Setups – Quotes

I think acting is

I think acting is a job where you’re always unemployed. You’re always looking for the next job, so I assume that it’s like other jobs that are with that same kind of setup. Emmy Rossum

Many divorces are not really the result of irreparable injury but involve, instead, a desire on the part of the man or woman to shatter the setup, start out from scratch alone, and make life work for them all over again. They want the risk of disaster, want to touch bottom, see where bottom is, … Read more

I\’m sure I cause

I’m sure I cause just as much consternation for editors as any other actor, but it definitely makes me feel more comfortable understanding how and why all the different camera setups exist. Ed Helms

A setback is nothing

A setback is nothing but a setup for a comeback. Dennis Kimbro

When someone new comes

When someone new comes on and has their first nude scene – and even if it’s not full nudity – it’s always a weird, awkward setup. We have these famous merkins which are sort of toupees for your delicate areas to make it look like you’re naked but cover you up a little bit. But … Read more

What invariably distinguishes a

What invariably distinguishes a good player from a poor one is their respective address positions or setups. David Leadbetter

When I’m writing columns,

When I’m writing columns, it’s – all I’m thinking about is jokes, joke, joke, joke, setup, punch line, joke, joke, joke. And I really don’t care where it goes. Dave Barry

Saw myself naked in

Saw myself naked in front of a mirror a couple days ago – that’s not the joke, that’s what we called the setup. I saw myself naked, and I said, ‘Holy cow, I’m ‘The White Man.’ I’ve heard a lot of bad things about you, cracka. Daniel Tosh

The only place where

The only place where you can really surprise or shock the reader, or make someone laugh, is on the lower righthand corner – the very last panel – so as you turn the page, the payoff is in the upper lefthand panel. To pace every story so that there’s a setup and a payoff at … Read more

When you’re working with

When you’re working with film, you can only shoot one angle at a time, and then everything has to stop, and you re-light it and shoot everything else from the opposite side, so it’s really important that you stick exactly to what’s written. But with the multi-camera digital setup, you’re getting both sides of the … Read more