The more pressure that an actor puts on himself, the harder it is to deliver behavior that's interesting, and so I just… — Barry Levinson Copy Share Image
You just start going through that process of trying to put together a cast that works. I don't know that I can… — Barry Levinson Copy Share Image
Some actors are supposed to be very difficult, but I've not found that to be the situation. — Barry Levinson Copy Share Image
Craig Nelson who is an actor and is in a show called Coach in the United States. We began to do some… — Barry Levinson Copy Share Image
There is always a hesitancy with actors, and inhibitions can get into the work, so you have to figure out how to… — Barry Levinson Copy Share Image
It's those moments, those odd moments that you look for and sometimes by creating this kind of loose atmosphere you find those little moments… — Barry Levinson Copy Share Image
Now, a lot of people didn't know him at all - it went through feeder funds, so they wouldn't even have known anything about… — Barry Levinson Copy Share Image
You don't always have to have the ending, but you want to have a satisfactory conclusion. — Barry Levinson Copy Share Image
I'm interested in the relationships of people. I'm interested in the darker moments within us. All those aspects of human behavior, I'm fascinated by.… — Barry Levinson Copy Share Image
I've had a lot of movies that didn't get great numbers on test screening, but a lot of times the film was able to… — Barry Levinson Copy Share Image
You have a movie and it proves itself and then certain things happen. — Barry Levinson Copy Share Image
I think certain movies work and that is part of the magic of it all. We can't truly define why something succeeds. — Barry Levinson Copy Share Image
Creative differences are legendary in this movie business, so we're really not exploring the creative-difference aspect as opposed to the money aspect, or the… — Barry Levinson Copy Share Image
Apparently nobody really read it, it was a cheap movie, it fit their schedule in terms of things so fine, let the guy make… — Barry Levinson Copy Share Image
I play around with human things, human relationships and that, and allow that kind of talk to work in that way, on that level. — Barry Levinson Copy Share Image
You have to do a version of somebody that's the essence of Paterno. I think that's what Al is so great at. You have… — Barry Levinson Copy Share Image
How do I make the son, daughter, wife of Paterno interesting? Then you just have to start seeing people. — Barry Levinson Copy Share Image
Studios just sometimes make decisions on their own that you're always flabbergasted by. It just happens that way for whatever reason - not even… — Barry Levinson Copy Share Image
We excuse movies like 'Independence Day' that really lack logic and say, 'It doesn't make any sense, but it's a ride.' I thought a… — Barry Levinson Copy Share Image
