“Despite his reputation as one of America's foremost "serious" filmmakers, Oliver Stone's name under the "director" caption does not guarantee a good movie. I learned that lesson while enduring the seemingly-endless tedium of The Doors, and was reminded of it during some of the long, drawn-out portions of JFK. However, nothing that Stone has directed or misdirected prepared me for the grotesque mess that is Natural Born Killers.” LongDoeAmericaNamesBornNaturalDoorsSeriousLessonsDirectorsStonesPreparedEndureEndlessReputationDespiteMessFilmmakerGuaranteesPortionsKillersGood MovieGrotesqueTediumCaption Author:James Berardinelli
“I wish I could say I had some sort of master plan where one role leads to the next role, but a lot of it really is persistence and luck and being prepared when you are asked to jump on a project. There isn't any one rule that I follow. Obviously, I'll always shoot to work with the best actors, directors and filmmakers. I've been incredibly lucky to be able to do that.” AbleNextActorsWishRolesPlansMastersLuckyDirectorsProjectsLuckPreparedPersistenceFilmmaker Author:Dermot Mulroney
“I think for any director, male or female, it would be just to be prepared, work hard, and not give up! As my agent once told me, it's all about stamina before you ever end up on set!” ThinkingGivingEndsHardWould BeHard WorkDirectorsGiving UpFemalePreparedMalesAgentsBe PreparedNot Giving UpStamina Author:Liz Tuccillo
“When somebody who makes movies for a living - either as an actor, writer, producer or director - lives to be a certain age, you have to admire them. It is an act of courage to make a film - a courage for which you are not prepared in the rest of life. It is very hard and very destructive. But we do it because we love it.” HardAgeFilmCertainActorsDirectorsPreparedAdmireProducersDestructiveActs Of CourageRest Of Life Author:John Carpenter
“I love Ron Howard, he's a wonderful director, incredibly prepared. But I have to criticize my performance in that movie. It all took place in one day. My character was having a bad day, so she's having a bad day throughout the whole movie. But this was a comedy, and I think I was too serious, too dense. Yes, I think that describes my failure there.” ThinkingWholeCharacterComedyWonderfulSeriousOne DayDirectorsPerformancesPreparedCriticizeBad DayDenseHaving A Bad Day Author:Glenn Close
“I fear other actors who are not prepared. And I fear directors who are afraid.” ActorsDirectorsPrepared Author:Tommy Lee Jones