Milton Katselas said, "Who are you to look down your nose at Anna Magnani and Maureen Stapleton? Who do you think you are?" I was doing this kooky meditation at the time called inner-guide meditation, where you go into a… — Beth Grant Copy Share Image
It was probably 10 at night when I started to read Donnie Darko. I get in bed and read the first page, and I go, "Hmmm. That's interesting." Second page, "Wow." By the fourth page, my heart started to beat,… — Beth Grant Copy Share Image
I didn't understand Southland Tales script at all! Is there a single word to describe it? Cacophony? It's celebrity meets pornography meets politics -… — Beth Grant Copy Share Image
One friend said, "Donnie Darko movie was weird!" And I thought, "Hmm. I don't think we're as good of friends as I thought." It's… — Beth Grant Copy Share Image
To me, All About Steve movie is sweet-natured and sweet-hearted, and I can't get enough sweet-hearted movies. I want to be inspired right now.… — Beth Grant Copy Share Image
Everything I've done hasn't worked out - you know, some things aren't as great as others - but I'm having so much fun, who… — Beth Grant Copy Share Image
My agent says, "You have an audition for the next Dustin Hoffman movie, playing a pioneer woman." And I go, "All right!" I passed… — Beth Grant Copy Share Image
Maybe because All About Steve is about offbeat people, viewers don't want them to be heroes. There is something archetypal in us that we… — Beth Grant Copy Share Image
Jessica Tandy. Nice company! And Ruth Gordon. They worked all along. She didn't really get any big star recognition until Driving Miss Daisy. So… — Beth Grant Copy Share Image
I had this great teacher, Milton Katselas, who was this loud Greek who had directed Bette Davis and Liv Ullmann, and brought Edward Albee… — Beth Grant Copy Share Image
Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise were both so generous to me on the Rain Man set. I remember Tom was in the trailer when… — Beth Grant Copy Share Image
Maybe the actors that used to turn down William Goldman's scripts - where he wanted them to stretch and grow, and he was mad… — Beth Grant Copy Share Image
I love to take chances. I love first-time directors. I love super-low-budget movies. I've done 80-something movies, and I want to just keep experimenting.… — Beth Grant Copy Share Image
