--- title: "10 Told Agent Quotes by 10 authors" description: "Browse 10 Told Agent quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Told Agent sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6be/cody-fern-14996_cards_i-told-my-agent-that-i-wouldn-t-do-tv-un_1058984.jpg" --- > [I told my agent that I wouldn't do TV unless it was Ryan Murphy, 'House of Cards,' or HBO.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cody-fern/i-told-my-agent-that-i-wouldn-t-do-tv-unless-it-was-ryan-murphy-house/) [Cody Fern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cody-fern/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6be/cody-fern-14996_cards_i-told-my-agent-that-i-wouldn-t-do-tv-un_1058984.jpg) > [What about good small roles for women? I've told my agent, if there are two great scenes in a film, I don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-dern/what-about-good-small-roles-for-women-i-ve-told-my-agent-if-there-are/) [Laura Dern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-dern/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e41/laura-dern-2048_care_what-about-good-small-roles-for-women-i_3132624.jpg) > [I've told my agent to push the idea of me as a director for hire off the table. Otherwise, we're wasting people's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sean-baker/i-ve-told-my-agent-to-push-the-idea-of-me-as-a-director-for-hire-off/) [Sean Baker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sean-baker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/494/sean-baker-5729_director_i-ve-told-my-agent-to-push-the-idea-of-m_1216476.jpg) > [I read that book, 'Lonesome Dove,' and I told my agent that they were gonna make a miniseries out of it and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-corbin/i-read-that-book-lonesome-dove-and-i-told-my-agent-that-they-were/) [Barry Corbin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-corbin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9be/barry-corbin-43091_agent_i-read-that-book-lonesome-dove-and-i-tol_330471.jpg) > [I was told by my agent that a number of big stars won't work with anyone two inches taller than them and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-cromwell/i-was-told-by-my-agent-that-a-number-of-big-stars-won-t-work-with/) [James Cromwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-cromwell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9b7/james-cromwell-12146_agent_i-was-told-by-my-agent-that-a-number-of_1707762.jpg) > [ When Cara \[Delevingne\] and Dane \[DeHaan\] arrived, I told their agent, "They need to know all this." I gave them the 600… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/luc-besson/when-cara-delevingne-and-dane-dehaan-arrived-i-told-their-agent-they/) [Luc Besson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/luc-besson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/121/luc-besson-14754_agents_when-cara-delevingne-and-dane-dehaan-arr_624130.jpg) > [I knew what book we had to write, it was clear in my head; it was journals and poetry. So I passed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kenny-loggins/i-knew-what-book-we-had-to-write-it-was-clear-in-my-head-it-was/) [Kenny Loggins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kenny-loggins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f2b/kenny-loggins-12248_agent_i-knew-what-book-we-had-to-write-it-was_1205723.jpg) > [When I first came to Hollywood I was told to go out with an agent because it was good for my career.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/salma-hayek/when-i-first-came-to-hollywood-i-was-told-to-go-out-with-an-agent/) [Salma Hayek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/salma-hayek/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bcd/salma-hayek-2239_hollywood_when-i-first-came-to-hollywood-i-was-tol_2999339.jpg) > [The 'Sports Illustrated' cover was the last thing I shot. That week, I told my agent, 'You know what, I really... I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brooklyn-decker/the-sports-illustrated-cover-was-the-last-thing-i-shot-that-week-i/) [Brooklyn Decker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brooklyn-decker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/69e/brooklyn-decker-14155_agents_the-sports-illustrated-cover-was-the-las_2395218.jpg) > [I moved to L.A. and did a couple of pilots and a couple of series, and I was frustrated at the time,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erin-daniels/i-moved-to-l-a-and-did-a-couple-of-pilots-and-a-couple-of-series-and/) [Erin Daniels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erin-daniels/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f8a/erin-daniels-24969_interior-design_i-moved-to-l-a-and-did-a-couple-of-pilot_1947424.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/told-agent/#itemlist", "name": "Told Agent Quotes", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I told my agent that I wouldn't do TV unless it was Ryan Murphy, 'House of Cards,' or HBO.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Cody Fern" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cody-fern/i-told-my-agent-that-i-wouldn-t-do-tv-unless-it-was-ryan-murphy-house/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6be/cody-fern-14996_cards_i-told-my-agent-that-i-wouldn-t-do-tv-un_1058984.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6be/cody-fern-14996_cards_i-told-my-agent-that-i-wouldn-t-do-tv-un_1058984.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6be/cody-fern-14996_cards_i-told-my-agent-that-i-wouldn-t-do-tv-un_1058984.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I told my agent that I wouldn't do TV unless it was Ryan Murphy, 'House of Cards,' or HBO.” — Cody Fern", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "What about good small roles for women? 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