Character Quote by Monica Bellucci

For me, 'Mary Magdalene' is the most beautiful film I've shot with the performances and the script and the actors and ensemble. But not…

— Greig Fraser

To my knowledge, I don't believe I've taken a role that I didn't feel I could do when I read the screenplay.

— Paul Walter Hauser

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

I think if someone could demonstrate to me that fiction did no good, I would still do it, because I think it does good…

— George Saunders

I think that I'm very passionate, and I know that if I decide to do a film, my character is going to take over…

— Noomi Rapace

I wasn't acting on passion. I was simply acting.

— Bret Easton Ellis

I really have to feel that I could make a difference in the movie, or I shouldn't be doing it.

— Joe Dante

What led me to that was I have never - I mean, I watch movies and I don't care who is the protagonist. I…

— Meryl Streep

With fiction, I felt like I could bring to bear my full imagination, my entire heart, and so you feel very vulnerable. It's not…

— Peter Heller

I don't really make movies with an intention other than asking myself, 'Do I love the character, and do I love the story?'

— Doug Liman

I just believe in the movie. I don't care what the book was like. I don't care what the previous film was like or…

— Billy Connolly

I needed to do a lot of saying no. I had a lot of [interest] from people who I just didn't think were quite…

— Emma Donoghue