One of the biggest turnoffs is being presented with an idea that's already, to a degree, complete. That's not an adventure, and it's not a learning experience. It's more of a chore. Then you become a technician with taste, as… — Bennett Miller Copy Share Image
There is a very uneasy relationship between money and creativity, between money and almost everything. Its tendency to control and corrupt - whether it's in arts or education or politics, hardly anything is untouched by it. Journalism certainly is up… — 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
