“I think looking at your own life, on- and offscreen, you can motivate anything, or you can delude yourself into anything.” Thinking Author:Susan Sarandon
“Really, for me, it's important to know who's pitching and who's catching - just what that scene is supposed to accomplish in terms of storytelling. That being said, on the day, basically what you're trying to get yourself into an open place. And if the character is in a state of anxiety or vulnerability, you try to find some touchstone.” IfsKnowsTryingSaidImportantStatesCharacterTermSceneAnxietyAccomplishStorytellingVulnerabilityCatchingPitchingTouchstones Author:Susan Sarandon
“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
“You have to take away the idea that something you do is right or wrong. I don't think there's a right or a wrong; I think there's an "it works" or "it doesn't work" for the whole. And that's why you need a director you trust, so you can just keep throwing out suggestions.” ThinkingNeedsIdeasWholeDirectorsThrowingSuggestions Author:Susan Sarandon
“Somebody can be the captain of the ship, which allows you to make big mistakes.” BigsMistakeShipsCaptainsBig Mistake Author:Susan Sarandon
“If you always have to be watching yourself and judging, I don't think you're as free.” IfsThinkingJudging Author:Susan Sarandon
“I hesitate to direct even though I feel I contribute a lot on a set.” FeelsDirect Author:Susan Sarandon
“I feel it's easier to sit in the backseat and go, "Oh, yeah, let's go there." You're not worried about getting to the destination. But the guy or the woman who has to get you to the destination is worried about a lot of other things, so my job as an actor is to try as many things as possible, be as open as possible, listen, and keep my heart open.” FeelsTryingHeartJobsGuyActorsMy HeartEasierYeahWorriedDestinationBackseat 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
“With the most interesting directors, the cast comes together to make something magical that nobody counted on.” TogetherInterestingDirectorsCastsMost Interesting Author:Susan Sarandon