“I thought I'd become a funeral director when I wasn't going to be an actor. I thought I would be good at helping some people with the grieving process and with trying to get them to talk about and understand who this person was.” PeopleTryingPersonsHelpingWould BeActorsProcessDirectorsBe GoodGrievingFuneralGrieving Process Author:Angelina Jolie
“There are some directors who don't like the set much. They like post-production, where you have all the ingredients in the can - you've got all the footage, all the music, the various effects - and then you have to do the alchemy necessary to make it all good, a long and very key process of putting everything together and making it into the cogent thing that you want.” WantLongTogetherProcessEffectsKeysDirectorsProductionsVariousPostsIngredientsAlchemyPost Production Author:Fred Melamed
“Film is definitely a director's medium. They're responsible for the look and everything, and you're a part of that process as an actor, and you try to contribute to the story. But I think it might sound a little pretentious for me to say I think of myself as an artist. I think of myself as a creative person.” ThinkingTryingLooksLittlesPersonsStoriesMightFilmArtistActorsProcessSoundCreativeDirectorsResponsibleMediumsPretentiousCreative Person Author:Owen Wilson
“I have to say from an actor's perspective, to work with a director who has been an actor through most of their career is a pleasure. They generally have a very deep understanding of the process of what you're doing, of how you are building and exploring the character.” Has BeensCharacterActorsProcessUnderstandingPleasureCareersBuildingPerspectiveDirectorsExploringVery DeepDeep Understanding Author:Karen Allen
“The directors were often really nice and I was well behaved, so I would just sit there in rehearsal. That allowed me to see the process - not just the result, the red carpet, all of the wonderful, fun things that happen afterwards - the nuts and bolts, the nitty-gritty, "Let's try to build this character from the page," tech rehearsals.” TryingWellsCharacterHappensFunProcessResultsNiceWonderfulDirectorsPagesRedNutsCarpetRehearsalReally NiceBoltsRed CarpetFun ThingsNuts And Bolts Author:Condola Rashad
“I'm not a feminist, but I just think it's a really cool process working with a woman as a director.” ThinkingProcessDirectorsFeministReally Cool Author:Melanie Griffith
“I can tell you it makes a big difference to have a director who is collaborative. What motivates a character in my mind could be completely different from what the director's thinking. You have to have those conversations ahead of time and throughout the process. It affects the performance.” ThinkingMindI CanDifferentCharacterBigsProcessDifferencesDirectorsConversationPerformancesAhead Of Time Author:Nia Long