The weird thing about this business - and I'm sure this operates in many other things, but it's very present and acute in this business - is that a lot of people don't realize that they have power. Particularly actors.
"Lili Anne Taylor" is an American actress notable for her appearances in such award-winning indie films as Mystic Pizza (1988), Say Anything... (1989), Short Cuts (1993) and I Shot Andy Warhol (1996), as well as the acclaimed TV show Six Feet Under (TV series)/Six Feet Under (2002–2005). She has also appeared in several big-budget films such as Ransom (1996 film)/Ransom (1996), The Haunting (1999 film)/The Haunting (1999) and The Conjuring (2013).
If you enjoy these quotes, be sure to check out other famous actresses! More Lili Taylor on Wikipedia.I do believe there's good in all of us, even if it's layered over so thickly.
Cannes is a very strange place. I tried to show up as best I could and to try not to be cynical.
When you get into that kind of studio money, there's a price on everything. And I haven't been willing to pay that price.
It's been very important for me to follow my gut or my heart, or whichever organ you want to go by.
I'm realizing that the hard work has really paid off - not hard work acting-wise, but spiritually and principle-wise. That's given me faith enough that my heart hasn't led me astray. I've started to realize that you can do it your way. There are no rules.
I tried to do the commercial thing. But I don't want to keep shoving Twinkies down everyone's throat. People are hungry for something of more substance.
I see my job as an actor to be as good a channel as I can be. Acting is a gift, and I have respect for it.
When it's working, what acting is really about is getting into the essence of a moment in a creative, joyous way - through whatever frees you up.
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