There's good and bad in everybody. I wasn't looking for the good, or looking for the bad. This is a man who signed his pact with the devil 20 years ago, and he's learned to live with it. He's tried to protect his family from it. Sam Mendes agobaddevil share on social
There's one thing better than having a great actor, and that's having a great actor who's never done this kind of role before and is hungry to do it. They're testing themselves every day. They want to get out of their trailer and get to work. Sam Mendes actordaygreat share on social
You freeze with the number of opportunities given to you and just decide to do nothing at all. Sam Mendes decidefreezenumb Change image and share on social
All I know is that I operate by going out to each of them and trying to learn the territory in which they operate. My language to each of them has to suit their brain. Sam Mendes brainlanguagelearn Change image and share on social
As a first-time director in America, I feel I've been very fortunate. Sam Mendes americadirectorfeel Change image and share on social
You're in the lap of the gods. If people go, they go, and if they don't. Sam Mendes godlappeople Change image and share on social
It's a risk casting anyone against type or what they're known to do. But there's one thing better than having a great actor, which is having a great actor who's never done what you're asking him to do. He's hungry to get out of the trailer every day and hungry to test himself. Sam Mendes actorcastday share on social
You've got to work. You've got to want an audience to sit forward in their chairs sometimes, rather than sit back and be bombarded with images. Sam Mendes audiencebackbombard Change image and share on social
You think about taking audiences on a journey. Sam Mendes audiencejourneytake Change image and share on social
I think movies are a director's medium in the end. Theater is the actor's medium. Theater is fast, and enjoyable, and truly rewarding. I believe in great live performance. Sam Mendes actordirectorend Change image and share on social
