#buster

Historically, Hollywood comedy has arrived in skinny envelopes. From fence post Buster Keaton to herky-jerky Jerry Lewis to wiry nerve-bundle Woody Allen to hung-loose Richard Pryor to whippy contortionist Jim Carrey, its comics and clowns have tended to be sliced thin and bendable. ↗

— James Wolcott

#arrived #buster #carrey #clowns #comedy

I'll never get a part in a huge action blockbuster. ↗

— Samantha Morton

#blockbuster #get #huge #i #never

The idea was to make a movie ourselves with everyone playing a cameo role. Preferably before we all go, 'cos poor old Charlie Wilson was murdered, and of course Buster has gone. ↗

— Ronald Biggs

#buster #cameo #charlie #cos #course

I turned down the opportunity to be in some films that went on to be blockbusters. ↗

— Elizabeth McGovern

#down #films #i #opportunity #some

I would rather do many small roles on TV, stage or film than one blockbuster that made me rich but had no acting. ↗

— Miranda Richardson

#blockbuster #film #had #i #made

The big-budget blockbuster is becoming one of the most dependable forms of filmmaking. ↗

— Peter Jackson

#blockbuster #dependable #filmmaking #forms #most

There's a very specific thing you can do to get in magazines. I'm much happier to just show up and do the job. I haven't taken the active approach to making myself a star. I haven't been in a blockbuster. ↗

— Paul Rudd

#approach #been #blockbuster #get #happier

Science gets more fun when I get a bigger gun! ↗

— Kari Byron

#kari-byron #mythbusters #science #yeah #science

I just want people to remember me like I remember Buster Keaton. When they talk about Buster Keaton or Gene Kelly, people say, 'Ah yes, they good.' Maybe one day, they remember Jackie Chan that way. ↗

— Jackie Chan

#ah #buster #chan #day #gene

The thrill I got discovering Buster Keaton when I was growing up was so exciting. He was one of the greats. ↗

— John Cleese

#discovering #exciting #got #greats #growing