“all creative writers need a certain amount of time when they're creating something where nobody should criticize them at all - at all. Even if the criticism is valid or good, they should just shut up, and let that person create. Because at a certain point you have to make it your own - not the world's, but your own.” IfsWorldNeedsShouldPersonsCertainCreativeAmountCreatingCriticismCriticizeShut UpCreating SomethingCreative Writers Author:Gena Rowlands
“So I went home and I told my mom that I wanted to quit and be an actress and she said, “Huh, that sounds fascinating. It’s wonderful!” And I told my father and he literally said, “I don’t care if you want to be an elephant trainer if it makes you happy.”” IfsWantSaidHomeCareWantedFatherSoundLaughingWonderfulMomDon't CareMy MomActressesQuittingI Don't CareFascinatingElephantsMake You HappyTrainers Author:Gena Rowlands
“Because John Cassavetes was so terrific in live TV, a lot of his friends had not been able to participate in that yet and so they asked if he would gather with them at night when I was at the play and tell them what live TV was like, what you had to adjust to because it was its own medium - it had many things you had to be aware of.” IfsPlayAbleNightTvsMediumsTerrificLive Tv Author:Gena Rowlands
“John [Cassavetes] loved actors. He gave them a lot of freedom. So if something came up that a certain actor just felt at the moment and said - that kind of improvisation he would accept. He gave very little direction.” IfsKindLittlesSaidMomentsCertainActorsFeltAcceptingImprovisation Author:Gena Rowlands
“Of course I would change anything if John Cassavetes said so - it's his script. But he was very easy about that.” IfsSaidCoursesEasyScripts Author:Gena Rowlands
