“There's definitely a way of thinking and a way of being in the South that has its advantages and disadvantages.” Quote by Steven Soderbergh
“You learn your lines as well as you can and you go in there and go with whatever is thrown at you. Sometimes you don't know whether or not they're going to break the scene up, so you don't have to do it all at one time.” KnowsWellsSometimesLinesBreakSceneThrownOne Time Author:Courtney B. Vance
“If you're not smart enough to know what Fidel meant during the Cuban revolution, that - when they were on the Granma - Fidel was already a rock star in Cuba, and how important that was to the indigenous population, then you're not paying attention.” IfsKnowsImportantEnoughStarsAttentionRocksRevolutionSmartPopulationPay AttentionIndigenousRock StarCubaCubanCuban Revolution Author:Steven Soderbergh
“Sometimes there are four or five cameras in front of your face moving all over the place, and you have to try to see the person in between the cameras, and a sane person would go, "I can't do this."” TryingPersonsI CanSometimesFacesMovingFiveFourFrontsCamerasYour FaceSane Author:Courtney B. Vance
“If you think that because you're Che, when you go into Bolivia, when people find out it's you, that they're going to have the same kind of reaction that the Cubans had to Castro, then you're high.” PeopleIfsThinkingKindReactionsCubanCastroBolivia Author:Steven Soderbergh
“You need great actors in this one, because there are moments where there's no way to get around it, you just need to come up with it. They have no time; they can't help you with coaches: "We've got to have it now!" Whether it's tears, whether it's a five-page scene. You can't put it off tomorrow because we're already behind; you've got to have it. I'm just amazed at the casting and how wonderful everybody was.” WayNeedsMomentsHelpingActorsBehindsFiveWonderfulTearsTomorrowScenePagesCome UpCoachesAmazedCastingBehind YouGreat Actors Author:Courtney B. Vance
“Castro, without question, is one of the smartest politicians that's ever walked.” PoliticianCastro Author:Steven Soderbergh
“I'm not a snob. If I feel like there's a star that's the best person for that role, then that's who I get.” IfsFeelsPersonsStarsRolesSnobBest Person Author:Steven Soderbergh
“Sometimes I might feel like [a movie] is kind of a weird idea and if I'm going to get enough money to execute it properly I've got to get somebody in it that is going to justify the expense.” IfsFeelsKindIdeasSometimesEnoughMightJustifyExpenses Author:Steven Soderbergh
“I think there are only two times that I've ever ended up paying somebody their quote. Like what they actually were worth in the marketplace.” ThinkingTwoMarketplace Author:Steven Soderbergh
“I'm a big believer that if there's something you really want to do, don't walk away because of the deal.” IfsWantBigsWalksDealsBeliever Author:Steven Soderbergh