Quotes about "Contemporary Issues"

I have a photograph at home of Fred Astaire from the knees down with his feet crossed. It's kind of inspiring because it reminds me his feet were bleeding at the end of rehearsals. Yet when you watch him, all you see is freedom. It's a reminder of what the job is about in general, not just being in musicals. ”

From my experience, I think that every actor has to make sure that they're in charge of their own career somehow or other. ”

I think the thing about film is, as it gets proved by a lot of young filmmakers now, that the medium will just go on reinventing itself, and so you just hope to be a part of that and not a part of some kind of endless regurgitation or 'Here I am doing what you know I do' kind of thing. ”

There are two ways to write error-free programs; only the third one works. ”

I got my first job at a firm called Naess & Thomas. ”

I got my first job the old-fashioned way: I took an elevator to the top floor of many buildings and walked down floor by floor on the stairs going into every firm and asking the receptionist if she knew of any jobs available. ”

I love art; I collect mostly modern art. ”

It's actually a pretty basic concept: when businesses feel secure and confident, they are more likely to grow, hire, and invest. Conversely, when the economy is unstable, businesses often become much more risk averse, and in many cases, they're forced to make undesirable cuts that affect their bottom line. ”

My career has been spent developing airplanes. ”

Don't manage your career. Follow your dream and contribute. ”