Actors look for characters. If they read a well-written character, and if they think the director's not an idiot, they're going to sign up and do some acting. — Andrew Dominik Copy Share Image
I read books all the time. I'm just half looking for something to do; I mostly just read for pleasure. Occasionally I stumble across something that could be a movie, but I don't put a book down just because I… — Andrew Dominik Copy Share Image
I imagine that in a closed, hermetic society like the mob, where everybody knows each other, it must be really, really unpleasant to have… — Andrew Dominik Copy Share Image
I always feel that crime films are about capitalism because it is a genre where it is perfectly acceptable for all the characters to… — Andrew Dominik Copy Share Image
There's been about 75 movies about Jesse James, and I've seen about four of them. He's usually portrayed as this plucky rebel who's got… — Andrew Dominik Copy Share Image
Anything that's memorable about a movie is often what a test audience will object to because they're being asked to be experts. They just… — Andrew Dominik Copy Share Image
When you ask a bunch of people to see a film, and then invite them to comment on it and tell them it's a… — Andrew Dominik Copy Share Image
Obviously, a power player in a criminal organization doesn't have to persuade anyone. He can just do what he wants. — Andrew Dominik Copy Share Image
When men organize themselves into groups, and they make rules based on common or self-interest, it's always tangled and political. — Andrew Dominik Copy Share Image
For me, the movie's always evolving as I'm doing it. I throw things in as we shoot, and I take things out as we… — Andrew Dominik Copy Share Image
As a filmmaker, it's important to sit there and feel embarrassed. If you feel embarrassed by something, you cut it. — Andrew Dominik Copy Share Image
