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> [Producing small films, you usually have four or five people you want, and you hope one of them will say they'll do it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-wells/producing-small-films-you-usually-have-four-or-five-people-you-want/)

[John Wells](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-wells/)

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## More by John Wells

> [I'm interested in working with groups of actors to tell complicated stories about what's happening to people, and that's because I came out of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-wells/i-m-interested-in-working-with-groups-of-actors-to-tell-complicated/)

[John Wells](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-wells/)

> [I love working with actors, and it's all been based on my being trained in the theater.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-wells/i-love-working-with-actors-and-it-s-all-been-based-on-my-being/)

[John Wells](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-wells/)

> [I come from labor country. My mom was a teacher and was very involved in the teachers' union.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-wells/i-come-from-labor-country-my-mom-was-a-teacher-and-was-very-involved/)

[John Wells](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-wells/)

> [As an adult, you think of yourself as being someone else when you're away from your family, but when you come back to your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-wells/as-an-adult-you-think-of-yourself-as-being-someone-else-when-you-re/)

[John Wells](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-wells/)

> [Both of our children are adopted, and my wife and I didn't go out of ways to find kids that looked like us. We…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-wells/both-of-our-children-are-adopted-and-my-wife-and-i-didn-t-go-out-of/)

[John Wells](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-wells/)

> [I'm a big believer in the value of labor unions and with what collective effort gets people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-wells/i-m-a-big-believer-in-the-value-of-labor-unions-and-with-what/)

[John Wells](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-wells/)

> [If you don't have nerves and a little trepidation about any new project, then I don't think you're really alive.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-wells/if-you-don-t-have-nerves-and-a-little-trepidation-about-any-new/)

[John Wells](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-wells/)

> [You have to have wonderful actors for material, particularly difficult material that requires complicated performances.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-wells/you-have-to-have-wonderful-actors-for-material-particularly-difficult/)

[John Wells](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-wells/)

> [It is harder to get adult, character-driven material on television than it used to be, but there are lots of other places that you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-wells/it-is-harder-to-get-adult-character-driven-material-on-television/)

[John Wells](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-wells/)

> [I was a directing student and a production design student at Carnegie Mellon. I went in as a production design student and became a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-wells/i-was-a-directing-student-and-a-production-design-student-at-carnegie/)

[John Wells](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-wells/)

> [You want to mix acting styles correctly. People approach the work in different ways. You want to make sure no one wants to kill…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-wells/you-want-to-mix-acting-styles-correctly-people-approach-the-work-in/)

[John Wells](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-wells/)

> [As people, we're generally optimistic, no matter how disabled our lives are, and we find the humor in the darkest situations.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-wells/as-people-we-re-generally-optimistic-no-matter-how-disabled-our-lives/)

[John Wells](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-wells/)

> [People say to me, 'Well, how do you direct Meryl Streep?' You're not wandering over to Meryl telling her how to act. She's an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-wells/people-say-to-me-well-how-do-you-direct-meryl-streep-you-re-not/)

[John Wells](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-wells/)

> [I was very fortunate in all of my career in television to have a lot of things that received a lot of awards recognition.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-wells/i-was-very-fortunate-in-all-of-my-career-in-television-to-have-a-lot/)

[John Wells](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-wells/)

> [My experience has been that actors always want to be directed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-wells/my-experience-has-been-that-actors-always-want-to-be-directed/)

[John Wells](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-wells/)

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