I think a director can make a play happen before your eyes so that you are part of it and it is part of you. If you can get it right, there's no mystery. It's not about mystery. It's not even mysterious. It's about our lives. Mike Nichols directoreyehappen share on social
Technically, maybe I learned most of all from George Stevens, and among his movies I learned the most from 'A Place in the Sun.' It's a lesson in moviemaking. Mike Nichols georgelearnlesson Change image and share on social
As a director, my job is, and always has been, divided into a number of things: dealing with the crew, the money and the studio, and the marketing and publicity. These are all different jobs that have to be learned and done as well as possible. The celebrity part rarely touches a director. Mike Nichols celebritycrowdeal share on social
I had a high school girlfriend whose mother gave us theater tickets, so I saw the second night performance of 'A Streetcar Named Desire.' My girl and I could not get up during intermission, we were so stunned. To this day it's the only thing I've seen on stage that's 100 percent real and 100 percent poetic simultaneously. Mike Nichols daydesiregirl share on social
The reason you do this stuff - comedy, plays, movies - is to be seized by something, to disappear in the service of an idea. Mike Nichols comedydisappearidea Change image and share on social
People, by and large, would rather be talking than listening. Mike Nichols largelistenpeople Change image and share on social
When we talk about reviews, what we are really talking about is just a market report - it's like reading about the new Lexus. You have to know what the guy writing the review cares about to understand his take. Does he like sports cars, or does he like Bentleys? Mike Nichols bentleyscarcare share on social
The things that you saw earlier in your life generally have more power than the things you saw last week. Mike Nichols earlygenerallylife Change image and share on social
For a director, a musical is a special kind of hell. Mike Nichols directorhellkind 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