Sentences with phrase «first big gig»

His first big gig at 1.

Photography — I won't say who, but a certain friend of mine has made a career out of photography and he didn't have any experience before he landed his first big gig.

Acting for the stage and screen for six decades — and sharing the screen with James Dean in East of Eden, her first big gig — Lois Smith may have found the role of a lifetime in Michael Almereyda's Sundance - premiering indie, Marjorie Prime.

My first big gig was with my dear friend Joe Cross (you know, the juice guy).

He's driving me to work and it's really early but we don't care because we're both 30 - year - old men who have our first big gigs and we're sittin» on top of the world and we're beyond invigorated!

Not exact matches

Just like an entrepreneur, one of the biggest challenges you'll face as a recent college grad starting out as a freelancer is landing your first paying gigs.

Oprah's first big break was her gig at the local black radio station.

While the Obamas line up their post-White House plans, 18 - year - old first daughter Malia Obama reportedly has already landed a plum gig for sometime in the future — an internship with Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, who has been a big Democratic donor.

Below, the 24 - year - old shows off her collection of rings and tells us all about her very first fashion gig (a Marni for H&M commercial directed by Sofia Coppola, no big deal).

While shooting this pilot was Bigelow's first gig since winning her historic Best Director Oscar for 2008's «The Hurt Locker,» the driver behind the project was writer John Logan, whose biggest credits at that time were «The Aviator,» «The Last Samurai,» «Gladiator» and «Sweeney Todd.»

A flashy but hollow first directing gig for veteran screenwriter Dan Gilroy («The Bourne Legacy»), this Oct. 31 Open Road release is a star vehicle that will test audience enthusiasm for Gyllenhaal's big, mannered star turn — a feast of capital - A acting that's sometimes amusing to watch but not believable for so much as a second.

H. Jon Benjamin on his uniquely loose style of voice acting, and it's roots on his first big voiceover gig on the late 1990s comedy classic, «Dr. Katz: Professional Therapist.»

It's the first big directorial gig for writer - director Dan Harris, who has spent the last couple of years penning the screenplays for some other types of «imaginary heroes» with X2, and the upcoming Superman Returns.

Ricky Gervais should host, like, everything Sure, he ain't as pretty as James Franco and «The Office» showed he's no threat to Hugh Jackman in the song - and - dance department, but the Brit's polarizing hosting gig last night reminded me of what I want first and foremost from any awards ceremony emcee: big laughs, and a lot of them.

But you write about big titles to make a little money - being the first to write about Cart Life isn't going to win you a gig at the New York Times.

It was one of the first venues to present The Clash in 1976, the Stone Roses in 1989 and has seen debut London gigs from Scissor Sisters, Franz Ferdinand, Gogol Bordello, MGMT and Little Boots, as well as hosting stand - out performances from Lykke Li, Super Furry Animals, Lightning Bolt, Beastie Boys, The Knife, My Bloody Valentine, Mars Volta, Throbbing Gristle and The Big Pink.

Hi Dan: Did you know that very early on in his career Elvis» first performance gig in Las Vegas bombed out big time?