“You have to make changes before people are clamoring for changes. If people are asking for changes, it's too late.” Quote by David Shore
“If your audience doesn't like something, you should think to yourself, "Well, why don't they like something? Is there something wrong here?" And, if they like something, you should think to yourself, "Why do they like it? What am I doing right here?," and deal with those issues.” IfsThinkingShouldWellsDealsAudienceIssuesLike SomethingDoing Right Author:David Shore
“You have to be driven by the stories that you want to tell. You can't simply be responding, or there won't be any real heart to those stories anymore.” WantHeartRealStoriesDrivenRespondingReal Heart Author:David Shore
“Directing is a very all-consuming job. What you want to do there, as you're coming down the final road, is to just sit back and enjoy and let the wind flow through your hair. When you're directing, you're sitting there going, "I need to make this shot. How many hours do we have left in the day? How many hours behind are we?" You're just constantly worried about doing the job.” WantNeedsJobsLeftEnjoyHoursBehindsWindHairShotsSittingFlowFinalsWhat You WantWorriedConsuming Author:David Shore
“I never really had a real career trajectory idea. I just like a lot of different kind of movies, I wanna make a lot of different kind of movies, and to some degree you follow opportunity and to the other degree you have to create your own opportunity.” KindIdeasDifferentRealOpportunityCareersDegreesDifferent KindsTrajectory Author:David Gordon Green
“When I work on something I'm not excited about or not as proud of it as I'd like to be, then I try to work even harder to make the next one and address those insecurities, I tackle insecurities rather than run from them.” TryingRunningNextProudHarderExcitedAddressesInsecurityThe Next One Author:David Gordon Green
“I think my interest in risk is pretty high, a lot higher than I think a lot of other people who are just looking for something to kind of define themselves, give them a set of fingerprints, and certainly is better for the pocketbook. For me it's always about trying new things and wanting to explore something else and something new of myself and of actors I really like.” PeopleThinkingGivingTryingKindActorsInterestRiskHigherSomething NewNew ThingsFingerprintsTrying New ThingsPocketbooks Author:David Gordon Green
“I'm not a director that's about precision and control and perfection, I'm about creating an atmosphere that's organic and interesting and then letting people loose, and for that there's no greater actor or performer than children. Animals are maybe a close runner-up.” PeopleChildrenActorsAnimalInterestingGreaterDirectorsCreatingPerfectionAtmospherePerformersRunnersPrecisionRunner Up Author:David Gordon Green
“the things that people are typically afraid of are what I find most exciting and unpredictable, and I guess that's part of the problem is people don't want something unpredictable wasting their time while the cameras are rolling, where to me that's by far the most interesting part.” PeopleWantProblemInterestingExcitingCamerasRollingUnpredictableWant SomethingMost Interesting Author:David Gordon Green
“I consider myself more of a film fan than a filmmaker, or I guess it's kind of a balance, fortunately. But I really want to see good movies as much as I want to make good movies and I want to see bizarre movies as much as I want to make bizarre movies.” WantKindFilmFansBalanceFilmmakerBizarreGood Movie Author:David Gordon Green
“I say when the truth wants to find you or wants to be found by you, it will come after you. You cannot stop that force.” WantFoundForce Author:Kim Basinger