Randy Wayne Quotes

I choose roles according to my sensibilities.

I have refused money sometimes for a film. I have refused films when I felt that it was not for me. When it was just a job or just about making money, I said no. I wanted to make every film count, and when you are true to yourself, this gives you a certain integrity and a certain reputation.

I didn't want to do the whole, get the hottest person thing. I wanted to make sure every record felt right.

It's a simple formula for me now, I don't play any song I don't want to play.

Going back to my film education, I always have that voice in my head that's always screaming, 'Sell out!' And that's good: you want that, because it keeps you on your toes, and it's important to remember what's actually important.

I have personal beliefs and they are sometimes reflected in the movies I make, but I also reflect other points of view.

I'm very particular about the kind of music that I record and sing, and it would be the same way about the kind of movies that I would do.

I've always been really picky about roles and make a point of reminding myself that it's not about the money - because, obviously, there's a lot of money to be made in this business if you're willing to do anything.

I hope there's some kind of morality in all my work.

As a director, there's no natural career progression. So after 'The Wackness,' which was very personal to me, I was very, very picky about what I was going to do next, to the point where I think that I was almost too picky.

You can't make your choices based on what critics think. You have to make your choices based on what's honest for you.

I have a repertoire of songs that I'm proud of, that I've written for my own band. When I do a cover, something that somebody else has written, I think about it very carefully before I sing that song. I have to really get behind it and understand it and like it. And that's how I pick roles. I don't want to play just anything.

You never want to make a 'message movie', but you always want to be talking about something that you care about.

I'm someone who has always been quite clear about what I like. In the studio, I'm not a control freak but I know what I want.

As long as it feels valid to me and feels sincere, I'll do what I do under the moniker of Nine Inch Nails if it's appropriate. I would hate to think I would ever be in a position where I'm faking it to get a paycheck.

I don't do every song that comes my way; I'm very choosy.

I don't avoid anything. In my songs I just choose to talk about certain things, and so yeah, there are some aspects of my character and personality that don't come out.

As producers, we choose who to work with and what films to get involved with. There's no rule, but it has to come from an honest place. It has to come from a necessity.

I am completely open to doing a romantic comedy, but I will never do something just for the sake of doing a specific genre or because it's the time or place to do a different type of movie. I think that would be a huge mistake.

I'm not exactly in a position where I get to be super-picky about the roles I get. But I would also never want to be a part of something that I think is poor in taste or doesn't align with what I believe in.

As for Hollywood, there was an offer. But I declined to do it because of certain moral and ethical values.

I'm actually very snobbish about directors. I have to say 'no' all the time. 'No' is the most powerful word in our business. You've got to protect yourself.

I don't mind sitting at home for six months if there's no film that I want to do.

I know the audience wants to see me without clothes in my coming films. At the risk of disappointing them, let me say that it's simply not going to happen. I will not do any such film.

I really believe in not compromising your art. I feel like I've never compromised my art.