I was sure I'd set the world on fire, and it was hard for a young feller like me to realize the truth - that I hadn't set the world on fire, and I was totally unprepared to handle the consequences if 'The Big Trail' had been a success and launched me...
Our job is to represent the truth of human nature, whether you're playing a tender love story that's set in a coffee shop or whether you're in 'The Avengers,' which is set in a Manhattan which is exploding.
For you, it's a silent movie. For us, it's a talking movie because we had lines on set. There's a lot of noise on set and music. We spoke in English, in French, in gibberish, but it was very alive. The challenge was tap dancing.
I figured, 'When is that ever going to happen again?'. So I basically set out the opposite way movies are made; I set out with a budget first. I said, 'What can I do well for $40,000?'.
You can ask any set decorator on any set where I've had to be in an office, I always kind of claim it - I put Post-its everywhere, and I kind of make it look lived-in.
As an actress, I always felt like the people you met on set were interchangeable with the people you met on other sets - the grips, the gaffers, the actors, the directors - everybody steps into their role.
I've learned a lot about what kind of actor I want or do not want to be while being on set. I sit back and observe how other actors treat the totem pole of set politics.
There's something terribly weird about the standard fantasy setting--not least of which the fact the phrase "standard fantasy setting" can be uttered without irony.
When the poor man sets a trap only his dog gets caught.
Man is meant for good but designed for evil.
Proper names are rigid designators.
Once I've designed something, I immediately move on to the next thing.
There's a tendency for designers to embellish the size of their business. I never lie.
A business woman needs a successful mix of design and practicality.
Design is the courage and brilliance to cover an original and make it different.
Design is important, it's an important dimension in the car. It's not the only one.
Great French design is often about unexpected touches.
I have a secret thought from some things I have observed, that God may perhaps design you for some singular service in the world.
The urge for good design is the same as the urge to go on living.
The design of a city is like a strange archeology.
It is very important to lead the field and innovate in game design.
