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Mike Nichols Quotes

If you want to be a legend, God help you, it’s so easy. You just do one thing. You can be the master of suspense, say. But if you want to be as invisible as is practical, then it’s fun to do a lot of different things Picture Quote #1

There’s nothing in the American dream about character. It’s a serious flaw Picture Quote #1

The only safe thing is to take a chance Picture Quote #1

I have never understood people dividing things into dramas and comedies Picture Quote #1

Any good movie is filled with secrets Picture Quote #1

The unconscious is our best collaborator Picture Quote #1

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The only safe thing in filmmaking is to take a chance Picture Quote #1

A movie is like a person. Either you trust it or you don’t Picture Quote #1

Being with an insanely jealous person is like being in the room with a dead mammoth Picture Quote #1

I love to take actors to a place where they open a vein. That’s the job. The key is that I make it safe for them to open the vein Picture Quote #1

I was just trying to make a nice little movie... It wasn’t until I saw it all put together that I realized this was something remarkable Picture Quote #1

It’s not a filmmaker’s job to explain his technique but to tell his story the best way he can Picture Quote #1

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I came to love silence, because it’s so rare, and it’s now my favorite aural condition Picture Quote #1

Nerves provide me with energy. They work for me. It’s when I don’t have them, when I feel at ease, that I get worried Picture Quote #1

There’s nothing better than discovering, to your own astonishment, what you’re meant to do. It’s like falling in love Picture Quote #1

Directing is mystifying. It’s a long, long, skid on an icy road, and you do the best you can trying to stay on the road... If you’re still here when you come out of the spin, it’s a relief. But you’ve got to have the terror if you’re going to do anything worthwhile Picture Quote #1

The only safe thing is to take a chance. Play safe and you are dead. Taking risks is the essence of good work, and the difference between safe and bold can only be defined by yourself since no one else knows for what you are hoping when you embark on anything Picture Quote #1

All the theories that acting is reacting to imaginary circumstances as though they are real, and directing is turning psychology into behavior, those are all stabs at something that can’t be taught. All the great actors can’t talk about what they do, and they don’t want to begin to talk about it. They just do it Picture Quote #1

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Nerves provide me with energy... It’s when I don’t have them, when I feel at ease, that’s when I get worried Picture Quote #1

Mike Nichols asked if I would do The Birdcage. Mike and I are dear friends but he had never offered me a feature role in a movie. My television career opened other doors for me Picture Quote #1

When I was little it was a great time for film-making, with stuff like Mike Nichols’ ‘Silkwood.’ The films you see in that pre-secondary-school stage stay with you in a very particular way Picture Quote #1

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If you want to be a legend, God help you, it’s so easy. You just do one thing. You can be the master of suspense, say. But if you want to be as invisible as is practical, then it’s fun to do a lot of different things (Mike Nichols Quotes) There’s nothing in the American dream about character. It’s a serious flaw (Mike Nichols Quotes) The only safe thing is to take a chance (Mike Nichols Quotes) I have never understood people dividing things into dramas and comedies (Mike Nichols Quotes) Any good movie is filled with secrets (Mike Nichols Quotes) The unconscious is our best collaborator (Mike Nichols Quotes) The only safe thing in filmmaking is to take a chance (Mike Nichols Quotes) A movie is like a person. Either you trust it or you don’t (Mike Nichols Quotes) Being with an insanely jealous person is like being in the room with a dead mammoth (Mike Nichols Quotes) I love to take actors to a place where they open a vein. That’s the job. The key is that I make it safe for them to open the vein (Mike Nichols Quotes) I was just trying to make a nice little movie... It wasn’t until I saw it all put together that I realized this was something remarkable (Mike Nichols Quotes) It’s not a filmmaker’s job to explain his technique but to tell his story the best way he can (Mike Nichols Quotes) I came to love silence, because it’s so rare, and it’s now my favorite aural condition (Mike Nichols Quotes) Nerves provide me with energy. They work for me. It’s when I don’t have them, when I feel at ease, that I get worried (Mike Nichols Quotes) There’s nothing better than discovering, to your own astonishment, what you’re meant to do. It’s like falling in love (Mike Nichols Quotes) Directing is mystifying. It’s a long, long, skid on an icy road, and you do the best you can trying to stay on the road... If you’re still here when you come out of the spin, it’s a relief. But you’ve got to have the terror if you’re going to do anything worthwhile (Mike Nichols Quotes) The only safe thing is to take a chance. Play safe and you are dead. Taking risks is the essence of good work, and the difference between safe and bold can only be defined by yourself since no one else knows for what you are hoping when you embark on anything (Mike Nichols Quotes) All the theories that acting is reacting to imaginary circumstances as though they are real, and directing is turning psychology into behavior, those are all stabs at something that can’t be taught. All the great actors can’t talk about what they do, and they don’t want to begin to talk about it. They just do it (Mike Nichols Quotes) Nerves provide me with energy... It’s when I don’t have them, when I feel at ease, that’s when I get worried (Mike Nichols Quotes) Mike Nichols asked if I would do The Birdcage. Mike and I are dear friends but he had never offered me a feature role in a movie. My television career opened other doors for me (Mike Nichols Quotes) When I was little it was a great time for film-making, with stuff like Mike Nichols’ ‘Silkwood.’ The films you see in that pre-secondary-school stage stay with you in a very particular way (Mike Nichols Quotes)

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