“I don't want to infantilize the actor; I want to empower the actor. Actors can be many things, but all of the really good ones are really great storytellers, and I'm interested in that. If you're not interested in that as a director then you better be Stanley Kurbrick.” IfsWantActorsDirectorsEmpoweringNot InterestedReally GreatStorytellerStanley Author:Paul Bettany
“It was very important to me to choose a director like Gary [Ross], whose instincts come from character, who's a storyteller, and who puts characters first.” FirstsImportantCharacterDirectorsInstinctStorytellerGary Author:Nina Jacobson
“I feel that I am just a storyteller, and whether I am wearing the director hat or the playwright hat, it doesn't matter.” FeelsMatterDirectorsHatsStorytellerPlaywright Author:Adam Rapp