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Sam Mendes quotes

British Director August 1, 1965

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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
Sam Mendes quote: "You're in the lap of the gods. If people go, they go, and if..."
You're in the lap of the gods. If people go, they go, and if they don't. Sam Mendes
Sam Mendes quote: "The movies that influenced me were movies that told their..."
The movies that influenced me were movies that told their stories through pictures more than words. Sam Mendes
Sam Mendes quote: "When I drive through a field, I want to see green grass..."
When I drive through a field, I want to see green grass sometimes, and I don't want to see black and white. Sam Mendes
Sam Mendes quote: "I feel like the American years were my apprenticeship for..."
I feel like the American years were my apprenticeship for doing a Bond movie. Sam Mendes
Sam Mendes quote: "I don't think of it as a competition - which might surprise..."
I don't think of it as a competition - which might surprise you, given the way movies are reported constantly. Sam Mendes
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
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
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
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
Sam Mendes quote: "I've made movies that cost less than one car chase."
I've made movies that cost less than one car chase. Sam Mendes
Sam Mendes quote: "The characters are trapped within the lifestyle. It's about..."
The characters are trapped within the lifestyle. It's about what goes on before the movie starts. Sam Mendes
Sam Mendes quote: "Kevin and Annette... I wanted them to do it together. They..."
Kevin and Annette... I wanted them to do it together. They clearly wanted to work with each other. Sam Mendes
Sam Mendes quote: "Now I'm back home, living in London, running my theater. I..."
Now I'm back home, living in London, running my theater. I just want to enjoy all that. Sam Mendes
Sam Mendes quote: "I like throwing snowballs at small children."
I like throwing snowballs at small children. Sam Mendes

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