Actors get pigeonholed very quickly, particularly movie actors. In the theater, one is more used to casting people against type and trusting that their talent and skill will get them through.
I suppose once in a while, a filmmaker makes a movie that's more than just a sum of its parts, more than good acting or good filmmaking. It's somethi… - Sam Mendes
I suppose once in a while, a filmmaker makes a movie that's more than just a sum of its parts, more than good acting or good filmmaking. It's somethi…
- Sam Mendes
Confidence is essential, but ego is not. - Sam Mendes
Confidence is essential, but ego is not.
For me, certain shots or scenes are keys in the movie. - Sam Mendes
For me, certain shots or scenes are keys in the movie.
The characters are trapped within the lifestyle. It's about what goes on before the movie starts. - Sam Mendes
The characters are trapped within the lifestyle. It's about what goes on before the movie starts.
You think about taking audiences on a journey. - Sam Mendes
You think about taking audiences on a journey.
Truly great actors carry their characters in silence with them. They communicate without words the relationships that predate the movie. - Sam Mendes
Truly great actors carry their characters in silence with them. They communicate without words the relationships that predate the movie.
The movies that influenced me were movies that told their stories through pictures more than words. - Sam Mendes
The movies that influenced me were movies that told their stories through pictures more than words.
Learn to say, “I don’t know the answer.” It could be the beginning of a very good day’s rehearsal. - Sam Mendes
Learn to say, “I don’t know the answer.” It could be the beginning of a very good day’s rehearsal.
The importance of rehearsal is maybe you want to talk about how the scene's going to be designed, how it's going to be staged, all of those things. I… - Sam Mendes
The importance of rehearsal is maybe you want to talk about how the scene's going to be designed, how it's going to be staged, all of those things. I…
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