Steven Soderbergh Quotes

I loved making Pure Country. It was a great learning experience for me, seeing another part of the entertainment industry.

I had the greatest time of my life making 'Saw 3.' More fun than '2' for sure.

I love being part of the movie-making process. There is magic. There is an element of mystery and unpredictability.

I love being a part of the whole journey of a film being made.

I'd love to direct, I'd love to produce. I'd love to learn all about it, and being around it all the time certainly helps.

Making 'Beloved' was an awesome experience.

'Lovelace' was really great. I got to work with the wonderful Amanda Seyfried, Hank Azaria and Peter Sarsgaard, so it can't get no better than that, right? I had a blast, and the film is a very, very well put together movie - from the director to the writing the cast.

Well, getting behind the camera is something I've always wanted to get involved with. Ever since I was doing movies like 'Zathura' I was very interested in all the different jobs on set and kind of soaking all the information up like a sponge.

Filming is a funny combination of having a good time and not being able to wait until it's over.

We had a great time making 'Chennai Express.' It was a learning experience working with Shah Rukh... it was a positive experience.

I loved being behind the scenes and finding out how they make movies.

When I'm working on the scripts or working with the other actors or rehearsing with the director, and when the director is cutting the movie, and we've shot the scene, the director is not looking at the visual effects.

The thing is, making movies as an actress, you learn so many things. Like when you're making a movie with Quentin Tarantino you're just at the best cinema school ever.

I like working on big budget films.

To make a movie is very grueling at times. Long, long hours and cold weather.

You could get in rehearsals, pre-production, anything that would actually contribute to the understanding of how a film gets made. I actually find those things increase people's interest in a movie and like that better than worrying about showing the tricks behind the curtain.

I think film requires a lot more patience and concentration and each day you're keeping the entire picture in your head throughout a two to three month film shoot. Whereas TV, especially half hour, is like doing a play a week or live theater.

Making movies is a dangerous job. Because you are always the one who stands at the center of the universe when making movies.

It is good to get an all round experience especially when you have never been on a movie set.

Making films is sort of like you're pulling off a magic trick. It's sort of like an illusion. It's not real but you want it to appear real, and all kinds of things go into that, from the clothes you're wearing to the make-up, to the light.

I love the intimacy of making movies. The focus is deeper and much more intense than musical theatre.

I loved being on the set with my stepfather. I loved the magic of movies. I went on the set of 'The Mod Squad' - I mean, can you imagine? Just walking into a living room and then walking behind the living room, and it's just flat. There's nothing I love more than being on a sound stage.

I think my passion for cinema really started when I was on the set of 'Mud' and my third film 'Joe.' That's when I really started to fall in love with the art of filmmaking.

I was trained on the stage, and I can do stage as well as I can do movies, but I prefer films.

Making movies is a hard thing, and it's slow. So you can glorify the product, but the process is difficult no matter who you are.