Attention Quote by Ira Sachs

For me, with any character, there are different ways that you approach understanding him, and in this film in particular, because I had the…

— Asa Butterfield

I do extensive research before I begin writing, but only a fraction of the research goes into the novels. The writer does not need…

— Edward Rutherfurd

With a film, I do my best to understand the author's intentions and try to bring the characters to life.

— Bruce Beresford

I discovered you can get closer to a character's thoughts and feelings in a book than in a film.

— Morris Gleitzman

I discovered you can get closer to a characters thoughts and feelings in a book than in a film.

— Morris Gleitzman

You always have to know what the ambition of the scene is, what the purpose of that scene is in the telling of the…

— Harrison Ford

I tend not to know what the plot is or the story is or even the theme. Those things come later, for me.

— Michael Ondaatje

I think with every character I get, there's an approach that's appropriate. I feel like my own job is to interpret what there is…

— Keith Stanfield

I look at the story and see what I have got to do in the film. Sometimes the story is great, set-up is good…

— Diljit Dosanjh

I tend not to approach things intellectually at first. Maybe after the fact i can look at it and see ultimately what it's doing.…

— Sam Levinson

I try to attach myself to people who really inspire me, and directors who are really passionate. That way, I can give myself more…

— Willem Dafoe

As a filmmaker, you have to understand the essence of the book and tell the story you want to see on the screen, and…

— Evangeline Lilly