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Rob Marshall Quotes

American - Director | October 17, 1960 -

Film is a living, breathing thing. It's very delicate, and you have to listen and watch for what it tells you.

You Living Listen Breathing Watch

When musicals don't work, they really don't work. But when they work, and someone is singing because they can't speak anymore, or they're dancing because they can't move anymore, moving is not enough to express - it's this beautiful thing.

Work Beautiful Moving Singing Speak

I could talk for seven hours about Johnny Depp. There's no one like him. He has this amazing ability to watch something and then pick it up and do it, within seconds. He'll hate me for saying this, but I don't care. I'm going to say it anyway. He's Fred Astaire. He's this genius dancer. He says that he can't dance, but he can.

Hate Dance Amazing Me Saying Care

I'm very aware of the fact that Broadway musicals being brought to the screen are very few and far between, and it's important to continue that relationship between Broadway and film. It's a privilege and an honor for me to be instrumental in some way in keeping that alive.

Relationship Me Honor Alive Way

With film, I always sit with people first and talk a while, and then we read or sing or whatever. I never sit behind a table. I get up; I work with them. I do everything I possibly can to not audition them. I can find out the best of them from them feeling comfortable and appreciated. I'd never let someone leave feeling not valued.

Work Best People Someone Find Table

I always feel on film you have to earn a ballad, because it's a different kind of pace.

Feel You Kind Always Earn Film

I found that something exists between director and actor sometimes that surpasses or transcends language.

Language Sometimes Actor Director

I have a very simple philosophy when it comes to casting, and it really is casting the best person for the role.

Best Simple Philosophy Person Role

The musicals that I loved, growing up - many, many. 'Singing in the Rain,' of course, is a classic, I love 'Meet Me in St. Louis.' I love 'Funny Face,' Stanley Donen's beautiful movie. It's really countless for me.

Funny Love Beautiful Rain Growing Up

I'm not a writer, although, as a filmmaker, you are an author in a certain way.

You Way Filmmaker Writer Certain

At the end of a song, someone's always different than they are at the beginning.

Beginning Song End Someone Always

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