All Douglas Wood Quotes
I used to love Woody Allen but feel he's become a hack as a director. Bullets Over Broadway is the only film of his I've enjoyed in the last 10 years.
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The major studios don't differ very much from one another as they all operate under essentially the same principles and pressure.
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Unfortunately, all the cliches we see about Hollywood are true.
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When I saw The Player, I came out with knots in my stomach because it was so true to my experience.
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Working in Hollywood can be tumultuous, with incredible highs and lows and you need to be grounded.
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But so much of being an actor isn't so great - the auditioning, the rejection, the financial insecurity.
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I was only in one play at Steppenwolf, in the early days.
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Robert Altman's Nashville is my all-time favorite film because it covers all the bases - it's original, moving, and has something to say, but also funny and incredibly entertaining.
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I love all of Albert Brooks' work from Defending Your Life back to his first film, Real Life, but am sorry that he seems to have lost his edge in his more recent work.
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While I've lived in L.A. since 1985, I'll always consider Chicago my home town and have much affection for it. My parents and sister still live there so I try to visit as often as I'm able.
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That said, I should also add that I learned a great deal from being allowed in these privileged circles and am grateful for the opportunity to have worked closely with some of the most powerful and successful people in the business including Steven Spielberg and Ted Turner.
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I would rather read a poorly structured story that has fresh ideas than a tightly structured one with cliches.
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Dick Van Dyke was my first idol. He's an amazing physical comedian, like a classic clown, but also very smart and not afraid to show vulnerability.
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There is nothing like the high of being on stage and reaping applause, especially for emotionally needy people like me!
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