Act Quote by 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 extraordinary talent and unbelievably hard working; she works harder than anyone I have ever worked with before.” quote by John Wells — Download Open image

“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 extraordinary talent and unbelievably hard working; she works harder than anyone I have ever worked with before.”

John Wells

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.4 out of 5 (7 ratings)

Act Act Extraordinary Anyone Before Direct Direct Meryl Ever Extraordinary Extraordinary Talent Hard Hard working Harder Her How Me Meryl Meryl streep Meryl Telling Over People People say Say She Streep Talent Telling Than Unbelievably Wandering Well Worked Working Works You

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…

John Wells

Image

I love working with actors, and it's all been based on my being trained in the theater.

John Wells

Image

I come from labor country. My mom was a teacher and was very involved in the teachers' union.

John Wells

Image

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…

John Wells

Image

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…

John Wells

Image

I'm a big believer in the value of labor unions and with what collective effort gets people.

John Wells

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

Image

You have to have wonderful actors for material, particularly difficult material that requires complicated performances.

John Wells

Image

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…

John Wells

Image

I was a directing student and a production design student at Carnegie Mellon. I went in as a production design student and became a…

John Wells

Image

You want to mix acting styles correctly. People approach the work in different ways. You want to make sure no one wants to kill…

John Wells

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

Image

Explore all 22 John Wells quotes

More Act quotes

I once told someone I could act. They totally bought it. I've been getting away with it ever since.

Akshay Kumar

Image

Teachers' unions don't act in the interest of most teachers.

Sal Khan

Image

“I take my actions because of my passion not because of compulsion.”

Amit Kalantri

Image

People take years learning how to act; it's a skill, not just a job. If I tried it out and thought I'd be OK,…

Travis Fimmel

Image

Self-discipline is an act of cultivation. It require you to connect today's actions to tomorrow's results. There's a season for sowing a season for…

Gary Ryan Blair

Image

“Don’t turn your face away. Once you’ve seen, you can no longer act like you don’t know. Open your eyes to the truth. It’s…

Vashti Quiroz-Vega

Image

I always advise people not to act upon the advice that I give them.

Vikrant Parsai

Image

I have no interest in watching myself act.

Paul Wesley

Image

“Don't wait, just sweat.”

Amit Kalantri

Image

I do believe some people can naturally act and don't know it.

Andrea Arnold

Image

Regardless of what I do, whether I write a book or whether I act or whether I host, I'll always do stand-up comedy because…

Howie Mandel

Image

On 'Workaholics,' I feel like I'm just hanging out with my buddies being filmed, but on 'Mindy,' I'm around professional funny people who act.…

Anders Holm

Image

Browse all 1,802 Act quotes

Act Quote by John Wells

Related quotes

More by John Wells

More Act quotes