I'm no actor. And I wasn't like George Lucas or Spielberg, making home movies as a teenager, either. But I would go back and watch certain movies again and again. By the time I saw 'The Graduate' I was aware… — Nancy Meyers Copy Share Image
Sometimes when I'm writing I'll play Cole Porter, just because the rhythms and the lyrics are so perfect that it's like having a smart partner in the room. I have a huge collection of music that I listen to when I'm writing, and I also prepare a lot of music before I start directing. I put it all onto an… — Nancy Meyers Copy Share
I wasn't the kind of kid like Spielberg or Lucas who knew to go to film school. I didn't know at 12 what I… — Nancy Meyers Copy Share Image
We don't want to be our own niche. We're filmmakers like everybody. How many years in a row are we going to talk about… — Nancy Meyers Copy Share Image
I don't diet, I don't do fads, I've just decided to not eat carbs. So no more bread and pasta for the month. I… — Nancy Meyers Copy Share Image
I don't want to be known as the one who makes movies for older people. — Nancy Meyers Copy Share Image
Like most struggling writers trying to get their scripts commissioned, I had to do something odd to pay the rent. So, aged 21, I… — Nancy Meyers Copy Share Image
Being part of a team helped me so much. I know the fact that there was a man in the room with me all… — Nancy Meyers Copy Share Image
I've always been blessed with confidence. I am a glass-half-full person. My first movie, 'Private Benjamin,' got turned down by every studio until the… — Nancy Meyers Copy Share Image
There's this perception that if you worry a lot and if you look really busy and stressed out then you'll be more successful. You… — Nancy Meyers Copy Share Image
There's a hardening of the culture. Reality TV has lowered the standards of entertainment. You're left wondering about the legitimacy of relationships. It's probably… — Nancy Meyers Copy Share Image
Movies don't look hard, but figuring it out, getting the shape of it, getting everybody's character right and having it be funny, make sense… — Nancy Meyers Copy Share Image
