I never get tired of looking at her [Catherine Keener] and it always surprises me, despite how many hours of film I've shot on that face. She's fantastic. She does comedy and tragedy so equally well. She wears her feeling so on the surface for both. I try to stop myself from casting her but I just keep coming back… — Nicole Holofcener Copy Share
Well, I tried being in front of the camera as a student and that was terrifying. But the press stuff about me… — Nicole Holofcener Copy Share Image
I'm willing to give up a little control but not a lot. So I say I want the money, but when push… — Nicole Holofcener Copy Share Image
But then male directors also have a hard time getting their movies made... not as hard as women but it's a tough… — Nicole Holofcener Copy Share Image
Yeah, people seem to really relate to it and feel moved by it. It's been the most positively received of all my… — Nicole Holofcener Copy Share Image
I'm being photographed, worrying about my hair - and yet here I am, I've directed a feature film, why do I care… — Nicole Holofcener Copy Share Image
I thought of the scene while writing scenes with Rebecca [Hall] and wrote it like an opening montage of showing where someone… — Nicole Holofcener Copy Share Image
I want the look of a movie to be secondary. I really want people to be engaged in the story and the characters and… — Nicole Holofcener Copy Share Image
My grandma has said many of the things her character says. But she was much nicer! I made her meaner for dramatic purposes. — Nicole Holofcener Copy Share Image
I wrote lots of scripts that never got made and they were terrible. I thought they were good at the time. You can't write… — Nicole Holofcener Copy Share Image
When I hear that a project takes place out of town, the material better be terrific, and it has to come at the right… — Nicole Holofcener Copy Share Image
I'm not crazy about having my picture taken. I'd rather talk my head off. — Nicole Holofcener Copy Share Image
I think that sometimes, romantic comedies have to be really broad, and that the plot of people falling in and out of love or… — Nicole Holofcener Copy Share Image
I'm still shooting on low budgets, though none of my movies has lost money, and I rarely get sent anything that stars a guy… — Nicole Holofcener Copy Share Image
I'm sure it's more difficult for women to make movies, especially because, in general, the kind of movies women want to make aren't necessarily… — Nicole Holofcener Copy Share Image
I think I'm a good writer. I think I have my own voice, which is unique to everyone - everyone has their own voice;… — Nicole Holofcener Copy Share Image
I don't think of myself in a political way, though I am definitely a feminist. — Nicole Holofcener Copy Share Image
The pieces of "Please Give" just did fit together. I'm very comfortable with the ensemble. I thought this was just going to be a… — Nicole Holofcener Copy Share Image
![“Well, I tried being in front of the camera as a student and that was terrifying. But the press stuff about me growing up on his [film] sets has been exaggerated. I was an extra as a kid and I was also a PA [production assistant] on one of his movies, so I was lucky to get production experience…” quote by Nicole Holofcener](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/d62/nicole-holofcener-9867_assistants_well-i-tried-being-in-front-of-the-camer_1069067.jpg)
![“But then male directors also have a hard time getting their movies made... not as hard as women but it's a tough time for any movie this size. And that particular movie [The Hurt Locker] was so specific. It couldn't hurt, of course, and I'm really glad for her, but I don't know how much it will…” quote by Nicole Holofcener](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/3dc/nicole-holofcener-9867_change-things_but-then-male-directors-also-have-a-hard_1606703.jpg)
![“I thought of the scene while writing scenes with Rebecca [Hall] and wrote it like an opening montage of showing where someone works. If you see a film about a car mechanic, you'd show the place they work and what they do. So, that's what I set out to do with Rebecca's character. I thought it…” quote by Nicole Holofcener](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/241/nicole-holofcener-9867_car_i-thought-of-the-scene-while-writing-sce_2799224.jpg)
