“Honestly, as hard a profession as acting is, I think music is even harder. Acting, you're like a leech, because someone else does the hard part for you. They write it for you, then the director tells you what to do. You really just need to know how to pay attention, follow instructions.” ThinkingKnowsNeedsWritingDoeHardPayActingAttentionKnow HowDirectorsMusic IsHarderProfessionHonestlyPay AttentionInstructionLeeches Author:Michael Shannon
“One final thing a director needs: The ability to say 'I am wrong' or 'I was wrong.' Not as easy as it sounds. But in many situations, these 3 words, honestly spoken, will save the day.” NeedsEasySoundAbilitySituationDirectorsFinalsHonestly Author:Elia Kazan
“Honestly, I love television. I love the idea of going to work every day and getting to know your crew and having a rapport with your directors and having a family of cast.” KnowsIdeasTelevisionDirectorsCastsHonestlyCrewGoing To WorkRapport Author:Britt Robertson
“Honestly, I look at the project and I look at the people attached and I look at the director. If it's a role that I feel will help me, as an actor, then I'll definitely take it.” PeopleIfsFeelsLooksHelpingActorsRolesDirectorsProjectsHonestlyHelp Me Author:Sasha Grey
“I've done so many movies with first-time directors, and honestly I just go with gut instinct. People that usually can tell me a good story, and talk to me about why the movie is the movie they want to make. I just go with my gut.” PeopleWantFirstsDoneStoriesDirectorsFirst TimeInstinctHonestlyGutsGood StoryTalk To MeGut Instinct Author:Neal H. Moritz
“I have no reason as a director to have films go up in versions that I don't like. My only experience of film after ten years is honestly that if a picture doesn't get second-guessed you're looking at four Oscars, and if a picture does get second-guessed, you're not. I've got an advanced degree in that lesson.” IfsYearsDoeReasonFilmFourLessonsDirectorsTenDegreesHonestlyVersionsNo ReasonOscars Author:William Monahan
“Hours is an understatement. I honestly don't know how the director and editor decide each week what actually makes it on the air. There's of course director and cast commentary on each episode on the DVD. We had a blast recording that.” KnowsCoursesHoursKnow HowAirWeekDirectorsCastsHonestlyEditorsEpisodesBlastCommentaryDvdsUnderstatement Author:Joel McHale