The thing is, as a film director, you're essentially alone: You have to tell a story primarily through pictures, and only you know the film you see in your head. Mike Nichols directoressentiallyfilm Change image and share on social
Comedy is brutal. It's powerful, though. Mike Nichols brutalcomedypowerful Change image and share on social
You could say that it's in talking movies that inner life begins to appear. You can see things happen to the faces of people that were neither planned nor rehearsed. Mike Nichols beginfacehappen Change image and share on social
The whole point about laughter is it's like mercury: you can't catch it, you can't catch what motivates it - that's why it's funny. Mike Nichols catchfunnylaughter Change image and share on social
I think the main thing about comedy and humor is that it's impossible and always was impossible to define. Mike Nichols comedydefinehumor Change image and share on social
I still think that luck is what a lot of the good things come from. It's simply the luck of where you are, when. Mike Nichols goodlotluck Change image and share on social
'Catch-22' was a nightmare to make, and everybody was unhappy except me. Mike Nichols catchmakenightmare Change image and share on social
The producers want us to sell, sell, sell. That's my little joke. That's what we do by day; by night, we're artists. Mike Nichols artistdayjoke Change image and share on social
I was standing right behind Marilyn, completely invisible, when she sang 'Happy birthday, Mr. President.' And indeed, the corny thing happened: Her dress split for my benefit, and there was Marilyn, and yes, indeed, she didn't wear any underwear. Mike Nichols benefitbirthdaycompletely share on social
The degree to which you're peculiar and different is the degree to which you must learn to hear people thinking. Just in self-defense you have to learn, where is their kindness? Where is their danger? Where is their generosity? Mike Nichols dangerdefensedegree share on social
