You've got to believe as a filmmaker that if a movie's good enough, it's going to survive; and if it's not, well, it won't.
More Quotes from Sam Mendes:
For me, certain shots or scenes are keys in the movie.Sam Mendes
I deliberately, in a way, went for something that was a huge challenge and was a big period film. I was excited about the canvas on which I could tell the story as much as the story itself.
Sam Mendes
I still can't quite believe it. Although there was something about the fact that it was a first-time writer, a first-time producer, and a first-time director all at the same time.
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.
Sam Mendes
I froze for a bit, in truth-for about six months after the Oscars... There were lots of scripts landing on my desk.
Sam Mendes
I like throwing snowballs at small children.
Sam Mendes
Readers Who Like This Quotation Also Like:
Nobel was a genuine friend of peace. He even went so far as to believe that he had invented a tool of destruction, dynamite, which would make war so senseless that it would become impossible. He was wrong.Alva Myrdal
The true grandeur of humanity is in moral elevation, sustained, enlightened and decorated by the intellect of man.
Charles Sumner
I am very excited to be here in Wales and look forward to putting on the Cardiff Blues shirt.
Jonah Lomu