all creative writers need a certain amount of time when they're creating something where nobody should criticize them at all - at all. Even… — Gena Rowlands Copy Share Image
It was a very hard play [Woman Under the Influence] to do every night. And John Cassavetes said, "Don't worry. Don't even think about… — Gena Rowlands Copy Share Image
So I went home and I told my mom that I wanted to quit and be an actress and she said, “Huh, that sounds… — Gena Rowlands Copy Share Image
When I went to my parents I was at the University of Wisconsin, and I just couldn't wait anymore to go be an actress. — Gena Rowlands Copy Share Image
John Cassavetes was there at night while I was working. After they [with his friends] discussed as much live TV as they felt they… — Gena Rowlands Copy Share Image
I always do make a back story for myself, but I'm not sure how necessary it is. I just like to. — Gena Rowlands Copy Share Image
I only watch my movies that I make once, so I can just see how it hangs together, but after that, I don't watch… — Gena Rowlands Copy Share Image
So many people mistakenly think that the rest of his [John Cassavetes] pictures and the ones we did were improvised, which isn't true. He… — Gena Rowlands Copy Share Image
Of course I would change anything if John Cassavetes said so - it's his script. But he was very easy about that. — Gena Rowlands Copy Share Image
I got a part opposite Edward G. Robinson in a play called Middle of The Night, which Paddy Cheyafsky had written. It played for… — Gena Rowlands Copy Share Image
I read the script of [Woman Under the Influence ] 50 times. And I thought about it. And then I did it. — Gena Rowlands Copy Share Image
Because John Cassavetes was so terrific in live TV, a lot of his friends had not been able to participate in that yet and… — Gena Rowlands Copy Share Image
I can never have a poker face. Anybody looking at me can tell exactly what I'm thinking. — Gena Rowlands Copy Share Image
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![“John Cassavetes was there at night while I was working. After they [with his friends] discussed as much live TV as they felt they needed to, they started improvising scenes just for the fun of it and one of those scenes everybody got very interested in and it turned into Shadows [1959]. That movie…” quote by Gena Rowlands](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/8fc/gena-rowlands-15239_felt_john-cassavetes-was-there-at-night-while_425534.jpg)
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