Robert De Niro… It seemed like a pretty cool thing to do to put his name on my resume next.
Meaning of the quote
Famke Janssen, a Dutch actress, explained that she thought it would be impressive to include the famous actor Robert De Niro's name on her resume, even though she didn't actually work with him. She believed that having his name there would make her seem more accomplished, even if she didn't have a direct connection to him.
About Famke Janssen
Famke Janssen is a Dutch actress and former model who has played iconic roles in the GoldenEye, X-Men, and Taken film series. She has also directed a movie and appeared in various TV shows. Janssen has received recognition for her acting and has served as a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations.
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I live in New York. I don’t really particularly want to move to LA.
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Everybody gets typecast in movies, but you have to make wise choices. I’d say around 90 percent of movie casting is about the way you look, so you have to fight that. If producers had their way, I’d only be in action films, but I’m interested in a more varied career than that.
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I like to go from mainstream movies to more artsy films. I don’t sign on for the money. Maybe I should, but I don’t. There’s always a good reason for doing something.
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Just because you’re of the same sex, what difference does it make? Get married to whomever you want.
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Triple tonguing? It was sort of invented. It wasn’t in the script. It was something that I came up with.
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I know Dark Phoenix is a huge part of the X-Men saga, so I’m assuming they’re at least going to want to touch on it, but I don’t know and I don’t know whether I would want to be involved. That depends on many different things.
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It’s never been important to be a huge star or to have some breakout role. If you’re the lead, you get a lot more screen time and you get a lot more chances to develop that character more thoroughly than you would if you do it in a little supporting part.
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I have a friend in New York who’s a stylist and I went over to her place because she’s got a lot of clothes. I basically ended up wearing most of it. So it’s all stuff that I brought over.
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I want to work with great directors. I want to work on good material with good actors. I’ve probably done 20 movies at this point and a lot of independents. It’s been an incredible ride and I love it and I’m just going to keep going and doing what I’m doing.
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I always feel like I want to do my career my own way. I never follow anybody’s path, what they’ve done.
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I don’t know how to cook and there’s so much work involved you have to buy the groceries and prepare them. I like it when people cook for me, or I’ll just order some take-out.
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Robert De Niro… It seemed like a pretty cool thing to do to put his name on my resume next.
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I love scary movies. The Shining and Don’t Look Now are two of the best.
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I love the first two X-Men movies because I thought that Bryan Singer did such a great job. He elevated that whole genre. He’s a very talented director.
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We’ve always been ready for female superheroes. Because women want to be them and men want to do them.
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I try not to have high expectations of people because it just sets you up for disappointment, but it’s great to work with actors who are that talented and accomplished.
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The only way to do is just to go for it, otherwise it ends up looking phoney.
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