Agent Quotes - page 13

My brother is an agent, so he is in the business. Is he my agent? No, no, no. That would never work. (Christian Cooke)
In 1998, the acting roles suddenly bottomed out. I was no longer getting scripts; even my agent stopped calling. When I finally got him on the phone to ask him what was going on, he paused, then said: 'Well, Christine, you're 45.' I got rid of him. View quote
Christine Ebersole
Whenever I travel anywhere, I'm constantly asked if I'm Swedish. It's the burden of most Norwegians. The Swedes have just got a better publicity agent, I think. View quote
Christopher Heyerdahl
My agent said that I was one of the top three busiest people in the country. View quote
Casey Kasem
I've always thought that having an attractive free agent is better than a guy who was picked in the seventh round. View quote
David Dunn
I never had trouble getting an agent. I went out and got my first couple roles, and literally within six months I never had to have another job other than acting. View quote
Dean Norris
I received a phone call; my agent got a phone call from Ryan Murphy saying he wanted to talk to me... And he basically outlined 'American Horror Story' for me and said that there's a character named Larry the Burn Guy, and I'd like you to play it. View quote
Denis O'Hare
I get asked to give stuff to my dad. I'm, like, 'I'm not gonna pass your script to him!' You know? My dad's my dad. I'm not his agent. View quote
Domhnall Gleeson
When I choose projects, I don't stipulate between film or theatre or television. I receive scripts and I read scripts - and when I read a script that's good, I then get married to it and talk to my agent about what happens next. View quote
Dominic Monaghan
I was lucky enough to get a very good agent at the age of 15, and got my first film when I was 16, so it's been rolling on since then. View quote
Douglas Booth
Much of the time, as an actor, you sit around waiting. Most of your life and career, you're waiting for your agent or your manager to call you. (Dylan McDermott)
The camera fails to capture the 'business' in show business! We typically will give 10 percent of our salary to the agent, 10 percent to the manager, and 5 percent to the lawyer, plus the publicist gets a flat fee, which needs to be budgeted for. View quote
Danica McKellar
You want to hear an agent scream, say, 'I'm thinking about doing a collection of short stories set in the Ozarks.' View quote
Daniel Woodrell
I had brought up from Chile a contract agent whose cover was that of a newspaper publisher in Santiago, a young, very talented man, named Dave Phillips, who later on carved quite a career for himself in the agency. View quote
E. Howard Hunt
I believe the director is the one that sets the mood and if you have this hysterical director it's a domino effect. I would work for him forever, for nothing. Don't tell my agent that. View quote
Elizabeth Pena
There's no slow build anymore where you get a little part, then you get a little better part, then a better part, until one day your agent calls you us and says, 'guess what, you're a movie star,' and you say, 'Thank you!' View quote
Ellen Barkin
I don't know if my agent will be upset but I quoted him saying that he would jump out a window if I turn down another project. View quote
Erika Christensen
If did go back to school, I would want to learn another aspect of the entertainment industry like to become a producer or an agent, you need a law degree. View quote
Ethan Embry
I wasn't one of the ones voted most likely to succeed when I was at drama school, but I persevered and concentrated on the acting rather than going to the right parties and getting the right agent. Eventually, after ten years, it paid off. View quote
Eddie Marsan
It's very nice having my mum as my agent. You know that she's always doing what's best for you. View quote
Freddie Highmore
I'm not an agent from any government, even if some of you may not believe it. I'm not. I'm a peacemaker. (Feisal Abdul Rauf)
CBS fought very hard on this because it believed and believes that there's a principle at stake here. The principle is that Dan Rather doesn't work for the police, and that people that speak to Dan Rather understand that he's a journalist and not a police agent. View quote
Floyd Abrams
I grew up in Queensland, and my dad was a tradesman and my mum an insurance agent, both self-employed. View quote
Grant Bowler
Everything I do, I go to black people. If I have a problem at the airport, I'll go to the black ticket agent. I hope they notice me because I'll get better service. If I'm at a restaurant, I look for the black waiter. Rent-a-Car, give you the upgrade. View quote
Gary Owen
A citizen is a political and moral agent who in fact has a shared sense of hope and responsibility to others and not just to him or herself. View quote
Henry Giroux