#yin

The pursuit of excellence is less profitable than the pursuit of bigness, but it can be more satisfying. ↗

— David Ogilvy

#excellence #less #more #profitable #pursuit

A lot of things that I can't get into the room for, even just to be seen, is because they're just saying 'No. they're not casting non-white.' You're lumped into a category with people who are just not white. ↗

— Sandra Oh

#casting #category #even #get #i

As a working actor, all I want to do is work. That's it. It's terrifying when you don't work. It's very hard when you don't work. There have been times when I've been out of work for like six months. I feel theatre to me is like manna. ↗

— Sandra Oh

#been #feel #hard #i #i feel

When you get to that level, it's not a matter of talent anymore - because all the players are so talented - it's about preparation, about playing smart and making good decisions. ↗

— Hakeem Olajuwon

#anymore #because #decisions #get #good

The bump I was trying to hide could be the future king of England. ↗

— Bruce Oldfield

#could #england #future #hide #i

Change is vital to any actor. If you keep playing lead after lead, you're really gonna dry up. Because all those vehicles wean you away from the truths of human behaviour. ↗

— Gary Oldman

#after #any #away #because #behaviour

I enjoy playing characters where the silence is loud. ↗

— Gary Oldman

#enjoy #i #loud #playing #silence

I got obsessed with classical music, I got obsessed with Chopin, with playing the piano. ↗

— Gary Oldman

#classical #classical music #got #i #music

I'm almost incapable of lying. I'd be a terrible spy. ↗

— Gary Oldman

#i #incapable #lying #spy #terrible

It's always hard when you're playing someone for a lot of people out there who are going to see the movie after reading the books. There's a communion between a reader and the writer, so people will have an idea who Sirius Black is and I might not be everyone's idea of that. ↗

— Gary Oldman

#always #between #black #books #communion