I took acting classes in college, and once I graduated, I decided to give acting a shot when I couldn't really think of anything else to do. It took me a couple of years to get an agent, and my first big break was The Fanelli Boys, which was a sitcom on NBC. Then I did a few television movies. Christopher Meloni American Actor More Christopher Meloni Quotes 0
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. Elizabeth Pena American Actress More Elizabeth Pena Quotes 0
Four months after we finished shooting, I'd been in New Orleans shooting another movie and my agent and I were having a bite to eat - actually in London - and he's sitting there and goes, 'Wow, I just can't believe how ripped you are.' Ryan Reynolds Canadian Actor More Ryan Reynolds Quotes 0
And from the moment that we realized it was a terrorist attack, there isn't an agent or a support person in the FBI that wasn't committed to bringing to justice those who were responsible for this. Robert Mueller American Public Servant More Robert Mueller Quotes 0
And so every one of us in the FBI, I don't care if it's a file clerk someplace or an agent there or a computer specialist, understands that our main mission is to protect the public from another September 11, another terrorist attack. Robert Mueller American Public Servant More Robert Mueller Quotes 0
Being an agent gave me a great sense of satisfaction. Victoria Principal American Actress More Victoria Principal Quotes 0
I wasn't really interested in doing television. I don't have that much ambition. My agent, Eileen Feldman, has all the ambition for me. Meg Tilly American Actress More Meg Tilly Quotes 0
While I was in high school, I started working professionally and got an agent. Charlene Tilton American Actress More Charlene Tilton Quotes 0
Peace and commerce with foreign nations could be more effectually and cheaply cultivated by a common agent; therefore they gave the Federal Government the sole management of our relations with foreign governments. Robert Toombs American Politician More Robert Toombs Quotes 0
If the machine of government is of such a nature that it requires you to be the agent of injustice to another, then, I say, break the law. Henry David Thoreau American Author More Henry David Thoreau Quotes 0
The honorable William Penn, late governor of Pennsylvania, was chosen agent to the Court of Britain, and directed to deliver the petition to the King himself and to endeavor by his personal influence to procure a favorable reception to this last address. Mercy Otis Warren American Playwright More Mercy Otis Warren Quotes 0
I was advised by an American agent when I was about 19 to change my surname. Rachel Weisz British Actress More Rachel Weisz Quotes 0
Of all those in the army close to the commander none is more intimate than the secret agent; of all rewards none more liberal than those given to secret agents; of all matters none is more confidential than those relating to secret operations. Sun Tzu Chinese Philosopher More Sun Tzu Quotes 0
Yes, there is a story about Agent Orange, and we knew that it harmed our troops and we knew how long it was to get the medical community to accept that, the military to accept it, the VA to accept it. Christopher Shays American Politician More Christopher Shays Quotes 0
Let every eye negotiate for itself and trust no agent. William Shakespeare English Dramatist More William Shakespeare Quotes 0
Because hypocrisy stinks in the nostrils one is likely to rate it as a more powerful agent for destruction than it is. Rebecca West Irish Author More Rebecca West Quotes 0
It's funny, 'cause it seems like just yesterday that I was the youngest player just starting out. But now there are young players all over the league, and they'll ask me questions about playing overseas or finding an agent. Sue Wicks American Athlete More Sue Wicks Quotes 0
If I wasn't an actor, I'd be a secret agent. Thornton Wilder American Novelist More Thornton Wilder Quotes 0
I think that the opportunity to be a kid another year and not have to not worry about the responsibilities of paying bills, and worry about getting an agent and worry about getting an accountant was important. Jason Williams American Athlete More Jason Williams Quotes 0
Hell hath no fury like a hustler with a literary agent. Frank Sinatra American Musician More Frank Sinatra Quotes 0
Caution is the confidential agent of selfishness. Woodrow Wilson American President More Woodrow Wilson Quotes 0
What we wanted from an agent depended on what he brought in. Markus Wolf German Public Servant More Markus Wolf Quotes 0
There are so many people I would love to work with, like Al Pacino, Paul Newman, Gary Oldman - maybe Tom Cruise. I wanna play his brother in something - so call my agent! Scott Wolf American Actor More Scott Wolf Quotes 0
An agent saw one of the plays I did at ACT, but my mom was like, No, she's too young. I became so annoying that a year and a half later she just couldn't stand hearing me any more! Marla Sokoloff American Actor More Marla Sokoloff Quotes 0
A typical agent in New York gets 400 query letters a month. Of those, they might ask to read 3-4 manuscripts, and of those, they might ask to represent 1. Nicholas Sparks American Author More Nicholas Sparks Quotes 0