Antoine Fuqua Quotes

I love working with young people and young filmmakers, and I love working on first films. I think it's cool. It's fun. I just take it as it comes.

When you get to work with people like Ian McKellen or directors like Peter Jackson, you sit and watch.

My favorite on screen moments are when you are really there and you know you're creating something. That's so exciting... it's why you come to work.

Working with someone who's really passionate about it is great, because you become passionate, and then it's fun; it's not work anymore.

Every time I start the next movie, it's as exciting as the first time.

There are some subjects in school that I love, but it can still feel like a chore. Acting never feels like a chore.

With acting, it's like you form chemistry with different people in different ways, so it's really added even more fun to work, you know?

I always had to genuinely like the actors I worked with and use my enthusiasm and vision to give them confidence to push their creativity and their humor.

Having an audience is almost like plugging me into an electrical outlet. People feed me so much of their energy. We have a great time. It's all about the fellowship.

I'm not curing cancer or running a small county. I haven't developed a greener car. I just play act. And if I can bring people a moment of fun and relief in their lives, well, that's the win.

Honestly, I really, really love making movies. It's so much fun, and I love losing myself in the moment and just being there with other actors. When you're truly in the moment and you're feeding each other, it's such an exciting thing to be a part of.

I've had wonderful collaborators. They're very different, just as actors are. Working on a show with Nathan Lane is different from working on a show with Chita Rivera. It keeps you on your toes because it's different every time.

I think I still have that same drive and determination, the same curiosity and passion for filmmaking that I did when I first started. Every film brings with it unique challenges and experiences, and I approach every one with the same enthusiasm.

I've certainly worked with really great directors who haven't acted.

I'm looking forward to working with some of the best cast and crew there are.

I'm inspired every time I see a role I'd like to play, an actor turn in a well crafted performance, a story I'd like to tell, direct or produce.

I try to make films that I find exciting. It makes me want to get out of bed at five in the morning, have my make-up done and play for the rest of the day.

Kids in general make things fresh and alive and they have this great appreciation for, Holy mackerel, we're making a movie!

'Super 8' was a lot of fun. It was a lot of fun working with J.J. Abrams, who I think is a kid in a grown man's body, which is a great ingredient for any artist in our business. You have to be a kid at heart to be able to make believe, and his imagination is phenomenal.

I love being on sets with very seasoned directors as well as very new directors. Every time is a discovery process. You learn something new every time.

Ade Palicki is a wonderful actress, so it was fun to work with her.

I enjoy acting, and I appreciate people who have passion about what they're doing and have a vision about the film they're trying to make.

There's something that comes into you that's so exciting when you're directing.

With any of the movies I've had a chance to do, or any of the TV shows I've had a chance to contribute to, people approach me and say, 'Hey, would you like to do this?' I laugh out loud and say, 'Yes, that'd be funny.' Or, I'm very moved by what I read and say, 'Yes. How can I help you?'

Dance is my passion, and I feel so strongly about it that just watching people dance lights up my face and makes me come alive.