I've just always loved really good projects. The things that draw me into a new project have very little to do with genre and have more to do with the characters I'll be playing, the people I'll get to work with and things like that.
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Related I just want to work with good filmmakers and do good projects that mean something to me and play int... DYLAN O'BRIEN I just want to work with good filmmakers and do good projects that mean something to me and play int... DYLAN O'BRIEN I do love science fiction, but it's not really a genre unto itself; it always seems to merge wit... RIAN JOHNSON I don't agree with superstitious routines, but there are a couple of things I'll always do b... JAMES BLUNT I've had a very interesting career. I get to do amazing things and work with amazing people and ... GWYNETH PALTROW What I really like to do is write 'genre' stories without a cartoonish element. I did the sa... DAVID S. GOYER Are you taking us to the beach?" - Dan Cahill JUDE WATSON The thing with gymnastics is people don't always know the events. So they'll ask me about th... MCKAYLA MARONEY I used to say, 'Man, I think I'd be a really good dad. I'll be a great provider. I'm... ELIZABETH GILBERT I'll do anything that sparks me. Sometimes I'll want to do something random with ballet, and... SASHA LANE I hope it's not all I'll ever do, but I know I've played enigmatic characters. For me, t... AIDAN GILLEN If you don't interfere with me, I'll always do something really good. JOHN MALKOVICH You know, it's going to be a really long tour, and well, I guess I'll see what happens with ... JAMES IHA I've always been a big fan of time travel, and I'm very into the notion that some day we'... SCOTT BAKULA I think the problem I have with films is that, because there's so much hype around them, they be... HANS MATHESON I'll work with Jerry Seinfeld any day of the week. Get a nice little paycheck there, but you do ... PATRICK WARBURTON It looks ancient," - Amy Cahill JUDE WATSON I've been lucky to work with people that I like most of the time. If I don't like them, I... VINCE VAUGHN It seems like people want to blame me for everything. Whenever any issue arises, I'm said to hav... LIONEL MESSI Do no look for that ideal person to be with, be that ideal person. JEFFREY FRY I want to do a little bit of everything. I love sci-fi. I think it's more the characters that dr... SABRINA LLOYD Each day I will accomplish one thing on my to do list. LAILAH GIFTY AKITA When I do stand-up for a long time, I'll get burned out, then I'll get an acting gig. For me... ZACH GALIFIANAKIS I would love to be in 'Downton Abbey.' That's the thing I thing many people would have a... ARI GRAYNOR I always try to keep a little bit of space in the year to work with other people. Because I love doi... WAYNE MCGREGOR What I hope in my ideal world is that with each project, I'll either get to work with a really g... LAURA LINNEY It SMELLS ancient," - Dan Cahill JUDE WATSON Palm trees were fanned by a warm, light breeze, and they rolled down their windows to smell the sea. JUDE WATSON I have always done things that made me happy. I work with people I like, and I do the job I like. I ... CHINA MACHADO I just never have really been the kind of person that's out in public being inappropriate, I gue... EMMA ROBERTS I'm not so in love with material things that I'll do anything for money. That allows me the ... ESTHER ROLLE If someone comes to me, any community in the Northern Territory, with a viable economic future, and ... ADAM GILES All I really want to do is things I haven't done. 'I'm gonna put a paper bag on my head ... SIA I'm hoping that I'll be able to find a distributor to come into Canada with it, because I th... BURT WARD The work that I've gotten in the hiatuses seems to indicate that I will have a little more work ... RICH SOMMER I'll take photographs with kids. People who want to take photographs with me. People who like th... JOHNNY DEPP One thing that I really like to do is, I'll look in the mirror, and I'll imagine that I'... ANNA AKANA I've taken Saturdays to be the day I pull back completely. I do things that are more creative, a... PADMASREE WARRIOR I just want to be with great teachers. If that means I'm in a horror film with good teachers, I&... JENNIFER CARPENTER The older I've gotten, the more I've learned that I have to open myself up to all opportunit... SELENA GOMEZ I've done nothing wrong. Some people just don't like me. Maybe I'm somebody that's e... DANIEL CORMIER To not be modest about it, you'll find that with only a couple of exceptions, most of the musici... DAVID BOWIE It's a fire, it's a passion to get out and to create and to innovate. And that I've alwa... KEVIN PLANK As long as I am given the opportunity to keep performing and keep exploring in whatever medium, I... DAN STEVENS I'll work with anyone - and I really do mean that - Democrat, Republican, independent, Libertari... ELIZABETH WARREN I think whenever you have a common goal with someone, you're going to bond. It's really hard... BEN SCHNETZER I've got to be out doing a million things. That's how I find stories. That's how I get t... DANA BRUNETTI A home should be an intimate autobiography of the things that you like. One of the things I'm so... ALEXANDRA STODDARD I'll admit it, the grunge trend doesn't really speak to me. I get why other people like it, ... NINA GARCIA I have very little faith that I'll ever find someone. I've had some bad luck and I've ma... SELMA