Casting is very instinctual. I really like to meet people. To me, it's about their essence more than their audition.

- Francesca Gregorini

The more personal you get, the more universal a story you end up telling.

- Francesca Gregorini

It takes forever to make a film. It's a gargantuan thing of untold effort.

- Francesca Gregorini

What I love is when I'm in the theater with audiences and I hear them laugh. That's such a relief to me. They're going on the ride and they're allowi…

- Francesca Gregorini

I think we all have limitations, as directors. I don't care what the budget is, it's probably never enough money and never enough time. You figure it…

- Francesca Gregorini

Ultimately, what audiences respond to is truth. Even as fantastical as the story can be, and out there, at its core, it's dealing with loss, madness …

- Francesca Gregorini

I'm very jealous of actors that swoop in for 20 days, and then swoop back out. When you're a director, you're on that train for the next two years, s…

- Francesca Gregorini

The test for me, when I read other people's scripts, is whether I feel like there's something about me that is the best person to tell this story. I …

- Francesca Gregorini

I think hope is key, in life and in art.

- Francesca Gregorini