I've spent most of my life trying to make actors comfortable, which I think is 90 percent of getting a good performance. — Sydney Pollack Copy Share Image
My strength is with actors. I think I'm good at working with them to get the best performances, at seeing what it… — Sydney Pollack Copy Share Image
The dance that happens, between actor and director, is a very delicate thing...it's why people tend to work together on many films… — Sydney Pollack Copy Share Image
From almost the first time I stepped on a stage, I knew that was what I wanted to do. — Sydney Pollack Copy Share Image
In terms of level of difficulty, it would go comedy, thriller, and then romantic drama. — Sydney Pollack Copy Share Image
I didn't believe that I'd ever be lucky enough to be able to make a living as an actor. — Sydney Pollack Copy Share Image
I knew I wasn't going to be any great shakes as an actor - the way I looked, I would play the… — Sydney Pollack Copy Share Image
I love having made a film and watching it when it affects audiences in a positive way. It was always fun for… — Sydney Pollack Copy Share Image
When you rehearse a play, you spend four weeks with one goal in mind - to wean the actor away from you.… — Sydney Pollack Copy Share Image
It's a terrible mistake when it gets to be a contest of egos. The actor is always going to win. If a… — Sydney Pollack Copy Share Image
I didn't grow up thinking of movies as film, or art, but as movies, something to do on a Saturday afternoon. — Sydney Pollack Copy Share Image
It's my job to motivate the audience to believe. I have to get them to suspend their judgment in favor of involvement. — Sydney Pollack Copy Share Image
The marketing of anything is full of exploitation and lies and hype. — Sydney Pollack Copy Share Image
People sense when you're pretending, when you're worried about your own ego. — Sydney Pollack Copy Share Image
I personally have never made a movie in Hollywood, because I don't want to get up in my own bed and then go to… — Sydney Pollack Copy Share Image
Every film I've made has a kind of frustrated love story in the center of it. They were people who saw life from opposing… — Sydney Pollack Copy Share Image
You mustn't regret decisions that you make. Because the decisions are made out of your gut in a way and you have to stick… — Sydney Pollack Copy Share Image
When you're shooting a feature that costs $200,000 a day with a crew of 250, you don't want accidents; you want to know exactly… — Sydney Pollack Copy Share Image
What makes architecture extraordinary is that you're looking at the building, but your peripheral vision is also seeing how it fits within a space.… — Sydney Pollack Copy Share Image
I don't get nervous talking about my films, but if I'm the subject, it's hard. — Sydney Pollack Copy Share Image
