Even Quote by Julie Christie

Altman was told they wouldn't do the film with me. He could easily have abandoned me, but he stood by me and really bailed…

— Tim Robbins

One of the things that I love about Robert Altman's movies is that, really, a Robert Altman movie is just a bunch of short…

— Justin Simien

People so far have been very fond of the Robert Altman movie, as I am, and when one things goes well it shines light…

— Bob Balaban

You will never see'Altman's Great Film of the Seventies: The Director's Cut' because you have never seen a film of mine that wasn't the…

— Robert Altman

[Martin Scorsese ] basically works just like any other director. You work the scene, you try to find what's best in it and make…

— Brent Spiner

On film, it's really nice to see that transformation from the beginning, reading the script, to know where he starts and where he ends,…

— Cameron Monaghan

The only other things, and again these things are hearsay, is that he could be pretty rough on directors, because he knew exactly the…

— Tommy Bond

Making a movie is a weird combination of planning and the absolutely unexpected.

— Jason Schwartzman

I'm fascinated with films that deal with strategy because there's a right way and a wrong way to get the job done.

— Cindy Morgan

To me, one of the main things that a director does is create the tone of his movie.

— Peter Sarsgaard

Why movie and dance critics are taking 'The Company' seriously, I can't imagine. Are they impressed by Altman's reputation and naive sincerity? By the…

— Robert Gottlieb

Scorsese is a fan of improv and is always pushing actors to think up something that would make the scene more fun. He loves…

— Michael Stuhlbarg