Winston Duke Quotes

Ang Lee - he is amazing. I think doing a film with him would be breathtaking.

Stoller is one of my favorite comedic directors - one of my favorite directors that I've worked with to date.

What goes on between the actor and director is sacred.

I'd work with Danny Boyle every day of the week. No matter what he was doing I would do that.

I'd like to work with David Lynch again.

I guess I gravitate towards stories that I like and directors that I want to work with, and I hope that it works out.

I am open to working with new directors as long as the script excites me.

That's the best way to work on a project: talk to the director. In the end, it's the director's idea of how they perceive the movie and how they perceive the characters.

Whenever anybody asked me, 'Who is your number one director to work with?' I would always say Tim Burton.

When you agree to work with a filmmaker, it's important that you accept their world. It's an adventure. I like that. I throw myself into the director's arms, into their universe.

I think that any actor - any artist, period - would love to work with an artist like Lee Daniels.

And I think one way or another it's evident to those who work with me that as a writer, a director, a friend, as somebody's there that's very anxious to get the movie made.

He was an amazing - John McTiernan really was an incredible director, probably the best I've worked with because he constantly busted me when he wasn't getting what he wanted.

Tim Story is a fantastic director, and I'm so excited to get to work with him.

Alexander Payne's very specific. His scripts are always complete when you start working on them.

To be honest, the real reason I did 'Drive' was because of Nicolas Winding Refn, the director.

Quentin Tarantino is a genius. I want to do every single film with him.

I wanted to work with Bryan Singer because I like his films.

It's such a strange combination that I'd be unhappy to make anything like that without Landis directing.

All these directors, and I would include the Coen brothers and Quentin, have a very unique vision of what they want. They listen to ideas and make people feel like everyone is making the film.

With movies, so much of it is, 'Who is the human being that is going to be directing it?' Because it is their medium. In a way, you are serving the director, and when it is someone that you feel you can have a lot of confidence in, it can make a big difference.

I like Spike Lee a lot. He's incredibly gifted and I don't think he gets the credit he deserves as a filmmaker.

When you produce and direct, your movies are different to you. They're not just something you act in.

I've definitely become more aware and conscious of what directors I'm working with because it's so important. The director is really more than half the battle of the film. You really rely on that. That's become really, really important to me, for sure.

'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.