Jewish introspection and Jewish humor is a way of surviving . . . if you're not handsome and you're not athletic and you're not rich, there's still one last hope with girls, which is being funny.
I love to take actors to a place where they open a vein. That’s the job. The key is that I make it safe for them to open the vein. - Mike Nichols
I love to take actors to a place where they open a vein. That’s the job. The key is that I make it safe for them to open the vein.
- Mike Nichols
The only safe thing in filmmaking is to take a chance. - Mike Nichols
The only safe thing in filmmaking is to take a chance.
There's nothing in the American dream about character. It's a serious flaw. - Mike Nichols
There's nothing in the American dream about character. It's a serious flaw.
Directing is mystifying. It's a long, long, skid on an icy road, and you do the best you can trying to stay on the road... If you're still here when … - Mike Nichols
Directing is mystifying. It's a long, long, skid on an icy road, and you do the best you can trying to stay on the road... If you're still here when …
The unconscious is our best collaborator. - Mike Nichols
The unconscious is our best collaborator.
No doubt you are as alarmed as I by the tragic decline in America's language skills. If 10 people read the following sentence: Two tanker trucks has … - Mike Nichols
No doubt you are as alarmed as I by the tragic decline in America's language skills. If 10 people read the following sentence: Two tanker trucks has …
A movie is like a person. Either you trust it or you don't. - Mike Nichols
A movie is like a person. Either you trust it or you don't.
I love the editing process of making movies. I just wish that life had one. - Mike Nichols
I love the editing process of making movies. I just wish that life had one.
The only safe thing is to take a chance. Play safe and you are dead. Taking risks is the essence of good work, and the difference between safe and bo… - Mike Nichols
The only safe thing is to take a chance. Play safe and you are dead. Taking risks is the essence of good work, and the difference between safe and bo…
Login to join the discussion
Login to join the discussion