John Cassavetes Quotes

My family was very unorthodox. My mother was very eccentric and amazing. She always treated us like adults.

The 'Being Human' people were really cool and let me improvise. They had such a good working atmosphere. It was a cool set-up and a really good environment to be in.

I am a free-spirited mom.

It was not a good thing in my family to be a 'personality.'

I think I'm a very very nice director. Very supportive, very nurturing. I definitely try to challenge my actors but I think I'm very supportive.

My mum certainly isn't a prude, nor is my brother, so I think I'm lucky to have a family like that.

Different is better. I get more jobs being different.

My parents are pretty cool people.

I want a guy who's going to be accepting of - one, my big 'ol, loud Mexican family - and also my career, because it's a lot. I don't want someone who's like... 'Oh, you don't have time for me'. Like, I want somebody who's sure of himself and gonna be like, 'Okay, you go do your thing, and when you come back, we're good.'

I have a real eclectic taste for work, for movies, for characters and jobs.

I don't do ordinary work. That is not me in the least.

I've always been opinionated, unfortunately, to my mother's disappointment.

My childhood definitely revolved around my relationship with my brother. I wanted to be different. I wanted to find my way of being as intriguing and interesting as he was.

I am proud of Kirk. I think he drums to his own drummer in every way.

When I was a kid, I'd spray paint my hair, cut clothes up.

I come from a family of all women and one boy, my brother. We're all women and we're all precocious and opinionated and like to have fun and we always had friends in the house and we were always, like, half-naked.

Hart Hanson is one of the coolest, smartest producers I've ever worked for. He's very open to ideas, he says no when he should, he says yes when it would work for the show.

I need eclectic people in my life.

Well, I've always been eclectic.

I would describe my style as off the wall. I like stuff that doesn't match. I just like to stand out.

I was a brownie for a day. My mom made me stop. She didn't want me to conform.

There's no one right way to be a person, we're all just doing our best. So the same thing should apply to parenting and raising your children and the things you go through.

I'd rather be the cool aunt than the authoritative aunt.

When I was 10, I had dyed red hair, and I used to paint my nails - I think my mum secretly loved it.

I don't want to follow in anyone's footsteps. I want to follow my own path and do something unique.