As a journalist, as a screenwriter and as a director, I'm trying to tell compelling and truthful stories. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes compel director journalist
Salvador Dali, lying on his deathbed in a stupor, is said to have been fed thousands of sheets of blank paper to sign for fake lithographs. Peter Landesman blankdalideathbed Change image and share on social
Sometimes, in a fictional story, you can be more honest and truthful, actually. As a journalist, you're a prisoner of the data, in effect. You have to tell the story with evidence you can verify. Peter Landesman datumeffectevidence Change image and share on social
When you're researching something for a movie, you get a very different kind of reaction than when you're researching something for an article for 'The New York Times.' Peter Landesman articlekindmovie Change image and share on social
Listening and hearing are two different things, and acting is comprehending what the person is saying, thinking how it makes you feel and responding. That's the key to really honest, truthful, compelling performance. David Wenham actcompelcomprehend share on social
If you're going to go to an audition, you don't want to go in trying to force yourself into some archetype that has been thought up by a director and translated by a casting director. Timothy Simons archetypeauditioncast Change image and share on social
I'm always embarrassed by those rugby player autobiographies which get written by journalists. Peter Jackson autobiographyembarrassjournalist Change image and share on social