“Everyone assumes that novelists are smarter and more interesting. They're generally smarter and more interesting, but they're often very short. So it kind of cancels all the smart and interesting stuff out.” KindStuffInterestingSmartAssumingNovelistsSmarterInteresting Stuff Author:Liev Schreiber
“Film is such a bizarre vehicle for acting. It's such a bizarre experience. I don't think you ever really get familiar with it. If you do get familiar with it, you're probably not that good anymore.” IfsThinkingFilmActingFamiliarVehicleBizarre Author:Liev Schreiber
“I love having that creative discussion where, at the end of the day, you both feel better for having done it. Maybe it's a typically Jewish thing, where you sort of go at each other.” FeelsEndsDoneCreativeDiscussionThe End Of The DayFeel Better Author:Liev Schreiber
“Money makes the world go round.” WorldMoneyRoundsWise MoneyCan Money Buy HappinessSpinning Out Of Control Author:John Kander
“Johnny Depp's performance is quite remarkable. Sweeney's desire for revenge and the simmering anger and hurt that he feels carry the story forward, and Johnny finds the most remarkable variety within that narrow set of emotions. The intensity is at a boil all the time and he never drops it. It's real anger.” FeelsRealStoriesDesireHurtEmotionPerformancesRevengeVarietyRemarkableIntensityAnger And HurtSweeney Author:Stephen Sondheim
“He came from a rock band and even though he was not a lead singer, I knew he was musical just from that. I also knew that he was intelligent enough from talking to him, that he would not play this part unless he could handle it vocally. I knew he was not about to get up there and have to have his voice dubbed or come off croaking. So Johnny Depp casted Johnny Depp. I trusted him entirely. I knew that he was no fool and he would only do it if he felt he could handle it. I told him to listen to the score carefully and if you can handle it, fine by me, and I was right.” IfsEnoughPlayFeltVoiceTalkingRocksFineFoolBandIntelligentMusicalSingersHandleGet UpScoreTrustedRock BandsTalking To Him Author:Stephen Sondheim
“The big-name stars . . . are always going to be playing what they've played before if they want to remain so-called A-list stars. That's why someone like Johnny Depp is doing more interesting roles not caring about the size of the movie.” IfsWantBigsNamesStarsInterestingRolesSizeCaringListsNot Caring Author:Ben Stiller
“I noticed at once that Depp had a dangerously energized intelligence . . . He was a suave little brute, but he had a wicked sense of humor and a rare instinct for escalation.” LittlesInstinctWickedSense Of HumorBrutesEscalationSuave Author:Hunter S. Thompson