Kitchen Quote by Prue Leith

I got into acting to get my foot in the door for film-making.

— Logan Lerman

I had difficulties getting into telly, because people say that if you've been in the theatre you'll shout, but then I did telly and…

— Geraldine James

I met a hustler at a dinner party. He had been invited because I was looking for an adviser to help me with the…

— John Schlesinger

Years ago, Barry Diller asked me to be a judge on a pilot for an inventor show on USA, and when it was over,…

— Joy Mangano

I was working as a cocktail waitress in a heavy metal bar. Then, my manager said I should try some acting, which led to…

— Britta Phillips

I got a note from the stage manager one night that someone wanted to meet me. And it was Steven Spielberg.

— Corey Reynolds

On the film where I didn't get along with the director, I just decided to not speak to him.

— Elizabeth Taylor

When I get to work with people I admire, it's such a bonus, so it was an easy sell when I got this phone…

— Brent Spiner

I've done a few celebrity-related things, and I think on the first one - about Mick Jagger - I got stung and was not…

— Kevin Macdonald

I was just twiddling my thumbs in London, literally not knowing what I was going to do with my life, and my agent says,…

— Harry Hadden-Paton

I went from auditioning for roles to being offered films directly.

— Mrunal Thakur

I was taken to one place by a director, and he bought me a lap dance.

— Lexa Doig