BLAIR These characters, they have to evolve. They're getting older on the show, these are things that ... KUNAL NAYYAR I have to do something with my mind, or I'll get in trouble. VINCE MCMAHON I said if I have a No. 1, I'll do a naked photo shoot! I'm not sure a lot of people would li... OLLY MURS People return my phone calls now, which is really interesting. I'll tell you what I've learn... TATE TAYLOR I really think if you're trying to look good, do something athletic. I have a little mini tramp,... LAUREN GRAHAM I will never stop questioning. I will never stop wanting more and discovering other things and wanti... DAVID HALLBERG There's no master plan; I'm just going with what I'm inspired to do and what I get asked... NAT WOLFF I'm asking God to bless you with something that unsettles you, disturbs you, and upsets you. CRAIG GROESCHEL I'd like to have kids and a wife, and you know, drop them off at school and like, do normal thin... ED SHEERAN I just like to stay a little quiet and just do my own thing. If I win a little more, I think I'l... INBEE PARK I've been lucky to find people who want to work with me, whom I respect and like, but the truth ... KIRSTEN DUNST With each film, I get more and more involved and it's more and more time-consuming. Also, I like... AISHWARYA RAI BACHCHAN If I'm extremely bored and I don't have a book with me and I'm being an obnoxious teenag... TAVI GEVINSON My parents have always said, 'You'll be so unhappy if you're no more than your career, t... EVA AMURRI When you get your opportunities, you've just got to go with what they said... I'll do what... MALIK JACKSON Everybody asks, 'How do you do it?' And I'm like, 'Well, I'm recurring on both s... RENA SOFER I think when you're a fan of music - at least the way I've been a fan to artists that have r... MATISYAHU I'm really passionate about things I enjoy, and I like to be out there doing things, and learnin... STEVE NASH Sometimes I'll come up with a lick that I really love, and I'll try to put the right words t... ALEX CHILTON I'm drawn to doing interesting stuff at work. And some of the time with the supernatural, you ge... ANNA PAQUIN The very fact that I've had those established me to continue on to do new music and new projects... JUICE NEWTON I have several businesses that revolve around fighting: the training centres, the clothing line and ... RANDY COUTURE I really do see the good in people, and I don't want to change that. That's really how I vie... JENNIFER MORRISON I'm very good at breaking up with people. Very good. It requires a lot of skill, but what you do... DIANE VON FURSTENBERG People like to talk a lot about me, about how I have anxiety or social disorders. I'll admit to ... NATE DIAZ I can look at the future with anticipation. And it's comforting to know that someday, as Christi... AMY GRANT I would definitely like to have a family, and whether that's with a man or a woman doesn't r... KRISTANNA LOKEN Sometimes I'll write without the guitar or the piano, but most of the time I'll be playing a... JOHN DARNIELLE Sometimes when I pick up a book off the shelf, when I'm buying a new book to read, I'll look... JENNIFER CARPENTER I always have a football handy at home, and I'll play with it. Sometimes it'll get on my wif... THIERRY HENRY I went out with seven actors in a row. There are problems with that. I've had the really good-lo... JENNIFER COOLIDGE As an actor, I've always wanted to do characters that would help me find my connection with othe... FOREST WHITAKER I'm somebody who doesn't work with a stylist. I'll be honest with you, I'm a mom and... BUSY PHILIPPS Being a 'hunk' is going to do great things for my love life, and I'll get a lot more off... ROBERT KAZINSKY I listen to music all the time, and I just choose things I like, or things that I've not used be... WAYNE MCGREGOR I've always just adored music. It's my first love, really. I admire and respect people in th... BLYTHE DANNER I've never really felt like a veteran. I've never felt like the guy who's like, 'OK,... A.J. STYLES Obviously I've had crushes, and I've tried to make things work with people, but it doesn'... SOPHIE TURNER If the project has good writing and is something I get excited about, then I'll do the role. And... GBENGA AKINNAGBE You know. I'll try anything. I'll do anything. I'll explore. Try different takes. All th... COLIN FARRELL One of the more interesting things I've learnt since becoming a writer is that if you like the b... MEG ROSOFF I'm usually writing in English, and then I'll get the hankering to change channels. And usua... JUAN FELIPE HERRERA I have a pretty clear picture of the whole weight of my life, and there are things that I've don... DAVID CROSBY I don't go out drinking and stuff like that. My friends say 'Just have one drink, JD.' I... JERMAIN DEFOE I'm really happy with everything that I've been fortunate enough to do and with the creative... ERIN WASSON I just don't want to be the damsel in distress. I'll scream on the balcony, but you've g... KIRSTEN DUNST Sometimes you'll see people give performances in comedy with an ironic detachment where they'... ZACH WOODS I'll always be grateful for what 'Doctor Who' has given me. I go to quite a few fan conv... DAPHNE ASHBROOK I've been doing TV for fourteen years, and I've always had a fascination with the political ... CHARLOTTE ROSS I think you can do a lot, like describing people with their physical characteristics, things like th... GABRIELLE ZEVIN
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