Sidney Lumet Quotes


Work is my norm. I have mad energy, insane energy, a kind of stamina in terms of work that's a little crazy.


Citations

Rapf, Joanna E., editor. Sidney Lumet: Interviews. University Press of Mississippi, 2006.

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Sidney Lumet
Sidney Lumet
  • Born: June 25, 1924
  • Died: April 9, 2011
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Director, Producer, Screenwriter, Actor

Sidney Arthur Lumet was an American film director, producer, and screenwriter with over 50 films to his credit. He was nominated five times for the Academy Award: four for Best Director for 12 Angry Men (1957), Dog Day Afternoon (1975), Network (1976), and The Verdict (1982) and one for Best Adapted Screenplay for Prince of the City (1981). He did not win an individual Academy Award, but did receive an Academy Honorary Award, and 14 of his films were nominated for Oscars, including Network, which was nominated for ten and won four.