Mike McCready Quotes

My problem is: as a singer and a dancer, if I get it in my body one way, it is harder for me to be open to something new - to something else; to something that is really organically connected to the piece and not just to my perception of it.

I've worked with directors who have done it too much, particularly in television, you know, 'okay we got it, let's move on, next setup.' 'Well what about, we could maybe investigate?' 'Mmm… no, let's go.'

I don't like to try to put, like, 'Let's do this type of record,' 'cause it never turns out that way anyways.

I don't think one should be a slave to one medium.

Let's say I've directed that [writing] energy into writing my latest book but suddenly, I really want to write about an onion. I don't say to myself, "No, you have stay on the subject," because I know that the longer I stay on the subject the more boring I get. So, if my mind wants to write about an onion, it might be a deeper way to go into what I'm working on, even though it might seem irrelevant. This is how I've learned to follow my mind.

Genre hopping is something I intend to do, and I intend to do it forever and ever because I think genres are boring.

I am constantly trying to push my boundaries and break the mould that has been made for leading actresses, and it is such great fun.

I do not want myself to be restricted to a pigeonholed kind of filmmaker.

I have been lucky makers have allowed me to experiment with my roles.

I'm open to making any kind of music, or maybe making no music ever again. That's also an option, always. Who knows what'll happen.

The key is you don't want to control the controlled stuff too much and you don't want to be too free flowing in uncontrolled situations. That can be a contentious issue with some directors. The joy of my career is I've gotten to work with great directors who get that balance.

I could have never had any kind of creative freedom on TV, so then I did movies! Now, I am able to do all kinds of entertainment... and that, I feel, is the biggest blessing!

'The Lobster,' at some point, was my most accessible film. Then I made 'The Killing of a Sacred Deer,' which turned out to be not as accessible as 'The Lobster.' It was the film I wanted to make and the story I wanted to tell.

If I am doing a certain kind of cinema, that does not mean I hate the other kind.

My vision and my creative ability is just so broad.

I'm not shy about trying to find what truth there is in any genre, whether that be an action piece, a sci-fi piece, a small indie film, or a play. I'm open to it all.

Whatever I ended up picking or choosing was always going to be a creative outlet for me.

Creative process gives me the most freedom because I can do anything I want on a piece of blank media.

Every medium has its own kind of freedom. I don't want to just cross from one to the next. I want to enjoy the freedom each one has. Sometimes, you can do something for TV that you can't do in the cinema.

I have refused money sometimes for a film. I have refused films when I felt that it was not for me. When it was just a job or just about making money, I said no. I wanted to make every film count, and when you are true to yourself, this gives you a certain integrity and a certain reputation.

I don't think that people should be confined to any particular aesthetic.

I love being with artists because I'm always open to getting into something.

I'm an actor. I can do whatever I want. As an actor, not everything has to be the most obvious choice. And sometimes, the best thing you can do is to defy expectations.

Can't nobody make you make any music that you don't wanna make. Remember that.