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“I hesitate to direct even though I feel I contribute a lot on a set.”

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Susan Sarandon is an American actress born on October 4, 1946. She has achieved iconic status in the film industry with her remarkable performances in classics such as 'Midnight Cowboy', 'The Strawberry Statement', and 'Dead Man Walking'. more

“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.”

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“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.”

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“With the most interesting directors, the cast comes together to make something magical that nobody counted on.”

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“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.”

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“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.”

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“Sometimes what happens is that, when you micromanage actors and moments, it just doesn't quite live.”

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“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.”

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“It's a miracle when something actually turns out well because there are so many ways for it to go wrong.”

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“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.”

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“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.”

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