“If the director wishes to print it, then you have a series of choices, maybe millions of choices within that minute-and-a-half, or 80 seconds, or 2 minutes or however long or short the take is, you have all those choices committed to celluloid. I find that absolutely thrilling.” IfsLongChoicesWishHalfMillionsMinutesDirectorsSeriesCommittedPrintSecondsThrillingCelluloid Author:Ben Kingsley
“Children of Men is a solemn, haunting picture, but it's also a thrilling one, partly because of the sheer bravado with which it's made. It left me feeling more fortified than drained. [Director Alfonso] Cuarón, the most openhearted of directors, prefers to give rather than take away.” MenGivingChildrenMadeFeelingsLeftDirectorsMade ItSheerThrillingHauntingSolemnDrainedBravadoChildren Of Men Author:Stephanie Zacharek
“The lack of women directors is a sad fact of life. Kathryn Bigelows thrilling Best Director win may help turn things around.” MayFactsHelpingTurnsWinningDirectorsThrillingFacts Of Life Author:Lynda Obst
“For me, creatively, I'd suffocate if I played the same thing, over and over again. I want challenges. I want to sit down with a director and be like, "I've never done this before, but it's going to be exciting. It's scary, but really thrilling, so let's do it!"” IfsWantDoneChallengesDirectorsExcitingScaryThrilling Author:Alexander Skarsgard