'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 never understand when people say, 'Do you do comedy or tragedy?' I don't think they're very much different. They both have to be true, and there isn't a great play in the world that doesn't have funny parts to it - as 'Salesman' does, as 'King Lear' does. The whole idea is to reflect life in some way, which means surely you have to have both. Mike Nichols comedyfunnygreat share on social
Clay Aiken is amazing beyond that glorious voice. Turns out he is an excellent comic actor and a master of character. Mike Nichols actoraikenamaze Change image and share on social
You can always tell gifted and highly intelligent people as they always turn to the past. Any young person who knows anything that happened before 1980, or 1990, or 2000 for that matter, is immediately someone who is intelligent, probably creative, maybe a writer. Nobody who is drawn to the past and learning about the past is not gifted. Mike Nichols creativedrawgift share on social
I came to love silence, because it's so rare, and it's now my favorite aural condition. Mike Nichols auralconditionfavorite Change image and share on social
I don't know that a political climate - as long as it's still a free country - makes much difference in the film world. Mike Nichols climatecountrydifference Change image and share on social
It's the hardest thing on earth to like yourself, and then when you do, it's a catastrophe. I mean, the people I know who like themselves - I don't want to see them! Mike Nichols catastropheearthhard Change image and share on social
I used to say that winning the Oscar means being back at the Beverly Hills Hotel at 1 A.M. feeling empty. It's the industry voting. It doesn't come from God. It doesn't change your life, really. Mike Nichols backbeverlychange Change image and 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