Naomie Harris Quotes

A lot of directors prefer the solitude of the editing process, but I revel in the craziness of what a film set is.

I don't feel isolated on a film set. In a way you do because you don't really mix with the outside world; you're just sort of working non-stop for a few months, but you've got so many people around you.

A film set becomes its own family anyway, and all family dynamics come out during a shoot. The trick is hiring people who know how to handle that.

The lead actor, along with the director, plays a big role in what the vibe will be on set, and that's a huge responsibility.

I like the sensibility of Australian film a lot and the crews are fantastic. Great characters, wonderful people and no line between - I think in Hollywood they have this line between actors and crew a lot, and that just didn't exist, which I really appreciated.

Donnie Brasco was great, but the energy on the set made it kinda hard to get in there and have an opinion.

Yeah, I like working in television, a lot. I really enjoyed my time on 'Lost.' I like developing that hint of family with people. I mean, if you're on a happy set. If you're on a set where there's some sour apples, then I don't like working in television.

The best filmmakers have a very familial attitude in sort of embracing the set, beyond the cast, with the wardrobe, and the hair and makeup, and the props, just making everybody feel very familial.

I'm so excited to be part of the environment that David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, and Marcy Ross have built at Skydance.

A director on a film really sets the tone of how people go about things, so everybody is happy to be at work and everybody does their best.

I usually hang out on the set. I get to know everybody. I have a nice time with the other actors.

A film set is a workplace for me; it's my office, and nobody really wants to be in a stressful work environment.

I think movie sets can often be stressful, and people take themselves very seriously.

You do become very close like a family but because you see each other for such an intense period of time on the set everyday. You really don't end up socializing that much.

A movie set actually can be a good place to have a family atmosphere.

A lot of people come work with me because I keep an open set, and people can visit. Julia Roberts used to have friends visit on 'Pretty Woman.'

If you have 130 people on set, all with different opinions, sometimes it's going to kick off. There might be some people who say I'm a big problem to work with - that you couldn't tell me anything - but hopefully, they don't.

That's what I learned most about directing on my own - you've got to build a family, a filmmaking family.

I love writing books, but it's a solitary experience. When I'm on a film set, I'm with a bunch of other artists working together to make one thing.

I think people really don't understand what a producer does versus what a director does. I mean, the producer is often the person that is on the movie the longest - it's their material that they are then bringing the director onto to bring it to the screen. Are we overlooked? Absolutely.

There's a constant dialogue going back and forth between the filmmakers and the producers.

Ever since my first film, I had more producers than scripts. And I've realised that a certain project requires a certain kind of producer for it to be made well.

People working in films are somewhat like gypsies: we move from set to set and spent weeks, sometimes even longer working while shooting a film. Right from the spot boys to the make-up guys and cast and crew, we become a kind of family.

It was nice working with a jolly team in 'Gangaa.' I was well-acquainted with the production team, which was same on 'Balika Vadhu.'

Filmmaking is all about people management.