Quotes About Insight

I never went to drama school, but I did learn a couple of things along the way.

As a filmmaker, the most dramatic and the most dread-inspiring thing is when the audience can see more than the characters themselves can see.

Part of an actor's job is to draw up a back story.

Ageing might have its drawbacks but it brings with it hard-won wisdom and a wonderful sense of freedom.

As a reader since very early, I have found myself drawn to rants.

I could meet dreadful people and end up seeing the world through their eyes, seeing their frailties, their needs.

My stories are character driven.

For each character, I try to understand what is driving them.

Bios are always so dull and boring.

Women, you need to understand something. Men are not as dumb as you think they are.

Kids aren't dumb - they might not get something, but they're going to figure it out.

I get asked really dumb questions.

I tend not to dwell too much on ultimates.

I've always found people with physical disabilities interesting to watch: how the dynamics of their body work, what makes them move this way or that.

It's very important to listen when someone is speaking up. I always keep my ear to the ground.

You always think you're ready earlier than you are.

And if you don't have your ears open, you're not going to be able to figure out what you should be doing.

We learn the most from listening, and I don't just mean with our ears.

Any place is good for eavesdropping, if you know how to eavesdrop.

There's nothing like eavesdropping to show you that the world outside your head is different from the world inside your head.

People always seem to see echoes of their own lives in my films.

On 'Edge of Tomorrow,' we discovered that movie while we were making it.

Like all editors, I assume, I'm a reactor.

If people are educated, they will know what they need.