Able Quote by David Mamet

If you just stay with it and take it scene by scene, episode by episode, all of the questions that I have, as an…

— Amanda Warren

When people say "What do you want people to get from this movie?" I say, "Well, it depends on what they bring to it."…

— Denzel Washington

I don't think it's the job of filmmakers to give anybody answers. I do think, though, that a good film makes you ask questions…

— Paul Haggis

Sometimes you realize that the thing an actor is asking for isn't exactly the thing they want. Maybe they're asking for more dialogue, or…

— Karyn Kusama

“In a movie, people only talk when they want something. If your characters are not pursuing their needs in the scene, they are invariably…

— Dan Joseph Decker

A lot of people when they make movies, the actors act like it's their journey and that everyone is on the set to facilitate…

— Ryan Gosling

“It's as if they take all our questions and offer them straight back: Who are you? Why are you here? What do you want?”

— Shaun Tan

Each character has their own challenges. The challenge to doing one scene is your whole history of who you are and your relationships, you…

— Viola Davis

When you explore a scene, the most important thing is who to cast.

— Andy Garcia

As a screenwriter, you're always being told: a good scene is one where somebody wants something, the other one doesn't want to give it.

— Celine Sciamma

Every film has a lot of questions that you don't know the answer to, and you just hope that you figure it out. But…

— Brad Bird

“What do I want? Why is that simple question - four little words - so impossible to answer?”

— Libba Bray