When I was coming onto 'Thrones,' I was looking for, 'What's the formula here?' There was a very David Lean kind of approach to it. It was traditional, in a way, and it was naturalistic in some respects, even though… — Miguel Sapochnik Copy Share Image
One of my biggest fears as a director is that everything is taking too long on camera. The actor saying their lines, the silence… — Miguel Sapochnik Copy Share Image
I realized I loved working in television as well as film. Besides, if I hadn't been forced to look for work in TV, I'd… — Miguel Sapochnik Copy Share Image
I try to approach all episodic work the same. No matter the content. I look for a dramatic or emotional spine to the story… — Miguel Sapochnik Copy Share Image
Getting a bunch of horses to just stand there all day and do nothing is much harder than getting them to run around. — Miguel Sapochnik Copy Share Image
I love the humor of 'Monty Python.' I always remember being so impressed by how violent 'Monty Python' are, actually, when you look at… — Miguel Sapochnik Copy Share Image
Sci-fi works for me as a way of getting across a social conceit couched as entertainment. Social realist movies lost their way because they… — Miguel Sapochnik Copy Share Image
The shift for me, after spending a long time trying to take existing projects and bring them to fruition as a director for hire,… — Miguel Sapochnik Copy Share Image
Piano is unique in that way: it can be both percussive and haunting. — Miguel Sapochnik Copy Share Image
I think that as television is evolving, the line between TV and film is becoming more and more blurred. This is both a good… — Miguel Sapochnik Copy Share Image
I think that being a Wildling is essentially about surviving the cold, and in that department, the extras on our shoot excelled and needed… — Miguel Sapochnik Copy Share Image
I have a tendency to feel a bit embarrassed when approached, but it's such a thrill to know that you did something that people… — Miguel Sapochnik Copy Share Image
