“Oftentimes when I'm deciding to do a movie, the main thing is really, that I look at, is the director. I've come to feel that more and more. The more movies I've done and the older I've - the more experience I have, I always knew it was a director's medium, and I always said that.” FeelsLooksSaidDoneDirectorsMediums Author:Matt Damon
“The director's in charge of every single decision [in film]. It's a dictatorship.It's a benevolent dictatorship, but it's true. It's every single shot. There's nothing arbitrary.” FilmDecisionDirectorsShotsDictatorshipArbitraryBenevolent Author:Matt Damon
“It's very frustrating [ to work under director's control], not just because you're getting rejected constantly, but also because you're at a time in your life where you have an enormous amount of creative energy, and there's no way to express it. That's why a lot of people get into drinking or drugs or whatever.” PeopleWayEnergyCreativeAmountDrugDirectorsDrinkingEnormousRejectedFrustratingCreative Energy Author:Matt Damon
“There are people who just collect a bunch of footage and then edit it later. You definitely feel more protected when a director is moving on when you've actually felt something happen and you know they're watching intently.” PeopleKnowsFeelsHappensMovingFeltDirectorsThings HappenBunchProtectedEdits Author:Matt Damon
“Before the days of video village a director should stand right next to the camera, look with his naked eye and if he sees something that is real to him, he'd look up at the [camera] operator and if he gives the look to indicate he'd seen it to, then you print and you'd move on.” IfsGivingShouldLooksRealEyeMovingNextDirectorsCamerasVideoNakedLook UpPrintVillageOperatorsNaked Eyes Author:Matt Damon
“Most films and directors lose their nerve and want to indicate [emotions] a bit more, to show that their story is clear. I'm not saying that's a good thing; as an actor its anathema to good acting, but to have someone with the confidence to say that should I be utterly natural and minimalist is great.” WantShouldStoriesShowsFilmActorsBitsLosesNaturalActingEmotionClearDirectorsGood ThingsNervesShould IMinimalistAnathemaGood Acting Author:Matt Damon
“As somebody who makes his living in the movie business and wants to contribute to it, I think that the best chance I have of doing that is just consistently working with great directors.” ThinkingWantChanceDirectorsConsistentlyMovie Business Author:Matt Damon
“Being known as a writer did change the relationships I had with directors. The rap on actors is that they always want to inflate their parts. But when directors know you write screenplays and have a different view of things, you really get invited into the huddle in a much fuller way. And those collaborations end in friendships.” KnowsWayWantWritingDifferentEndsActorsViewsKnownDirectorsRapCollaborationInvitedScreenplaysDifferent Views Author:Matt Damon
“Maybe if we sit out for the next few years and let Clint Eastwood get a little experience, he's going to be a good director.” IfsYearsLittlesNextDirectorsGood Directors Author:Matt Damon
“I think what makes a good actor's director is the same thing that makes a good director. Acting is just one of the trades necessary to make a movie.” ThinkingActorsActingDirectorsTradeJust OneGood ActorsGood Directors Author:Matt Damon
“It's usually the exact same three things which are, the Scripts, the Director and the Role those are the three things I look for and really any two of them, If I get two of them that's usually enough, but definitely those are the things I look for.” IfsLooksTwoEnoughThreeRolesDirectorsScriptsThree Things Author:Matt Damon
“I think what makes a good actor's director is somebody who understands what I'm doing and is respectful of it, but who also has a vision and is directing me toward their vision in a way that feels productive.” ThinkingWayFeelsActorsVisionDirectorsProductiveRespectfulGood Actors Author:Matt Damon
“I'm always cautious about overstepping any boundaries. At the end of the day, it's a director's medium, and if they don't want to hear from me I just step back.” IfsWantEndsStepsDirectorsBoundariesMediumsThe End Of The DayCautiousOverstepping Author:Matt Damon
