--- title: "1 Australian Actor Quotes By Anna Boden" description: "1 Australian Actor quotes by Anna Boden. Plus more from Anna Boden and more Australian Actor sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b8d/anna-boden-12590_actor_we-met-ben-mendelsohn-who-had-acted-with_3126799.jpg" --- > [We met Ben Mendelsohn, who had acted with Ryan Gosling in 'A Place Beyond the Pines,' and that's the first place where we'd seen him. And we're embarrassed to say that we didn't know that he was a famous Australian…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-boden/we-met-ben-mendelsohn-who-had-acted-with-ryan-gosling-in-a-place/) [Anna Boden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-boden/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b8d/anna-boden-12590_actor_we-met-ben-mendelsohn-who-had-acted-with_3126799.jpg) ## More by Anna Boden > [Especially as an independent director, when you're writing something on spec and you're trying to get it sold, you create this entire world in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-boden/especially-as-an-independent-director-when-you-re-writing-something/) [Anna Boden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-boden/) > [I think the most valuable thing that we've done at festivals is meet other filmmakers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-boden/i-think-the-most-valuable-thing-that-we-ve-done-at-festivals-is-meet/) [Anna Boden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-boden/) > [I'm a very superstitious person. I come from a long line of superstitious people, so it's not going anywhere. For instance, we have this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-boden/i-m-a-very-superstitious-person-i-come-from-a-long-line-of/) [Anna Boden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-boden/) > [We can always connect with all of our characters on a human level, but a lot of them took a lot of observation and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-boden/we-can-always-connect-with-all-of-our-characters-on-a-human-level-but/) [Anna Boden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-boden/) > [You want the character to keep being able to grow through the process of writing, through the process of filming, and editing, you want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-boden/you-want-the-character-to-keep-being-able-to-grow-through-the-process/) [Anna Boden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-boden/) > [When we approach characters, we don't have their full story in mind right off the bat. Through the writing process we raise questions about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-boden/when-we-approach-characters-we-don-t-have-their-full-story-in-mind/) [Anna Boden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-boden/) > [I feel like directorial teams aren't quite as uncommon in documentary.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-boden/i-feel-like-directorial-teams-aren-t-quite-as-uncommon-in-documentary/) [Anna Boden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-boden/) > [With 'Half Nelson,' we went to Sundance and then we just bam, bam, bam, festival, festival, festival, festival and then we released in August.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-boden/with-half-nelson-we-went-to-sundance-and-then-we-just-bam-bam-bam/) [Anna Boden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-boden/) > [There are studios out there and we have met them who take the movie away from the filmmaker and don't want them to have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-boden/there-are-studios-out-there-and-we-have-met-them-who-take-the-movie/) [Anna Boden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-boden/) > [I think I was 10 when I saw my first R-rated movie, 'Stand by Me,' in the theater.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-boden/i-think-i-was-10-when-i-saw-my-first-r-rated-movie-stand-by-me-in-the/) [Anna Boden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-boden/) > [We have nothing against working with actors.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-boden/we-have-nothing-against-working-with-actors/) [Anna Boden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-boden/) > [We like to create an atmosphere where people can try whatever they want and experiment. But ultimately people tend to fall on the script…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-boden/we-like-to-create-an-atmosphere-where-people-can-try-whatever-they/) [Anna Boden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-boden/) > [We weren't big 'Notebook' fans or anything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-boden/we-weren-t-big-notebook-fans-or-anything/) [Anna Boden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-boden/) > [It's nice to work with the same people. You don't have to be polite. You know each other's likes and dislikes, and you don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-boden/it-s-nice-to-work-with-the-same-people-you-don-t-have-to-be-polite/) [Anna Boden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-boden/) > [The first time Brie Larson was really on our radar as somebody who we wanted to work with was 'Short Term 12.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-boden/the-first-time-brie-larson-was-really-on-our-radar-as-somebody-who-we/) [Anna Boden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-boden/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/australian-actor/anna-boden/#itemlist", "name": "1 Australian Actor Quotes By Anna Boden", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We met Ben Mendelsohn, who had acted with Ryan Gosling in 'A Place Beyond the Pines,' and that's the first place where we'd seen him. 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