“I think most directors subscribe to the principle that less is more, and the best direction is the most concise direction.” Quote by Joshua Marston
“Acting is about listening and reacting. John Wayne was right: Acting is just reacting. You don't have to do much - as long as you stay out of the way of others. That's why it works.” WayLongActingListeningWayneReacting Author:Anthony Hopkins
“A designer is only as good as the star who wears her clothes.” StarsFashionClothesDesignerFashion DesignerFashion DesignDesigner ClothesOld Fashion Author:Edith Head
“Hitchcock was such a master of putting on screen things that made you uneasy. Somebody once asked him what frightened him most, and he said the police. He came from a poor background. I think he understood those fears.” ThinkingMadeSaidPoorMastersUnderstoodPoliceScreensBackgroundsFrightenedUneasyHitchcockPoor Background Author:Anthony Hopkins
“I've always wanted to be an action heroine. That's a chick dream, getting to wear a leather bodysuit and be blonde and kick ass.” DreamActionWantedAssKicksExplosionsChicksLeatherBlondeHeroinesKick Ass Author:Olivia Thirlby
“I have some favorites. I love Chaplin; I mean I really love Chaplin. I just think there's a grace and an elegance that's almost never been matched.” ThinkingMeanGraceEleganceMatchedChaplin Author:Gary Ross
“Any director, if you really ask them, will tell you that the toughest thing to do is like a dinner table or a dialogue scene because you need to keep that electricity maintained throughout the course of the film.” IfsNeedsFilmCoursesAsksSceneDirectorsTablesDinnerDialogueThings To DoElectricityDinner Table Author:Gary Ross
“I prefer shooting on location, just because it always helps you. You go some place, you put your life on hold even more than when you've settled in some place. You can make a new life so it opens yourself up to the make-believe and the imagination in a way when you aren't burdened by things that remind you of your life all the time.” WayBelieveHelpingImaginationShootingLocationNew LifeMake Believe Author:Willem Dafoe
“Improvisation is about finding the best joke or the silliest way to get something across. Improvising conflict is always fun because you can just go for it.” WayFunConflictFindingsJokesImprovisationImprovising Author:Ed Helms
“Getting any movie made is just like trying to push a giant boulder up a mountain, and there's so many moving parts. Obviously, there's the creative side, and then there's the logistical side, and they're both colossal.” TryingMadeMovingSidesCreativeMountainGiantsColossalBouldersMoving Parts Author:Ed Helms
“You can never control how people respond to your work. You can only control your own work ethic.” PeopleEthicsWork Ethic Author:Kerry Washington