"In the years since I worked with John Hughes, there were many years where I literally had hundred of doors slammed in my face because I wasn't that kid anymore, and I wasn't a character actor, and I wasn't a leading man, and I wasn't whatever Hollywood was looking for"
- Anthony Michael Hall
About this Quote
In this quote, Anthony Michael Hall reviews his career after working with director John Hughes. He explains that after his success as a young star in Hughes' films, he faced various rejections and closed opportunities due to the fact that he no longer fit the mold of the "kid" character he once played. He also had a hard time to discover roles as a character star or leading guy, as he did not fit the specific requirements that Hollywood was looking for at the time. This quote highlights the obstacles and restrictions that actors deal with in the market, and the pressure to conform to certain expectations in order to be successful.
"Hollywood didn't know if I was an actor or a nut or if I was this crazy character I was playing. I had developed an image of being a little bit unusual, different and wild"
"What's really exciting for me is communicating to other people and not just going somewhere to make a movie. That's Hollywood to me and it would mean nothing"
"The average Hollywood film star's ambition is to be admired by an American, courted by an Italian, married to an Englishman and have a French boyfriend"
