John Slattery Quotes

I worked on 'Sarah Connor' even longer than 'Firefly.' And I always remembered how generous everyone was to me when I didn't know what to do, and I didn't know the rules, and I didn't know camera angles, and I didn't know lighting.

I really never imagined that I could ever even direct anything, so 'Girls Like Girls' was co-directed.

I mean, it's amazing that I get to meet all these people. I've learned so much from all of them. I just worked with Sofia Coppola and that was amazing. I learned so much from her. I can't even describe how much fun I had.

I was fortunate enough to work under directors who were, most of them, brilliant, emotional men.

I can count on one hand the directors who actually directed me.

I just worked with Sofia Coppola and that was amazing. I learned so much from her. I can't even describe how much fun I had.

I learned a lot from Ana Ortiz, who plays my sister in 'Sleeping with the Fishes'.

I did my first film with Francis Ford Copploa, which spoiled the hell out of me.

You learn from all directors, all these guys.

Working with directors like Gurinder Chadha was a learning experience for me.

Working with Subhash Ghai is always a different experience. Subhashji is my mentor. I'm always glad to work with him.

Firoz Nadiadwala is a close friend; he was the first person who asked me to direct a film for him. I would like to have him as my producer for my directorial debut.

It has been crazy and amazing. I had never thought I would work with Akshay and Rajinikant and would get to associate with these talented people.

I experienced a lot of things while I was working with Dibakar Banerjee.

Campbell [Scott] also directed me in a film with Hope Davis called Final. That was the first thing we did together, but I've known him for years.

And James L. Brooks then sort of became our mentor, brought us out to Los Angeles and worked on the script for a year with us. We learned so much working with him - just being able to spend time with him, the quality of his mind, the things he comes up with and says. I think Wes [Anderson] and I could go to dinner tonight and spend the whole dinner thinking and talking about things that Jim has said to us over the years.

I believe my signal of maturity as a filmmaker iswhen I'll actually acknowledge the fact that the first take is usuallythe best.

Working with great actors - being part of something of that magnitude and not knowing the business and what the business entailed or any of that. I was so wet behind the ears, I didn't know anything. It's, like, you're watching movies, and then here you are in front of those people and working with them. It was pretty interesting.

I mean I met James Wan at film school. That's where we met. I didn't go to film school to find someone else to work with. I was thinking I would go and learn to direct and go and be a director like everyone else at school.

I will continue to work with newbies as long as the script and the director are good.

Having worked with Amitabh Bachchan was an exhilarating as well a great learning experience.

Business is just like sports: if you're the best in the group that you run in, you're never going to get any better. It's the same thing in business. I surround myself with people who are smarter than me and have more experience than me, and I have gotten a lot of great advice.

I have worked with Asin earlier in 'Housefull 2.' We had a good time working together.

I got to work with great actors like J.K. Simmons and Jenna Elfman. They were amazing.

I'm good at what I do and still improving as I learn from mentors, founders, partners, friends, family, strangers, my own investors, and the experience itself.