I am drawn to the mystery of marriage. You can never know what the contract is between two people, and that is a very strong subject. I think it may be my subject. Mike Nichols Read Quote
Oh my God, if I know anything, I know I’m gonna die! I never forget that. I know I’ll be forgotten in a minute, and that’s just fine with me. Mike Nichols Read Quote
Directing is mystifying. It’s a long, long, skid on an icy road, and you do the best you can trying to stay on the road… If you’re still here when you come out of the spin, it’s a relief. But you’ve got to have the terror if you’re going to do anything worthwhile. Mike Nichols Read Quote
Here’s the most mysterious thing to me. I look back at those first plays I did and the first movies I did, and I only have one question, which is, ‘What was I so confident about? Where did I get that? Mike Nichols Read Quote
I still think that luck is what a lot of the good things come from. It’s simply the luck of where you are, when. Mike Nichols Read Quote
It’s the hardest thing on earth to like yourself, and then when you do, it’s a catastrophe. I mean, the people I know who like themselves – I don’t want to see them! Mike Nichols Read Quote
Very often when a story really holds us, it gets pushed away because it’s too close for comfort. Mike Nichols Read Quote
It’s not a film-maker’s job to explain his technique, but to tell his story the best way he can. Mike Nichols Read Quote
