I think with Blair Witch and The Sixth Sense, people are much more open to something that is different.
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The movies that influenced me were movies that told their stories through pictures more than words.Sam Mendes
It's a risk casting anyone against type or what they're known to do. But there's one thing better than having a great actor, which is having a great actor who's never done what you're asking him to do. He's hungry to get out of the trailer every day and hungry to test himself.
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Kevin and Annette... I wanted them to do it together. They clearly wanted to work with each other.
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I think movies are a director's medium in the end. Theater is the actor's medium. Theater is fast, and enjoyable, and truly rewarding. I believe in great live performance.
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I want to try and work in different genres with different types of actors, on small movies and big movies.
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You're in the lap of the gods. If people go, they go, and if they don't.
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