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… — John Wells About Copy Share Image
I love working with actors, and it's all been based on my being trained in the theater. — John Wells Actor Copy Share Image
I come from labor country. My mom was a teacher and was very involved in the teachers' union. — John Wells Come Copy Share Image
As an adult, you think of yourself as being someone else when you're away from your family, but when you come back… — John Wells Adult Copy Share Image
Both of our children are adopted, and my wife and I didn't go out of ways to find kids that looked like… — John Wells Adopted Copy Share Image
I'm a big believer in the value of labor unions and with what collective effort gets people. — John Wells Believer Copy Share Image
If you don't have nerves and a little trepidation about any new project, then I don't think you're really alive. — John Wells About Copy Share Image
You have to have wonderful actors for material, particularly difficult material that requires complicated performances. — John Wells Actor Copy Share Image
It is harder to get adult, character-driven material on television than it used to be, but there are lots of other places… — John Wells Adult Copy Share Image
I was a directing student and a production design student at Carnegie Mellon. I went in as a production design student and… — John Wells Became Copy Share Image
You want to mix acting styles correctly. People approach the work in different ways. You want to make sure no one wants… — John Wells Acting Copy Share Image
As people, we're generally optimistic, no matter how disabled our lives are, and we find the humor in the darkest situations. — John Wells Darkest Copy Share Image
People say to me, 'Well, how do you direct Meryl Streep?' You're not wandering over to Meryl telling her how to act.… — John Wells Act Copy Share Image
I was very fortunate in all of my career in television to have a lot of things that received a lot of… — John Wells Awards Copy Share Image
I think we all are kind of colored by whatever we were raised with or what we came up believing in. — John Wells Believing Copy Share Image
Producing small films, you usually have four or five people you want, and you hope one of them will say they'll do… — John Wells Cinema Copy Share Image
I love writing, and I love the solitude of the writing, in that you're just sitting there creating something from nothing, or… — John Wells About Copy Share Image
One of the great things and one of the horrible things about the American character is this extraordinary optimism and arrogance that… — John Wells About Copy Share Image
I grew up in a family that was very barbed and difficult, and there was a lot of humor. None of it… — John Wells About Copy Share Image
You can demonize Goldman Sachs all you want, and I'm sure there are reasons to do it. But the real pressure is… — John Wells Companies Copy Share Image
