Sam Mendes

Actors get pigeonholed very quickly, particularly movie actors. In the theater, one is more used to casting people against type and trusting that their talent and skill will get them through. ↗

— Sam Mendes

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I want to inspire, and be inspired. ↗

— Sam Mendes

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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

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As a first-time director in America, I feel I've been very fortunate. ↗

— Sam Mendes

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For me, certain shots or scenes are keys in the movie. ↗

— Sam Mendes

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I deliberately, in a way, went for something that was a huge challenge and was a big period film. I was excited about the canvas on which I could tell the story as much as the story itself. ↗

— Sam Mendes

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I don't think good and evil are polarized. ↗

— Sam Mendes

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I don't think of it as a competition - which might surprise you, given the way movies are reported constantly. ↗

— Sam Mendes

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I feel like the American years were my apprenticeship for doing a Bond movie. ↗

— Sam Mendes

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Thank God I don't live in Los Angeles. I think if you're there the whole time it just gets out of proportion and you lose touch completely with reality. ↗

— Sam Mendes

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