I remember hearing a good story about Jack Nicholson working with Stanley Kubrick on The Shining [1980]. Nicholson was saying that, as an actor, you always want to try to make things real. And believable. When he was working with Kubrick, he finished a take and said, "I feel like that was real." And Kubrick said, "Yes, it's real, but it's not interesting".
If a movie goes south, it might not capsize me the way it used to. But I still have a terrible fear of failure. I'm a huge worrier. - Owen Wilson
If a movie goes south, it might not capsize me the way it used to. But I still have a terrible fear of failure. I'm a huge worrier.
- Owen Wilson
I lived in Rome for about five or six months during Life Aquatic. - Owen Wilson
I lived in Rome for about five or six months during Life Aquatic.
I think for Wes [Anderson] and me, the most important thing was James L. Brooks producing our first movie and giving us a chance to come to Hollywood… - Owen Wilson
I think for Wes [Anderson] and me, the most important thing was James L. Brooks producing our first movie and giving us a chance to come to Hollywood…
You can't get too attached to any one shampoo. And conditioner, also. - Owen Wilson
You can't get too attached to any one shampoo. And conditioner, also.
It's not enough just to be real; you have to try to make it interesting or entertaining. - Owen Wilson
It's not enough just to be real; you have to try to make it interesting or entertaining.
If someone doesn't want me, I'm not going to hang around and win them over. - Owen Wilson
If someone doesn't want me, I'm not going to hang around and win them over.
I think of myself as a doom person. I'm a worrier. But I like the idea of being an optimist. Maybe I'm the kind of optimist who deep down knows it's … - Owen Wilson
I think of myself as a doom person. I'm a worrier. But I like the idea of being an optimist. Maybe I'm the kind of optimist who deep down knows it's …
My roommate in college in Austin, Texas, was Wes Anderson. Wes always wanted to be a director. I was an English major in college, and he got us to wo… - Owen Wilson
My roommate in college in Austin, Texas, was Wes Anderson. Wes always wanted to be a director. I was an English major in college, and he got us to wo…
You know, I sometimes think, how is anyone ever gonna come up with a book, or a painting, or a symphony, or a sculpture that can compete with a great… - Owen Wilson
You know, I sometimes think, how is anyone ever gonna come up with a book, or a painting, or a symphony, or a sculpture that can compete with a great…
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