He who tooteth not his own horn, the same shall not be tooted.
I still just like everybody else need to meet quotas with my spins, with my buzz and make my way into the office. It has to be undeniable; the world has to know about you before Jay-Z makes a call.
I wasn't political enough to write articles about myself or go to cocktail parties, meaning that not only has my art been pirated and my intellectual property rights stolen, but my work has been misrepresented.
It's good to overexpose yourself with work. But don't expose yourself too much with the press.
As an actor, you can't be off the market for too long.
I understood public relations and always maintained a high profile.
Really, I have no idea how I'm perceived in the industry.
There are times in my career where I can see it would be helped by having a bit more of a profile, but it's not like I refuse to do interviews, no, not at all.
I walk by studio heads and they actually look and put their hand out now, like maybe I should be on their radar.
The great liability of the engineer compared to men of other professions is that his works are out in the open where all can see them. His acts, step by step, are in hard substance. He cannot bury his mistakes in the grave like the doctors. He cannot argue them into thin air or blame the judge like the lawyers.
If my work was good enough, I would never have to do publicity.
How do you lay low but still do your job? Try to stay out there without being out there like Jenny McCarthy?
It's dangerous not to tour, because people assume you've faded away, or have no interest.
I hope to get my name out there more in the Spanish-language business side of the world.
In terms of my development as an artist, playing Professor Sprout wasn't all that important because she is well within my capabilities as an actress. But in terms of marketability, it made an enormous difference.
It's nice because working in England I'm know for working in television and theater when you get a chance to come out, it is quite fun to be out from behind the mask. You need to let people know who you are.
Just displaying your resume online, which LinkedIn lets you do, isn't enough.
I had been active in various bar associations ever since I was a law student, and I think that also helped because it made me more of a known quantity.
I'm in a great position now where I've got recognition. I'm not recognized too much. I think I'm recognized enough by the industry.
Sometimes, I have lost out on a gig because I was not high enough profile.
People remember my last name because it's different, and people remember me in meetings because I dress differently from other people just because I'm a woman. Those kinds of things give you an opportunity and a spotlight, so use that to your advantage. Use it as a platform to demonstrate your knowledge and your capabilities.
All the jobs I've gotten in the last two years are because directors have seen the work I've done - indie films, plays, short student films, TV - since I moved to the states in 1996. I mean, I have an entire career in Canada that nobody has seen.
I wish I had not believed that my work would speak for itself; the working world requires a bit more than that.
Everybody these days wants to be a star, including myself. Don't get me wrong, I'm a chef but you want to market yourself and your projects.
The person who gets hired is not necessarily the one who can do that job best; but, the one who knows the most about how to get hired.
