“With the most interesting directors, the cast comes together to make something magical that nobody counted on.” Quote by Susan Sarandon
“I think you have to be ready to switch gears and go with the team as a director, as opposed to superimposing your own strict idea of the story. There are very few directors that can micromanage and still come out with something that's living and breathing on a page. Wes Anderson is one of those.” ThinkingStillsIdeasStoriesTeamReadyDirectorsPagesBreathingStrictGears Author:Susan Sarandon
“If Wes Anderson has a very strong cast, he can direct the minutia of that story and still manage to have something that lives and breathes.” IfsStillsStoriesStrongDirectCastsBreatheManageVery Strong 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
“It's a miracle when something actually turns out well because there are so many ways for it to go wrong.” WayWellsTurnsMiracle Author:Susan Sarandon
“There have been a few little films I'd done like that that the studio just decided not to do much with, films like Anywhere but Here [1999] or Jeff, Who Lives at Home [2012]. Thank God people find them later and love them. I'm always really drawn to people who have seen these strange little films.” PeopleLittlesHas BeensDoneHomeFilmStrangeDecidedAnd LoveStudiosThank GodAnywhere But Here Author:Susan Sarandon
“You just can never count on a formula, on a movie that you think is going to be a big hit, and that's why you do it. You have to choose each one for what you think you'll learn and the fun you'll have. And maybe the cool people that you work with or a character that you're going to be able to explore ... You just keep your fingers crossed.” PeopleThinkingCharacterBigsAbleFunFingersFormulasCool PeopleFingers Crossed Author:Susan Sarandon
“I was very withdrawn and definitely played with dolls well into eighth grade. But I was the oldest of nine, and that grounded me in a way that I don't think I would have been grounded otherwise. So I was able to - or forced to - function practically. But I think, by nature, I was someone who lived in my head, in my imagination.” ThinkingWayWellsHas BeensAbleImaginationFunctionNineGradesGroundedMy ImaginationDollsEighth Grade Author:Susan Sarandon
“Being a Catholic, I was drawn to the mystery of the Latin and the smoke and the mirrors and all of that. That part of my disposition definitely did lend itself to finding my way to the back door of some artistic pursuit.” WayDoorsMysteryFindingsMirrorsCatholicPursuitSmokeArtisticMy WayLatinDispositionBack Doors Author:Susan Sarandon
“I always had a problem with original sin; I always had a problem with the exclusivity of the church and a lot of the things that the nuns taught me.” ProblemChurchSinTaughtOriginalsNunOriginal SinExclusivity Author:Susan Sarandon