Kalki Koechlin Quotes

I love being on sets with very seasoned directors as well as very new directors. Every time is a discovery process. You learn something new every time.

I've gotten to work with some wonderful directors and people who have been great teachers to me.

I learn a lot from every director that I work with. I sit on set and watch them, every one.

Working with a guy like Ice Cube on 'Ride Along,' you learn so much. He's a guy who produces, writes, and directs, so you watch and learn and ask questions. As you go, you learn and figure out what you should and shouldn't do. I do nothing but soak up information.

One person who has taught me a lot and inspired me a lot was Peter Falk. I was fortunate enough to have worked with him in this movie called 'Vig.' He brought my work to a place where it literally shouldn't have been for another two or three years.

You learn from all directors, all these guys.

Over the years, I've learnt from co-actors, directors, technicians, and even from junior artists.

Getting back in the directors chair - there's a sense of like doing something every year. It's not like riding a bike, you're always learning new things, you're gonna face new challenges and when you face new challenges you'll have an answer for them.

When you get to work with people like Ian McKellen or directors like Peter Jackson, you sit and watch.

I've had wonderful collaborators. They're very different, just as actors are. Working on a show with Nathan Lane is different from working on a show with Chita Rivera. It keeps you on your toes because it's different every time.

But, I think it's great to be able to work with established directors, and then also first-timers. I feel like you learn from both of them, but then you can go and share your knowledge with each of them. That's really fantastic!

I'd like to work with any actress from whom I can learn-one who has had many experiences with many directors and is willing to share some of her knowledge with me.

I've been fortunate to work with several actors and directors who I look up to, and learned from each of them.

You learn something new on every film.

It's through working with a lot of first-time directors that I realized that people learn on their feet. Everybody works on something for a different reason. Everybody has got something new to learn on these sets, and you don't have to know everything, the second you start.

Every day that you're on set is a new day to learn something. Every time you're there, there's something new that you'll notice or something that you'll miss, and you think of something new that you can do.

I'm very grateful to have been able to work with so many talented filmmakers and actors during my career. I've learned so much from them. It's been my college, in a way.

My biggest inspiration is to work with interesting filmmakers and learn from them in any way that I can.

I learn from everybody on a film set.

I'm not as savvy and knowledgable about all of the directors that are out there, but as a person, I'm really open-minded and love meeting new people and watching the way directors film and their perspectives and following their lead.

It's good to be in a role when you can learn something new.

That's what's great about the arts. Everything inspires you, and you get a chance to grow from watching other people and how they do their work.

Every time I do one I feel like I've never really quite learned anything. I always find that when I'm making a film, I find it a little bit like I'm doing it for the first time.

I like working with different directors; it keeps you on your toes.

Twelve years on sets watching directors, I've taken a bit from everybody and rejected a lot.