I think it's fair to ask how truthful a film is as opposed to how factual it is. — Bennett Miller Copy Share Image
A film cannot make it into the culture without the support of critics. — Bennett Miller Copy Share Image
Filmmaking requires the participation and cooperation of many people. It's unrealistic to expect that you're not going to be challenged by unforeseeable… — Bennett Miller Copy Share Image
There's really powerful and potentially dominating forces when you make a film that can harm it if you're incapable of orchestrating things. — Bennett Miller Copy Share Image
I know what it's like to be genuinely intrigued and compelled by a story and to have a sense that there's an… — Bennett Miller Copy Share Image
For me, personally, the value of a film is not determined by a review, but the health of the film is. — Bennett Miller Copy Share Image
If something is to be quietly powerful, it requires more balance than a film that allows for more freneticism. — Bennett Miller Copy Share Image
I definitely have moments in my life where I discovered a film, and the language of the film itself spoke to me… — Bennett Miller Copy Share Image
Every film requires a different process. You learn about these particular actors and the particular chemistry between these actors. Recognizing when you… — Bennett Miller Copy Share Image
Chemistry exists or it doesn't, and I think casting is a very underappreciated component of filmmaking. — Bennett Miller Copy Share Image
My films are inquiries. I've chopped down all the signposts, I really resist taking moral positions. — Bennett Miller Copy Share Image
It's great making a film and having it embraced and seen. I really enjoy that. — Bennett Miller Copy Share Image
What I will say - one thing that is attractive about getting a real film made within the studio system is that… — Bennett Miller Copy Share Image
I'm not going to take something based on budget and do something just for the sake of it. I want to make… — Bennett Miller Copy Share Image
You can recognize almost immediately if the film you're watching is the product of some kind of a hive mind or the… — Bennett Miller Copy Share Image
I don't have many rules, but one of them is, 'Do not make a movie you yourself would not want to see.' — Bennett Miller Copy Share Image
I really tried to get comfortable with the notion of shooting digital on 'Foxcatcher' and just couldn't. I shot many tests and experimented with… — Bennett Miller Copy Share Image
It's about creating an atmosphere so that characters can just live in front of the cameras. And to be sensitive, and for the actor… — Bennett Miller Copy Share Image
The version of 'Moneyball' I pitched - and we made - is about a guy, Billy Beane, who thinks he's trying to win baseball… — Bennett Miller Copy Share Image
Honestly, my smartest business decision was to never do anything that I didn't love doing. — Bennett Miller Copy Share Image
If you talk to anybody, among the first things you'll hear is, 'Steve Carell is the nicest guy in the world.' And he is.… — Bennett Miller Copy Share Image
I think Will Ferrell is probably completely evil, the darkest of them all. He is known among comics as the dark knight. An evil,… — Bennett Miller Copy Share Image
I know what it's like to be genuinely intrigued and compelled by a story and to have a sense that there's an adventure to… — Bennett Miller Copy Share Image
I like to rehearse. We did a lot of rehearsals for 'Moneyball,' but it is really individual to the actor. It's not like, 'Here… — Bennett Miller Copy Share Image
I want to work with performers who really are ready to lose their minds, you know? People who are established and have talent, but… — Bennett Miller Copy Share Image
