“Also, they don't understand - writing is language. The use of language. The language to create image, the language to create drama. It requires a skill of learning how to use language.”
Tip: press → for another quote, C to copy, S to share.
There is a certain kind of respect for authenticity today that there wasn't back in the days when they did 'Cleopatra, ' where everything looked like a giant motel. People want to have it be authentic in the look, and authentic in the way people behave.
Most of the good executives do pretty well. Because to be a good executive you have to be strong, and you have to have a simple attribute that people have forgotten about - courage.
Everybody's a filmmaker today.
My advice to an aspiring actor would be to never stop learning or working for what you want. Nothing comes easy, ever, if you want something, you have to work for it. By working for it I mean work on your craft, learn from people who have something to teach. It's just like anything else, practice makes perfect.
