My experience with casting children is that... the whole movie is going to rest on their shoulders, so you have to set aside time and wait for the perfect people to appear. — Wes Anderson Copy Share Image
I love working with actors. That's what the set really is, for me. It's my time with the actors. — Wes Anderson Copy Share Image
Sometimes if the people are up for trying something that I'm interested in, it can be a great experience. — Wes Anderson Copy Share Image
I have always wanted to work in the theater. I've always felt the glamour of being backstage and that excitement, but I've never actually… — Wes Anderson Copy Share Image
I want to try not to repeat myself. But then I seem to do it continuously in my films. It's not something I make any effort to do. I just want to make films that are personal, but interesting to an audience. I feel I get criticized for style over substance, and for details that get in the way of… — Wes Anderson Copy Share
I don't really look for challenges as much as I like adventures. Other than that I'm just trying to find stories I want to… — Wes Anderson Copy Share Image
I chose philosophy because it sounded like something I ought to be interested in. I didn't know anything about it, I didn't even know… — Wes Anderson Copy Share Image
Paris is a place where, for me, just walking down a street that I've never been down before is like going to a movie... — Wes Anderson Copy Share Image
India is a place where one of the great pleasures for a foreigner is that you're constantly surprised. Everywhere you look is something that… — Wes Anderson Copy Share Image
When you finish work, practically everybody in that place is going to watch a movie at night anyway. They're tired. They have dinner. They… — Wes Anderson Copy Share Image
A lot of people have said my movies are all the same. But I don't actually make an effort to have a style. I'm… — Wes Anderson Copy Share Image
Any romantic feelings for a 12-year-old are like entering into a fantasy world. — Wes Anderson Copy Share Image
Some of the ideas are kind of inspired by the songs, and I always want to use music to tell the story and give… — Wes Anderson Copy Share Image
