Listen, you make a big movie, you’re going into the Coliseum, and people are going to give you the thumbs up or the thumbs down. And that’s part of the game. It’s part of the fun as well. Sam Mendes Read Quote
Actors get pigeonholed very quickly, particularly movie actors. In the theater, one is more used to casting people against type and trusting that their talent and skill will get them through. Sam Mendes Read Quote
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 Read Quote
The characters are trapped within the lifestyle. It’s about what goes on before the movie starts. Sam Mendes Read Quote
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. Sam Mendes Read Quote
I don’t think of it as a competition – which might surprise you, given the way movies are reported constantly. Sam Mendes Read Quote
