“J.C. [Chandor] was the kind of energy we were looking for, so we decided to get behind it with all of our effort. That was the beginning of our relationship with first-time feature directors, and that's when it became really important to us, watching them thrive and grow in a creative environment in which you can do that was really key. Also his work checked all the boxes, because it was socially relevant and intellectually driven, and creatively exciting.”
![“J.C. [Chandor] was the kind of energy we were looking for, so we decided to get behind it with all of our effort. That was the beginning of our relationship with first-time feature directors, and that's when it became really important to us, watching them thrive and grow in a creative environment…” quote by Zachary Quinto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/0ca/zachary-quinto-4021_behinds_j-c-chandor-was-the-kind-of-energy-we-we_536718.jpg)
![“It just so happened that J.C.[Chandor] was a first-time feature director, and his script was exactly the kind of thing we were looking for.” quote by Zachary Quinto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/5d8/zachary-quinto-4021_directors_it-just-so-happened-that-j-c-chandor-was_2892154.jpg)
![“I started working with James [Schamus] early on, and my role as an executive producer was more about being involved in the conversations of putting the film together. I didn't have to do much work because James is the most experienced first-time director you could imagine.” quote by Logan Lerman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/871/logan-lerman-10697_cinema_i-started-working-with-james-schamus-ear_2950888.jpg)
![“And as a first time director I needed to work with someone that I felt comfortable with, and that I could get along with. It was a perfect match [with Sam Rockwell]; I am so thrilled I got to work with him. He is a really nice and incredible guy.” quote by Duncan Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/4bd/duncan-jones-12555_comfortable_and-as-a-first-time-director-i-needed-to_2583054.jpg)
![“I loved working with him [Justin Chadwick]. He was very smart in how he assembled the people around him and had a crew that he knew very well. He was very comfortable on the set and I never felt that I was working with a first-time filmmaker.” quote by Eric Bana](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/17b/eric-bana-4079_comfortable_i-loved-working-with-him-justin-chadwick_3099217.jpg)
![“I didn't get a chance to meet Glen [Beck] for this movie. I did meet him a few years ago, coincidentally, before any of this happened. But I've been familiar with his work, so I felt I wanted to get it right. I wanted to honor him. I respect him and I think the way he does his job is admirable…” quote by Zachary Quinto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/bee/zachary-quinto-4021_admirable_i-didn-t-get-a-chance-to-meet-glen-beck_138334.jpg)
![“It didn't really change my opinion about [Edward] Snowden all that much, but I definitely feel like as a culture, it gave us information that generated a responsibility to protect ourselves as much as we can and also a responsibility to hold our government accountable to honoring our…” quote by Zachary Quinto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/b39/zachary-quinto-4021_constitutional-right_it-didn-t-really-change-my-opinion-about_222841.jpg)
![“I actually met one of my business partners [Neal Dodson] at the Governor's School summer program, so we've known each other since we were 15 and 16 years old, and we both ended up at Carnegie Mellon together. He started working for a producer out of school after a few years, and then we started…” quote by Zachary Quinto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/4da/zachary-quinto-4021_business_i-actually-met-one-of-my-business-partne_300080.jpg)
![“I knew I needed a partner. I needed someone who could focus on and spearhead the business side of things, and [Neal Dodson] was great at that. That's how it started.” quote by Zachary Quinto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/953/zachary-quinto-4021_business_i-knew-i-needed-a-partner-i-needed-someo_396768.jpg)
