Filmmaking Quotes

"There’s a gap between what I want to do, what I do on camera, and what gets edited Right? So the goal is to try and close the gaps What’s the biggest compliment is if I read a review and it’s exactly what I wrote down in my diary before ever filming it Tha" "I think the thing you always got to keep in mind, you know, film is a director's medium. The director is in charge, it's their vision, and you are there as an actor to execute their vision." "My curiosity sustains me for the period of the shoot" "As a director, it is important to understand the actor's process" "When you have a good script, you're almost in more trouble than if you have a terrible script" "The more sincere I could be, the better it would be for the film" "Film is the art of lying, 24 lies per second." "The best reason to make a film is that you feel passionately about it." "I will direct one day, but I have a feeling that it will be very limited." "I keep telling people I'll make movies until I'm fifty and then I'll go and do something else" "I don't know if anyone will ever sit me down and make me do a blockbuster." "The most exciting thing about film is it gives you a voice, it lets you be heard" "I want to work with great directors because they're the ones that are going to make me better" "Making a film, setting it up and getting it cast and getting it together, is not an easy thing"