Arjun Janya Quotes

There was something really special about working with Lena Dunham. I immediately felt very comfortable with her, and we spoke the same language.

Vijay Sethupati has been a part of almost all my films. He trusts me blindly, and I feel the same trust in his abilities each time.

I do not want to act unless I have a a great intimacy with the people I'm working with.

That's a great feeling to know that I'm going into a project that I have no idea what will become of that movie, but I really trust Ang Lee. And I really trusted Ron. It's just really nice to work with people that you feel that way about.

I find I like to work with a lot of the same actors, because I find that there's sort of shorthand there, and there is this unspoken trust, both ways. They trust me and I trust them. And I know what I'm going to get from them, to an extent. It's just fun, kind of creating this little family.

'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.

J.J. Abrams and I met, and we just had this incredible kind of vibe between us.

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

I love working with the same people. When I find someone I love and that I like working with, I don't want to stop working with them.

The dance that happens, between actor and director, is a very delicate thing...it's why people tend to work together on many films over and over.

I have very strong relationships with my actors when I'm shooting. When you love an actor's work, you always feel you have to go further, and you make several films together. One film just gives you time to get acquainted.

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.

I'd worked with Mel Harris before, I love working with her, she's great.

I've known Greg Berlanti from way back. I've done two shows with him, and both times, he was like, 'I've got something good for you,' and they did not disappoint.

I love Malcolm Lee and jumped on the opportunity to work with him as a director.

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.

People who know your work and know your personality, they know your strengths and weaknesses. A director like Guillermo del Toro, he knows more about me than I do. I trust him when he tells me what part I'm going to be playing in something, because he's envisioned that that can only be done by me. He knows it.

In every shoot, between the actor and the director there is manipulation. I'm not saying that negatively. It's healthy.

As long as you're getting along, it's nice to work with someone you know well.

Working with Rosshan Andrews has been wonderful.

I see my actors as my collaborators.

I found that something exists between director and actor sometimes that surpasses or transcends language.

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.

To work with the same director is a great feeling.

I've had amazing experiences with directors who believed in me.