Edward Zwick Quotes

As far as an actor-director connection, I think those can develop, and when they do, they're really great, and you just cultivate it like you would any relationship or friendship. If you find that something special, it helps down the line when you want to do more projects with each other.

I see my actors as my collaborators.

There's a synergy with Dre and me.

I have hardly ever worked with the same director twice. But when you have worked with a director before, you understand his behavior.

I believe the better I can write on my own, the better I can be of service in a co-write. The big thing with a co-write is trust, and it's not so much what you get the first time you sit down with that writer. It's the relationship that you build that you're in. So you can trust throwing out all your ideas and how strong you think they might be.

To work with the same director is a great feeling.

Having a connection and chemistry with a director is really key.

It's important that the director and actor have good chemistry, and not just the actors.

For me to get to work with a writer-director over time in developing a project - my investment feels much more profound. I know that whatever is on the other end I'm going to feel that much closer to.

As a director/writer/producer, all you ever want is to work with actors who make you look better, who make the work you do seem as good as it can be and even better than it is.

Sometimes two artists wanna work together, but it doesn't mean it's gonna happen, because you have to find the right idea.

You have to really work with someone who you think is going to be a collaborator, who you think understands what you want to do with this movie and how you want to do it.

Book writing is a little different because, in my case, my editor is a year younger than me and basically has the same sensibility as me.

'Let's Get Harry' was where I met Bob Singer and worked with him for the first time, and then 'Reasonable Doubts' was the second time, and there was a thing after that called 'Charlie Grace' that was the third time. I liked working with Bob. A nice man and a good partner.

I will admit, it's so intoxicating working with Steve Carrell. Creatively and professionally.

I actually like the collaboration of working with different artists.

What goes on between the actor and director is sacred.

The transactions between me and the people that I photograph are very, very collaborative.

A lot of these roles that I feel like I've had some sort of impact, or that have had an effect on me, have always been with directors who have the time to somehow get to know me. Any good director's going to be curious about who it is that's coming aboard.

I want to work with a director who becomes my brother, my father, for two months. You give yourself over to that person.

You hope and pray that you'll get involved with a director that you understand and who has the same sensibility as you do and knows how to push you and bring out the best in you.

As always in a musical collaboration: One has to like each other. As simple as that.

No one person is the author of a Bourne film. The truth is it's a coalition of people who share the same vision for Bourne and his world, and we... its remarkably collaborative and collective.

Usually, with me, the project is always the second thing. The film-maker comes first. Films grow out of the relationship.

I share a very good rapport with Shah Rukh, so I was at ease working with him, and Imtiaz is a dream director for any actor.