“As an actor, I'm attracted to drama; as a director, it's humor - because it's the story of my life, and I can't be that serious about it. Being alone is a big theme in all my movies, both as a director and as an actress.” I CanStoriesBigsActorsSeriousDramaDirectorsActressesThemeStory Of My Life Author:Jodie Foster
“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
“To televisionize any serious problem, the program directors face the task of making the message 'go down smooth' until the audience is delivered to the commercial.” ProblemFacesAudienceSeriousDirectorsMessagesProgramTasksSmooth Author:Arlie Russell Hochschild
“The director sets the tone, and if someone's ruling it with an iron fist, people are quiet and the days go long in my experience, when there's a very serious tone, the days just drag. When there's someone who, in between takes, is joking or laughing the days go quick.” PeopleIfsLongLaughingSeriousQuietDirectorsToneIronDragFistsRuling Author:Channing Tatum
“It really depends on the director. I think quite often, it's not what you expect. The most serious film can be the most fun. The one that's supposed to be fun can be the most serious. I don't think there are any hard-and-fast rules. I just think it really depends on your director and what the general vibe is.” ThinkingHardFilmFunSeriousDependsDirectorsSupposed To Be Author:Eric Bana
“Also, to get to work with serious filmmakers on this kind of a movie, has elevated these movies. We were so lucky, as actors, that the crew of directors that we've gotten to work with are totally really super high-end filmmakers. But, Bill Condon had a vision and it was so specific. He's really passionate. I think he's taken the story to another level.” ThinkingKindEndsStoriesActorsLevelsVisionTakenSeriousLuckyDirectorsBillsPassionateFilmmakerCrewSo Lucky Author:Elizabeth Reaser
“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
“As first time director, though, you're like a new officer coming up to be in charge of very serious veterans, and you're always going to have guys looking at each other for the first day until they realize you're not screwing around.” FirstsGuyRealizingSeriousDirectorsFirst TimeOfficersVeteran Author:William Monahan
“When I was younger, I would mess about and have a laugh with everyone. I was doing Atonement when I was about 12, and as we went to do this very serious scene, the director Joe [Wright] came up to me ... I'd been giggling right up to the beginning of the take. And he came up to me and said, "Okay, you need to be serious now." I completely idolized him.” NeedsSaidLaughingSeriousSceneDirectorsOkayMessAtonementHave A LaughIdolized Author:Saoirse Ronan
“I think [director] Malcolm Lee is a real master at being able to make you laugh while bringing serious subject-matter, so the movie doesn't hinge on silliness, but on real life.” ThinkingRealMatterAbleLaughingSubjectsSeriousMastersDirectorsReal LifeSubject MatterHingesMake You LaughSillinessSerious Subjects Author:Ice Cube