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In Australia, there just weren't strong roles for actors of colour. I was often being asked to turn up for commercials with a ghetto blaster on my shoulder. I thought, 'Are we in the '60s?'

~Deobia Oparei

Topics: Actor Asked Australia Being Colour Commercials Ghetto Just Often Roles Shoulder Strong Thought Turn Up Were

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I have kids. I can't hardly watch an afternoon football game with them without having to turn off the TV during the commercials. It's too much. I don't know when violence was deemed such a cinematic thing.

~Derek Cianfrance

Topics: Afternoon Cinematic Commercials Deemed Football Football Game Game Hardly Having Kids Know Much Off Them Thing Too Too Much Turn Tv Violence Watch Without

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I started off in a small theatre performance company and worked my way into commercials.

~Devon Sawa

Topics: Commercials Company Off Performance Small Started Theatre Way Worked

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Commercials are not the only exposure that obesity gets on TV. It is by no means a rarity on the wonderful Judge Judy's show when both plaintiff and accused all but literally fill the screen.

~Dick Cavett

Topics: Accused Both Commercials Exposure Fill Gets Judge Judy Literally Means Obesity Only Rarity Screen Show Tv Wonderful

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The threat to free television. The reason television is free is because it is a life support system for commercials. That fundamental aspect is about to change.

~Dick Wolf

Topics: About Aspect Because Change Commercials Free Fundamental Life Reason Support System Television Threat

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TIVO executives stand up and say, 'Well, we're not getting rid of commercials, but we are letting them fast forward, because people like commercials, and if they see one that they like they stop and watch it.' I mean, please.

~Dick Wolf

Topics: Because Commercials Executives Fast Forward Getting Letting Like Mean People Please Rid Say See Stand Stand Up Stop Them Up Watch Well

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Commercials are 20 seconds long, so you don't get to experiment with your characters. But in films, you get to try out your acting skills.

~Disha Patani

Topics: Acting Characters Commercials Experiment Films Get Long Out Seconds Skills Try You Your

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You have to take a huge loss financially to do a play. You have to put aside the commercials and the speeches and the other things that put money on the table, and really save up to do it. And that's what I've done here. But it's worth it to me to be in a really good play.

~Dixie Carter

Topics: Aside Commercials Done Financially Good Here Huge Loss Me Money Other Play Put Really Save Speeches Table Take Things Up Worth Worth It You

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We've been trained to spend money since we were born with all these commercials with toys and G.I. Joes and Transformers. But there's so many things in the supermarket, there's so many things on television that automatically, when you turn it on, are saying, 'Buy! Buy! Buy! Buy! Buy! Buy! Buy!'

~Donald Faison

Topics: Automatically Been Born Buy Commercials Many Money Saying Since Spend Supermarket Television Things Toys Trained Transformers Turn Were You

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I'm surprised how many commercials and sitcoms and movies have a need for, 'We just need something to come by the camera that's really weird.' They call Doug Jones.

~Doug Jones

Topics: Call Camera Come Commercials How Just Many Movies Need Really Sitcoms Something Surprised Weird

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