Rob Marshall Quotes (10 Quotes)

We ended up building a little Japan with cobblestone streets, bridges, a river, period buildings and antique props in Ventura, ... For the final scenes, we filmed in Kyoto temples that had never allowed filming before. But all throughout, we have tried to pay great respect to Japanese culture. I found the story very daunting to tell, as an American. I especially wanted to honor the profession because a lot of people in the West still don't know what geishas really are. The challenge for me was to bring a beautiful fable to life, to lift the veil on the beauty, joy and heartbreak of being a geisha.

The truth is I was looking for something different.

It has been an extraordinary experience. The film is like a child to me. It has grown up and it's time to let it go. It's for you, not us.

We wanted to premiere the movie here because it is a love story, and it also a love story about Japan,

At a news conference in Japan, not one question was raised, ... She has done a movie there playing a Japanese person, and they had no problem with it.

It wasn't just about mastering English. It was about shading, subtext and subtlety - all the things that make a great actor.

I saw many actors from around the world It was so obvious that this was the one woman on Earth who could play this role,

I wanted a fictional impression of a world as opposed to a documentary vision, which gave me the license to break rules,

This story lives in a very specific world - and yet the underlying scene of the triumph of the human spirit against all odds connects to any culture.

great beauty, was a great dancer and had incredible spirit. There was no question at all when I met her.