is years. That's one thing that's so frustrating about the process is that it goes on and on and on for years."

Thomas Lennon, American Actor

Movies, Commitment, Years

"When we were doing 'Freaks and Geeks', I didn't quite understand how movies and TV worked, and I would improvise even if the camera wasn't on me. I thought I was helping the other actors by keeping them on their toes, but nobody appreciated it when I would trip them up. So I was improvising a little bit back then, but not in a productive way."

James Franco, American Actor

Movies, Thought, Actors

"I was always attracted to science fiction movies."

Tina Turner, American Musician

Movies, Science, Fiction

"My wife says that stage acting is like being on a tightrope with no net, and being in the movies, there is a net - because you stop and go over it again. It's very technical and mechanical. On stage you're on your own."

Eli Wallach, American Actor

Movies, Wife, Acting, Being

"I have a record company starting. It's called Flesh Records and I'm putting together music for porno movies."

Adam Jones, American Musician

Movies, Music, Company

"I did plays and movies and whatever all over the place."

Joe Mantegna, American Actor

Movies,

"I don't watch the movies I make, so I haven't seen 'Footloose' since it came out. You see this young, hungry actor, it's pretty fun. I was the only one they screen tested. It was an attempt by the director and producer to talk the head of the studio into hiring me because they didn't want me."

Kevin Bacon, American Actor

Movies, Fun, Hiring

"I'll be honest with you. My kids don't watch my movies and never have. I can maybe name a film one hand that they've seen, actually, all the way through."

Kevin Bacon, American Actor

Movies, Film, Kids, Name

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"While the eyes of the world will be on us let's show everyone that we have a great sense of humour."

Cultural

"I kind of worry about that a little bit - we lost our film culture for 30 years because the Americans came in and bought up all the cinema chains and wouldn't show any Australian films."

Worry

"Can you imagine what it would be like if all the Aussie film talent was able to make Australian stories?"

Talent

"In 1905 Albert discovered Relativity, in 1906 he invented Rock and Roll."

Innovation

"So we have to be careful because if you don't protect your culture you won't have it for very long."

Cultural

"The American formula things are out there but they don't have any stories to tell - we have all the stories to tell - but they're all formula."

Cultural

"We cheer everyone who goes off to Hollywood and tells American stories but telling Australian stories is the greatest thing you can do."

Cultural

"It's because we are so flooded with American culture that we're startled when we see ourselves up there on the screen."

Cultural

"Then if your movie clicks with real audiences, you'll be sucked into some sort of Hollywood orbit. It's a devil of a place where the only religion that really counts is box office."

Religion

"The obsession required to see a feature through from concept to release is not a rational thing to do with your brief time on this planet. Nor is it something to which an intelligent person should aspire."

Time