“My career has been very strange. My career is like a heart monitor. I get involved in a good project now and then to keep things going. And then I make things that I work on that I hope are going to be good so I can make a living and keep a roof over the heads of those little monsters I have in my house.” HeartLittlesHas BeensI CanHouseCareersStrangeInvolvedProjectsBe GoodMonstersNow And ThenRoofGet Involved Author:Michael Madsen
“I like to work as much as I can, but I only really have the hiatus to work on other projects. I've kept myself busy recently. I voiced a character in 'Ice Age 4,' which was a lot of fun. I also did another small movie called 'The Scribbler.'” I CanCharacterAgeFunProjectsBusyIceIce AgeHiatus Author:Kunal Nayyar
“Hollywood will put you in a box, so to speak. Some people will have seen you in 'La Bamba' or another dramatic film and think, 'Okay, that's what Lou does.' But they don't really have an idea of the range or diversity that I can bring to a project.” PeopleThinkingDoeI CanIdeasFilmSpeakDiversityProjectsOkayHollywoodBoxesRangeDramatic Author:Lou Diamond Phillips
“I've found that sitting around and obsessing about projects moving forward, when there's actually nothing I can do about it, at a certain point, is really counter-productive.” I CanMovingCertainFoundCan DoProjectsSittingMoving ForwardProductiveSitting AroundObsessing Author:Danny Strong
“I'm actually developing a project so that I can have a lead.” I CanProjectsDeveloping Author:Rachel True
“There are dozens of unfinished or aborted projects in my files, but I can only assume they don't get done because they're not robust enough to struggle through the birth process.” I CanDoneEnoughProcessStruggleBirthProjectsAssumingDozenFilesUnfinishedRobust Author:Grant Morrison
“Sometimes all that saves me is being willing to make mistakes. There are projects that strike me as so beautiful, important, complicated, or just plain big, that they convince me of my own inadequacy. This awful state of reverence leads to paralyzing brain freeze. At times like that the only way out is for me to decide, 'To hell with it. I can't do it right, so I'll do it wrong. I can't do it well, but I can do it badly.' Sometimes, with luck, while I'm sweating to do it wrong, I stumble on a right way.” WayWellsI CanImportantSometimesStatesBigsBeautifulCan DoMy OwnMistakeBrainHellWillingProjectsLuckComplicatedStrikesAwfulConvinceMaking MistakesReverenceRight WayFreezeI Can Do ItSave MeInadequacySweating Author:Katherine Dunn
“Some documentaries are made by people who are driven more by one particular story, or have different backgrounds or ambitions, but I'm always looking for projects that let me be the best filmmaker I can be, and to be stretched and grow further.” PeopleMadeI CanDifferentStoriesGrowsParticularAmbitionProjectsLet MeDrivenBackgroundsFilmmakerBeing The BestDocumentariesBest FilmDifferent Backgrounds Author:Lucy Walker
“The only way I can work is if I care and am passionate about a project, so the challenge is to find projects that I feel that way about.” IfsWayFeelsI CanCareChallengesProjectsPassionateI Care Author:David Heyman
“You hear people say: "One day, when I'm in a good position I can make my passion project." I've seen a lot of people get into that position and not make it.” PeopleI CanPassionPositionOne DayProjectsMy Passion Author:Judd Apatow
“Learning that you have stamina is an excellent thing to know. If a project fails, I know I can pick myself up.” IfsKnowsI CanFailingProjectsPicksExcellentStamina Author:Eddie Izzard