John Krasinski Quotes

When the photographer is nearby, I like to say, 'Quick, get a photo of me looking into the camera,' because I'm never looking into the camera. Christopher Nolan looks into the camera, but I think most directors don't, so whenever you see a picture of a director looking at the camera, it's fake.

all that time hanging around the sets, watching Norma Shearer make the most of her three expressions, was a help.

Aamir Khan in a sense, was my first teacher for filmmaking. He used to answer my doubts on the sets of 'Joh Jeeta Wahi Sikander.'

Once, I had a huge fight on a film set with an actor who threw tea on a spot boy's face. I refused to shoot until he apologised.

The priority for me has always been good films.

I don't want to boast about any contribution, but I was part of the group of people who toiled for the film industry.

I'm a frustrated would-be architect who stumbled into the would-be business of making movies.

I think Anand Rai is one of the few brilliant directors we have.

As for Aamir Khan, he keeps raising the standard with every film. For an artist like me or a newcomer like me, we can only look up to that and dream, 'When will that be us someday?' There's so much to learn from him. He is the encyclopedia of acting.

Ultimately, I want to direct a movie, so that's another thing, too, where I wonder what that will look like and how will I be able to manage.

When I used to be a contract player in 1954 at Universal, I wasn't getting good roles. I was getting one-liners, and then I'd be gone. But I'd hang around; I'd watch guys. And when I had days off, which was most days, I'd go down and watch other sets while they were shooting. Watch Joan Crawford or whomever. Just watch how they worked and how the director handled them. I didn't know anything about making movies, and there's a lot to learn.

I am so impressed with people who can really make a big movie, a good movie. The amount of work that goes into it is incredible.

The actors make the film. They're the ones that take this theoretical movie that's in your head and make it real. The success of a film is entirely on their shoulders. I admire them, because acting is such a difficult thing to do, and I personally can't understand it.

I believe in hiring people to do their jobs.I want to hire an editor.They say you make a movie three times: when you write it, when you direct it, and when you edit it. So I have three shots to get it right!

Movies are a collective art. Art by proxy.

Ever since I was a little kid I was obsessed with films, and I always wanted to make them

Movies are a medium of expression like a symphony orchestra...or a painter's brush and canvas.

I don't think the written word is important in movies anymore and the really great movies are done by great directors who in many cases write their own scripts. I think it's gotten to be more of a visual thing than an audible thing.

I've wanted to make movies ever since I was a kid. I knew that was my goal.

I love movie-making. I'm interested in writing and directing, and I've dabbled, but I haven't done anything I care to brag about. Yet.

I always wanted to make movies no matter what. It's true. No matter how I was getting to do it, that's what I wanted to do.

I think I have much more appreciation for directing and movies overall versus a performance or an actor. Their body of work is more interesting.

Crewing and being on film sets is kind of like being in the carnival, with carnie folks.

I'm not really equipped to do anything else but making movies. In every other aspect of my life I'm a total failure.

I've always seen it to be a privilege to make movies. It's a really expensive, creative medium.