Film Talent Quotes

As an actress, I really love people like Anna Magnani and Debra Winger. I also think there is nobody better than Meryl Streep.

Rob Hardy is such a great director.

In terms of actors and actresses, I think Joaquin Phoenix is probably my favorite film actor.

I am really happy that my daughter Janhvi has been honoured with the 'Arets Stjerneskudd' award as the rising talent of the year by Royal Norwegian Consulate General.

It's no accident that Tony Hopkins is a wonderful film actor.

I've been a huge fan of Quvenzhane Wallis since 'Beasts of the Southern Wild.' To me, she's our Shirley Temple, a phenomenal talent, and I wanted to work with her as soon as I saw that movie.

I've always thought Ed Burns was a profoundly underrated actor. He's a great director, obviously. A great director/writer. But I think he's a stunning actor, too.

Ingrid Bergman made an enormous impression on me. I couldn't imagine where that kind of acting talent came from.

I kind of stumbled on the material for 'An Education' and thought it would make a good movie, and one of the things that came out of that, for me, was that I learned that if you write a big part for a girl or a young woman, you get the opportunity to work with the best talent in the world.

What distinguishes Vilmos Zsigmond from other cinematographers is, of course, talent but, more, physical stamina. You just can't be great without it.

As an actor, I really like Philip Seymour Hoffman. I think he's a genius.

CAA has a great history of representing fantastic talent, many of whom are my heroes in film and television.

Dhanush is an insanely incredible actor. To be directed by him has been nothing short of a learning experience.

Can you imagine what it would be like if all the Aussie film talent was able to make Australian stories?

I think Polanski's an amazing director.

There are certain actors you watch in a movie, and you think, 'Wow, that guy is very skilled.'

I saw the finished version of 'The French Dispatch' quite a while ago, and it's just amazing. It's so incredibly strong and different... the way that Wes is expanding his talents to another dimension with each film is just wow.