I loved all movies, literally. I certainly loved 'Shane' and 'Roxie Hart.' Later on, when I was less of a kid, I loved 'L'Avventura' and 'Persona' and all Fellini movies and like everybody else I loved John Ford. Then and now, I loved Preston Sturges, maybe above anyone. Mike Nichols avventurafelliniford share on social
Whether something is a success or not has never had much to do with what you do next. Mike Nichols success Change image and share on social
My father wasn't too crazy about me. I loved him anyway. One of the things I regretted for a long time was that he died before he could see that he would be proud of me. I was actually more what he wished for than he thought. Mike Nichols crazydiefather share on social
You want to make money, remake 'Cinderella.' You want to move people, remake the Hippolytus and Phaedra myth. Mike Nichols cinderellahippolytusmake Change image and share on social
I believed early and still believe that everybody who can act can do it already, just they don't know how and don't want to talk about it. Mike Nichols actbelieveearly Change image and share on social
It's not a film-maker's job to explain his technique, but to tell his story the best way he can. Mike Nichols explainfilmjob Change image and share on social
There are absolutely almost perfect people who experience no guilt; they don't know what it is. They simply do what they need to do - or want to do - next. They see nothing wrong with it. They feel no guilt. They express no guilt. And it's not even certain what harm they do. Mike Nichols absolutelyexperienceexpress share on social
Stand-up comedy is a very hard thing on the spirit. There are people who transcend it, like Jack Benny and Steve Martin, but in its essence, it's soul-destroying. It tends to turn people into control freaks. Mike Nichols bennycomedycontrol share on social
A play, after all, is a mystery. There's no narration. And as soon as there's no narration, it's open to interpretation. It must be interpreted. You don't have a choice... Each play can become many things. Mike Nichols choiceinterpretinterpretation share on social
