British - Director | August 1, 1965 -
Truly great actors carry their characters in silence with them. They communicate without words the relationships that predate the movie.
Sam Mendes
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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 like throwing snowballs at small children.
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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 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.
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I think with Blair Witch and The Sixth Sense, people are much more open to something that is different.
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You just never know when movies are going to take off or not. The lucky thing about this was that it didn't cost a lot of money, and therefore there wasn't loads of pressure on me.
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As a first-time director in America, I feel I've been very fortunate.
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This is the first time in 10 years I don't know what I'm doing next, and I'm rather enjoying it. Soon I'll be climbing the walls no doubt, but right now, it's not clear, I'm just enjoying the freedom.
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I'm certainly getting a lot more mail... that's basically it.
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Thank God I don't live in Los Angeles. I think if you're there the whole time it just gets out of proportion and you lose touch completely with reality.
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Now I'm back home, living in London, running my theater. I just want to enjoy all that.
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