"For a director, a musical is a special…" — Mike Nichols

"For a director, a musical is a special kind of hell."

— Mike Nichols

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39 Quotes by Mike Nichols

Mike Nichols has 39 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

In making movies, time is so short-because it is so expensive-that we tend to neglect the place from which the…
Nerves provide me with energy... It's when I don't have them, when I feel at ease, that's when I get…
Take off all your clothes and walk down the street waving a machete and firing an Uzi, and terrified citizens…
Yes. The whole point about laughter is it’s like mercury: you can’t catch it, you can’t catch what motivates it—that’s…
All the theories that acting is reacting to imaginary circumstances as though they are real, and directing is turning psychology…
Any good movie is filled with secrets.
It's the hardest thing on earth to like yourself, and then when you do, it's a catastrophe. I mean, the…
The only safe thing is to take a chance. Play safe and you are dead. Taking risks is the essence…
The unconscious is our best collaborator.
Directing is mystifying. It's a long, long, skid on an icy road, and you do the best you can trying…
There’s nothing better than discovering, to your own astonishment, what you’re meant to do. It’s like falling in love.
The only safe thing in filmmaking is to take a chance.

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Acting is the work of two people - it's only possible when you have the complicity, the help, even the… — Victoria Abril
A good director creates an environment, which gives the actor the encouragement to fly. — Kevin Bacon
I don't watch the movies I make, so I haven't seen 'Footloose' since it came out. You see this young,… — Kevin Bacon
The point of having a director is that they make the final decision; it's their point of view, they set… — Christian Bale
I've always believed that the director does whatever the hell he wants. That's what you sign on for as an… — Christian Bale
So yeah, a good director will be able to listen and hear everything, but have a confident vision of his… — Christian Bale
I did my first movie, 'The Mambo Kings,' in America without speaking the language. I learned the lines phonetically. I… — Antonio Banderas
The stories that I want to tell, especially as a director, don't necessarily have a perfect ending because, the older… — Drew Barrymore
It's not just about acting. I love film, I'm a director now, I love writing, I love producing, I love… — Drew Barrymore
Were I not married to the director, I'm not sure I'd know anything about the 'Underworld' sequel. — Kate Beckinsale
If you have a script that's not great, if you have a great director, you can make a great movie,… — Monica Bellucci
Alexander Gonzalez Inarritu is a great director. He's the one I first worked with. He's amazing. — Gael Garcia Bernal

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