Sean Baker Quotes

I always used to say, as a director, that I could make anybody good in a movie if you found the right part. It all comes down to casting.

When they're good, I like working with new actors.

Matching character and actor is what a good director does.

Why do I use the same actors in different movies? One of the things I really stress in casting is I need to find someone who is suitable for the role in the movie. That's always the main reason.

I select good scripts, and every role is an opportunity to enhance my histrionic skills.

The idea of acting on the first 'Halloween', it didn't really apply to my eventual work, working with actors.

I have theatre-training, I love doing theatre, I've done Broadway.

My mom pushed me to take drama class.

For most of my career, I've played roles that were written for other actresses.

As a director, you have to know what actors are doing. You're the one telling them what to do. The actors' job is to come prepared to the set, but sometimes, if they're beginning actors or people who are non-actors, you have to teach them how to act.

Acting is the way I make my living.

I don't really view myself as an actor.

By the time I got to the Fox studio for my first major film, I knew how to hit a mark. I knew how to memorize lines. I knew how to pay attention.

What you learn from studying acting is that you have to have the courage to just make strong choices.

When I played Leonardo DiCaprio's mother, they liked that Leo had very hooded eyes and a rounded nose with a ball. They said, They look like they could be mother and son.

In 2005, I had the great honor of playing Shailene Woodley's mother in 'Felicity: An American Girl Adventure.' I was immediately impressed by her work ethic, both on and off set.

They put me in the drama class, and that's the path I've taken.

Working with actors is something I've never done before. I find it tremendous. It's hard work.

The way I choose parts is I look at the scripts... I choose a part by whether or not it challenges me.

Acting truly is a love of mine.

People who do not have funny in them are not funny when they read funny lines. Sorry. Just doesn't work that way. Seriously, this is the biggest rule of all. You live and die with your casting decisions. Your actors are the heart and soul of the whole thing. Without brilliant actors, you will not have a brilliant film.

I look at actors very closely. It's not an accident when the actors excel.

My parents couldn't afford a full time drama school, but I basically just did every class I could do, and followed every drama interest I could. When I was 15 or 16 I did drama courses.

As for acting, I took drama lessons when I was in high school.

Acting is always a challenge.