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Sam Mendes
Sam Mendes
British Director
Born: Aug 1, 1965
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Shooting action is very, very meticulous, it's increments, tiny little pieces. Sam Mendes
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I want to inspire, and be inspired. Sam Mendes
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One of the reasons I loved working with Tom is people feel they know who he is... I think working with an actor who the audience already has a relationship with actually helps you in a film like this. Sam Mendes
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For me, certain shots or scenes are keys in the movie. Sam Mendes
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It's a risk casting anyone against type or what they're known to do. But there's one thing better than having a great actor, which is having a great actor who's never done what you're asking him to do. He's hungry to get out of the trailer every day and hungry to test himself. Sam Mendes
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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
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One movie is only one movie. I want to have a lifetime of making films. Sam Mendes
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The characters are trapped within the lifestyle. It's about what goes on before the movie starts. Sam Mendes
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The perceived wisdom is that people do not go in large numbers to black-and-white movies anymore - which is a great shame, but I'd love to make a black-and-white movie one day. Sam Mendes
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I don't think of it as a competition - which might surprise you, given the way movies are reported constantly. Sam Mendes
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You think about taking audiences on a journey. Sam Mendes
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You freeze with the number of opportunities given to you and just decide to do nothing at all. Sam Mendes
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I wanted to keep exploring... I'm not about to choose a series of movies in which I can use the same bag of tricks and style that I used in the first film. Sam Mendes
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You've got to work. You've got to want an audience to sit forward in their chairs sometimes, rather than sit back and be bombarded with images. 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. Sam Mendes
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I like throwing snowballs at small children. Sam Mendes
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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. Sam Mendes
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I think with Blair Witch and The Sixth Sense, people are much more open to something that is different. Sam Mendes
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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. Sam Mendes
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As a first-time director in America, I feel I've been very fortunate. Sam Mendes
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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. Sam Mendes
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I'm certainly getting a lot more mail... that's basically it. Sam Mendes
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Now I'm back home, living in London, running my theater. I just want to enjoy all that. Sam Mendes
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