“I think musicians oftentimes have the right skill set to be good actors. And with Rihanna, I noticed her and knew of her obviously, and was very taken with her charisma and her confidence.” ThinkingActorsTakenSkillsMusicianBe GoodCharismaGood Actors Author:Peter Berg
“I had great luck with Tim McGraw twice in 'Friday Night Lights' and 'The Kingdom.' I love finding off-beat casting and finding someone you know in one way and you reinvent them in another way. I like doing that as a director.” KnowsWayLightNightDirectorsFindingsBeatsLuckKingdomsOne WayFridayCastingAnother WayFriday NightFinding SomeoneNight LightFriday Night Lights Author:Peter Berg
“I'm a huge fan of the Navy. My father was a Naval historian, and I've been studying Naval battles forever.” FatherForeverStudyFansHugeBattleHistorianNavyNaval Author:Peter Berg
“I've had great success and I've had catastrophic failure. It's really how you handle the rough stuff that defines you, I think.” ThinkingStuffHandleRoughGreat SuccessDefine You Author:Peter Berg
“Clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose.” HeartEyeLosesClearFriday NightNight LightClear EyesFriday Night LightsFull Hearts Author:Peter Berg
“There are little things that get on my nerves, like people who have reading material in their powder room. When you go in someone’s house, and next to the toilet they have a huge basket of magazines, I find that repellent. I recommend against straining while reading.” PeopleLittlesReadingNextHouseRoomsMaterialsHugeMagazinesNervesLittle ThingsToiletsBasketsPowder Author:John Waters
“If you can make someone laugh who's dead set against you, that's the first step to winning them over to your side.” IfsFirstsWinningSidesStepsLaughingFirst StepsYour SideMake Someone Laugh Author:John Waters
“Irony ruined everything Even the best exploitation movies were never meant to be `so bad they were good`. They were not made for the intelligentsia. They were made to be violent for real, or to be sexy for real. But now everybody has irony. Even horror films now are ironic. Everybody's in on the joke now. Everybody's hip. Nobody takes anything at face value anymore.” MadeRealFilmFacesValuesHorrorJokesSexyViolentHipsIronyMeant To BeIronicExploitationRuinedHorror FilmFace Value Author:John Waters
“Some call me director, producer, filmmaker. I prefer to call myself pube-king.” KingsDirectorsProducersFilmmakerCall Me Author:John Waters