Arthur Hiller Quotes

I'd like to work with David Lynch again.

Going forward, I would love to work with directors like Rian Johnson and Joss Whedon; people like that who are doing big films but do have really independent voices. That's kind of what I want to focus on, is always working with people with at least an independent point of view, even if it's not an independent film.

A movie is like a city. There's, like, 150 people working, and it's all because of something that came out of your head.

I'd like to have coffee with Farhan Akhtar. He's an all-rounder in the film industry, and I have heard many good things about how he goes about planning all his productions.

He's Soderbergh, we're working for him. It doesn't matter what he's doing; we'll see it at the premiere.

It doesn't matter if you're doing a studio movie or you're doing an independent movie. When you get to set and you're doing a scene, it's always going to be the same job. I really don't think about my career, in terms of planning it out and what this does for me.

I have the most respect for Rick. You're always going to see a Shameik Moore and Rick Famuyiwa film.

Obviously I would love to work with all these great directors like the Coen Brothers, Tarantino. Robert Rodriguez is a dream director of mine.

I love writing. Given a choice, after directing for all these years, and if given an army of talented directors, I would not direct at all.

Every movie has its uniqueness. You just do your best and go with it.

In film producing, there is an inherent tension between the director, the money and the producer, and that's what keeps it flowing and honest and accountable.

Nobody ever starts out to make a mediocre, commercial film. You always think it's going to be something. And then, once you're done with your shooting, you have no control. You're just done, as an actor.

I've worked with a lot of directors, some of them you wouldn't really attach the word 'artist' to their name.

I'm an artist, and I'm part of every decision in a movie.

I only want to work with interesting filmmakers.

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

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

I think all my films can be enjoyed. In fact, they've often surprised me with how they're received.

I would love to do more films. I really like the whole process of doing that. I like how close you become to everybody.

You go through this business and you meet people that you bond with, and you get to go make movies with them. It's wonderful. What I've always dreamt of, in my career, is to have a brotherhood of collaborators, and go in and out of working with them. I'm just starting to get that, and it's really lovely.

The great thing I think when you do independents is that people are really there for the same reason. They're not there because they got a lot of money and they want to just go home and get it over with. They're there because they believe in the script or the director or the cast or whatever it is, and they want to make it work.

I would love to work with Cameron Crowe; he's definitely one of my favorite directors.

The thing about working with Peter Jackson is that, at the end of the day, he is a passionate artist.

Filmmaking is a miracle of collaboration.

I love working with Darren Lynn Bousman. He is such a cool director with really great ideas.