Cynthia Stevenson Quotes

'The Last Starfighter' was the first movie I did in the U.S. It was an absolute joy to be a part of it. 'Night of the Comet' was a labor of love. Truly a collaborative effort. I am eternally grateful for the experiences.

I always say that I am a big fan of films but I am an even bigger fan of the filmmaking craft.

I directed some movies in the past, and I'd still love to do that. You know, the whole thing is a labor of love, I think.

I love acting and will take all the time to continue to act. But sometimes I'd like to try my hand at directing.

I grew up on movie sets, I'm comfortable on sets. A movie set is like a circus. I don't understand why moviemaking has to be such an insane environment.

I loved doing casting because I love actors, and I am very conscious of what actors do. But I always wanted to be a producer.

I'm not in the advertising business, but I think it would be very nice if people went to see the film Hamlet, because it was made with love and integrity.

I think that any actor - any artist, period - would love to work with an artist like Lee Daniels.

I have the most respect for Rick. You're always going to see a Shameik Moore and Rick Famuyiwa film.

Obviously I would love to work with all these great directors like the Coen Brothers, Tarantino. Robert Rodriguez is a dream director of mine.

A few nights ago I went to a Hollywood screening of a small independent film made by Sally Kirkland, an old friend of mine who also did terrific job acting in it. There were other actors in it and they were all terrific.

Producing is a world of compromise and actors are utterly spoiled all the time.

Movie-making is serious business. The director and the crew are already under a lot of pressure to give their best to the audience. Therefore, the best part for me as an actor is to act well in the movies and make a jolly atmosphere with the co-stars on the sets.

Films are not mathematics - that's the first thing you need to understand. At least, that's how I feel. They are not words on paper. Films are made with people, with teams and with individual bundles of creativity coming together to fulfill the vision of an individual who is the director of the film.

I do love doing films; I love going out and creating different characters for each film, and not having to be stuck with one role for many, many years. It's a creative liberty that I love.

I actually had the good fortune to work with Nick Hoult on 'Mad Max' in Africa, so we became really fast friends.

Tim Story is a fantastic director, and I'm so excited to get to work with him.

Nobody ever starts out to make a mediocre, commercial film. You always think it's going to be something. And then, once you're done with your shooting, you have no control. You're just done, as an actor.

I'd say that the director I had most involvement with was Alex Rockwell in 'In the Soup'. It was one of my earliest leading roles, and he gave me a lot of responsibility as an actor.

I love David Fincher - even though it was just two scenes, I loved the way we worked and could tell by the way he was shooting it that this was going to be an affective movie to say the least.

I've certainly worked with really great directors who haven't acted.

I don't make movies because I love to act. I make movies because I like to make movies, and I like to be a part of that process.

I wanted to work with Bryan Singer because I like his films.

I realized the exciting place was behind the camera with the producer, director and so on.

As an actor, I love working with directors. As much as I love working with other actors.