“I don't like to plan. Very often, for me, acting is like loving; it's using the muscle that you use in loving, in that your heart feels open. Physically, you feel open. And so therefore your job is to enter, open, and listen. And see what happens.” FeelsHeartUseHappensJobsActingPlansMuscles Author:Susan Sarandon
“What I like about The Meddler style of movie is that it's a fairly lighthearted romantic comedy, but there are hidden moments where something happens that's unexpected, that hopefully have some kind of emotional resonance that you didn't see coming. I love when a film does that.” KindDoeMomentsHappensFilmComedyStyleEmotionalThings HappenHopefullyUnexpectedResonance Author:Susan Sarandon
“Sometimes what happens is that, when you micromanage actors and moments, it just doesn't quite live.” SometimesMomentsHappensActors Author:Susan Sarandon
“The directors I consider really great have the ability to recognize when something's going in an unexpected direction and see it as a bonus and be able to go with it, as opposed to locking down what they thought was going to happen.” HappensAbleAbilityDirectorsUnexpectedReally GreatBonus Author:Susan Sarandon
“I remember Anthony Perkins saying, "Real is not necessarily interesting." So real is not enough. But what happens as an actor is that you're really trained to listen and to be open and have empathy. It's such a natural consequence that you end up being more political. You can empathize with the mother whose kids are going to be sent to Iraq, or you can emphasize with the mother who is losing their child to a disease. How could you not then be active? So you're automatically drawn to that aspect in the rest of your life.” ChildrenRealEndsEnoughHappensKidsRememberPoliticalMotherActorsNaturalInterestingDiseaseLosingEmpathyConsequenceAspectIraqActiveRest Of Your LifeNatural Consequences Author:Susan Sarandon
“I just love the fact that that's the way life is. When something horrible happens, you do find yourself laughing in weird places in the midst of grief and crying in the supermarket when you see a cereal that somebody used to eat. There's just no way of guarding yourself one way or another. Everybody grieves differently, and there's no right or wrong way.” WayFactsHappensLife IsUsedGriefLaughingCryHorribleOne WayGrievingMidstFinding YourselfWrong WaySupermarketsCerealGuardingWeird Places Author:Susan Sarandon
“I'm always trying to have a good time on set because that's when things happen. That's when you're playful.” TryingHappensThings HappenGood TimesHaving A Good TimeAlways Trying Author:Susan Sarandon
“Everything's serendipitous and there's no way of knowing who's going to get sick or who's going to get hit by a bus or who's going to fall in love and who's going to get pregnant. All the things that happen, it's up for grabs so it's kind of an exercise in surrender in a way.” WayKindHappensFallKnowingExerciseSickFalling In LoveSurrenderBusPregnant Author:Susan Sarandon
“I think sometimes what happens is that all of this feeling out of control manifests itself in trying to control your body; whether it's an eating disorder or talking about getting your nose fixed, as if that's going to be the solution to all the pressure.” IfsThinkingTryingSometimesFeelingsBodyHappensTalkingEatingSolutionsPressureYour BodyNosesFixedDisorderEating Disorder Author:Susan Sarandon
