I asked a director once what the secret of it all was, and he said you have to be so prepared that you are willing to throw all your preparation away in the moment when you see something better. That's a phenomenal piece of advice. It's been my compass through the process of making films. But you can really only do that if you're prepared. You can't wing it.
I do believe that people go to the movies - for one reason or another - they go to the movies to have an experience. - Alex Kurtzman
I do believe that people go to the movies - for one reason or another - they go to the movies to have an experience.
- Alex Kurtzman
We were such fans of Sleepy Hollow, in all of its iterations - growing up with the Disney show, and then Tim Burton's and, obviously, the most import… - Alex Kurtzman
We were such fans of Sleepy Hollow, in all of its iterations - growing up with the Disney show, and then Tim Burton's and, obviously, the most import…
The thing for me, and I can only really judge this by what I respond to myself as an audience member, I really only respond to a movie if I'm interes… - Alex Kurtzman
The thing for me, and I can only really judge this by what I respond to myself as an audience member, I really only respond to a movie if I'm interes…
I think what people watch television for is the emotional continuity, from episode to episode, and feeling that the experience that they had, four ep… - Alex Kurtzman
I think what people watch television for is the emotional continuity, from episode to episode, and feeling that the experience that they had, four ep…
I think our goal and intention is to make sure that, when you watch each episode, you don't have to make that choice, but also that you can have stan… - Alex Kurtzman
I think our goal and intention is to make sure that, when you watch each episode, you don't have to make that choice, but also that you can have stan…
You always go by your gut. That's the best you can do. You go by what you feel, and you say yes or no based on what it inspires in you. - Alex Kurtzman
You always go by your gut. That's the best you can do. You go by what you feel, and you say yes or no based on what it inspires in you.
In fact, we actually listen to fans all the time. It's helpful because you want to get a sense of what people are looking for and what they disagree … - Alex Kurtzman
In fact, we actually listen to fans all the time. It's helpful because you want to get a sense of what people are looking for and what they disagree …
As a director you have to be at 30,000 ft objectively looking at everything, wondering if you're making the right objective, emotional, story, charac… - Alex Kurtzman
As a director you have to be at 30,000 ft objectively looking at everything, wondering if you're making the right objective, emotional, story, charac…
When you're working on a scene, both in the script phase and also in the moment, you look around and you wait for the lightning bolt to strike you an… - Alex Kurtzman
When you're working on a scene, both in the script phase and also in the moment, you look around and you wait for the lightning bolt to strike you an…
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