Melanie Laurent Quotes

Nobody sets out to make a bad film - I shouldn't say 'nobody.' Some people certainly don't care.

I've worked with Terrence Malick, Werner Herzog, Olive Stone and David Gordon Green, and Damien Chazelle on 'First Man.' When you have someone at the helm like that, they're gonna make something great.

I don't really care about making a big movie - I just want to make good ones.

I guess once you've been acting for a long time, you glean the great bits of good directors and the bad bits from other directors, and you know the way that you would like to be directed.

The most important thing for Quentin and the most important thing for me is to make the best film possible.

You can have an amazing director and terrible script, and the film's not going to be great. But if you have the most incredible script and an okay director, you could still get a really good film.

I don't pay much attention to the press. My films always get good reviews and bad reviews. I just try to make the best film I can.

There are times when you work with directors on set, and things are a bit rudderless, and those can be good directors.

If you have a script that's not great, if you have a great director, you can make a great movie, but if you have a great script with a director who's not good, never are you going to have a good movie.

My approach to working in movies is to empower the director to have power over me and to really support his vision because he's the guy, at the end of the day, who's going to put it all together.

I'm not going to take something based on budget and do something just for the sake of it. I want to make good films.

Nobody engages in a film, regardless of what your job is in it, to make a bad one.

I am keen to do quality films; it is not quantity that I am looking at.

I think what makes a good actor's director is somebody who understands what I'm doing and is respectful of it, but who also has a vision and is directing me toward their vision in a way that feels productive.

I would love to work with Shane Meadows - great director.

I am not going to do a film based on a bad scenario just to make a big Hollywood film or work with Hollywood stars.

It's possible for me to make a bad movie out of a good script, but I can't make a good movie from a bad script.

We've seen so many films now, that you have to be on par with the best films that have preceded you. You just can't make any movie and it will be good.

Most actors go, 'I read the script and fell in love with it'; I fall in love with the directors.

I sign on to any project because of the director: because they won't change, and you've got to feel confident that you're in good hands, in their vision.

You can recognize almost immediately if the film you're watching is the product of some kind of a hive mind or the result of a personal vision and genuine collaborations. 'Manchester by the Sea' reminds us of the potential of the latter and, for that reason, is the kind of work that makes me, as a filmmaker, want to continue. It's inspiring.

When I do a film, I follow the director.

Working with Sam Mendes was a dream come true. He's unbelievable as a director.

I would love to work with Christopher Nolan, 100 percent.

I loved working with Stephen Frears. He's a really fantastic director. He knows what he wants and how to get it.