Todd Solondz Quotes

No matter what you're doing, if you're trying to make a movie, you need to be working with people that are really good and who make you better.

Good actors are a dime a dozen, but I want actors that are gonna be part of my team and collaborative.

I love working with Sally Field, and Steve Buscemi is one of the most giving, talented actors I've ever worked with.

I'm definitely one of those actresses who comes to a set knowing how I want to do a scene, and I definitely love input from my directors and my writers. I know that there's some actors who like to be left alone, they like to be very independent, but I actually really enjoy the teamwork.

I would love to work with Dustin Hoffman, John Malkovich, Omar Epps, Martin Scorsese, Josh Mond, Woody Allen, Paul Thomas Anderson, and David O. Russell, just to name a few. Those guys are absolutely brilliant at what they do.

You look at people like Gena Rowlands, but she had [John] Cassavetes to write these amazing roles for her.

I think the mark of a good director is that they surround themselves with good people.

It's a real testament to the amount of skill and talent involved, across the board, whether it's the production design, the construction, the costume design, the other actors, the way it's shot, the directors we had on it, or obviously John's writing. When things do go well, it sometimes seems easy, in a weird way, but it's actually down to a lot of cogs working in a big machine. But, I'm certainly happy to be going back. I'm excited to carry on.

When you work with a DeNiro or Hoffman, they love what they do so much that there's never any competitive vibe. It's more about how do we do this thing together.

You know, you can have someone who's the very best at something, but if there's not that kind of chemistry, collaborating is not going to amount to anything.

I love working with talented young performers.

I find that all great directors, and I would include Ben Affleck and Clint Eastwood in that, they have great confidence. And with great confidence comes great freedom for the actor.

The most glorious thing about working in the collaborative art is when you have somebody like Susan Kingsley or Kathy Bates who are better than your play.

I feel like this is the way I was meant to interact with acting. Which is as a director, and helping, working with actors to find their way. Facilitating their performances is so satisfying for me.

I firmly believe that success lies in the combination of both talent and business savvy, and that the magic comes through partnership between both.

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

To be able to work with actors who are doing such good work, not only makes it easier for you, but it makes you better.

The best thing an actor can be is flexible, because all directors are different and all actors are different.

I was always enjoying the moment. Acting, writing, looking for roles and getting involved with people and trying to create something that would be entertaining to people. With 'E.R.,' we were all very lucky to get this combination of people together in the right story in the right way to take it to the level it has reached.

I miss working with great actors, working with great directors.

I think actors do make really, really wonderful directors.

I'm a dramatist, so I really always wrote and directed at the same time because when I wrote something, I always put it on its feet. So I'm in love with actors; I always loved actors.

All of the directors I work with have their own unique gifts.

I always like to work with really good filmmakers and really good actors.

I enjoy working with actors so much and having the chance to be surprised by them.