Always Quote by Sean Baker

I often draw from people in my own experience to base a character on, going back to my days with Mike Leigh.

— David Thewlis

I used to be really influenced by Brian Bendis, back in his indie days. But I guess I try to tone that down.

— Bryan Lee O'Malley

Well, it's more of a sane life to be part of an ensemble! I find that the work can be more specific too and…

— Lauren Graham

I don't have the time to tell you all the things I've learned from this cast. It's an extraordinary ensemble because we all support…

— David Hyde Pierce

As the audience, I always love to get to a point where, surprisingly, I find myself in a secret friendship allegiance with the characters…

— Franka Potente

When I was starting, I was very much influenced by the straight up, eyes to camera style of August Sander. He is really the…

— Derek Ridgers

One of my biggest influences, of course, is David Simon and his work on 'The Wire.'

— Cheo Hodari Coker

I had been at Comic-Con, and I have the same manager as Bob Morley, so we ended up at a Warner Bros. party. I…

— Zach McGowan

When I make films, I work with Mike Leigh, who's the most prolific director in England.

— Lesley Manville

I drew influence from Mike Leigh, Ruben Ostlund, a lot of Scandinavian filmmakers, Lukas Moodysson. I also drew influence from horror films and thrillers,…

— Lulu Wang

I think [The Outsiders] really forged who I am as an actor, and it's one of the reasons why I keep being drawn to…

— Rob Lowe

Mike Leigh and Ken Loach are the people I look up to. They are quality film-makers making interesting, controversial, ground-breaking movies with very little…

— Eric Fellner