One friend said, "Donnie Darko movie was weird!" And I thought, "Hmm. I don't think we're as good of friends as I thought." It's not like I disliked him for it; it just meant we weren't on the same page… — Beth Grant Copy Share Image
I love Donnie Darko movie so much. Just before I got that script, I had been to see some European art film. I walked out of that movie and said to my husband, "That's what I want to do! I… — Beth Grant Copy Share
I didn't understand Southland Tales script at all! Is there a single word to describe it? Cacophony? It's celebrity meets pornography meets politics -… — Beth Grant Copy Share Image
One friend said, "Donnie Darko movie was weird!" And I thought, "Hmm. I don't think we're as good of friends as I thought." It's… — Beth Grant Copy Share Image
To me, All About Steve movie is sweet-natured and sweet-hearted, and I can't get enough sweet-hearted movies. I want to be inspired right now. I think things are pretty tough in the world. And people at the première were loving it - I mean, loving it! So I'm so sorry to hear people saying that it is the worst movie… — Beth Grant Copy Share
Everything I've done hasn't worked out - you know, some things aren't as great as others - but I'm having so much fun, who… — Beth Grant Copy Share Image
My agent says, "You have an audition for the next Dustin Hoffman movie, playing a pioneer woman." And I go, "All right!" I passed… — Beth Grant Copy Share Image
Maybe because All About Steve is about offbeat people, viewers don't want them to be heroes. There is something archetypal in us that we… — Beth Grant Copy Share Image
Jessica Tandy. Nice company! And Ruth Gordon. They worked all along. She didn't really get any big star recognition until Driving Miss Daisy. So… — Beth Grant Copy Share Image
I had this great teacher, Milton Katselas, who was this loud Greek who had directed Bette Davis and Liv Ullmann, and brought Edward Albee… — Beth Grant Copy Share Image
Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise were both so generous to me on the Rain Man set. I remember Tom was in the trailer when… — Beth Grant Copy Share Image
Maybe the actors that used to turn down William Goldman's scripts - where he wanted them to stretch and grow, and he was mad… — Beth Grant Copy Share Image
I love to take chances. I love first-time directors. I love super-low-budget movies. I've done 80-something movies, and I want to just keep experimenting. First-time directors have new, fresh ideas, and lot of times they're risking a lot to do it, so it means so much to them. They're not just hired; they have their heart on the line, because… — Beth Grant Copy Share
