I prefer to think of the audience as a single living organism with which I am sharing a singular, never-to-be-repeated experience. – Martha Plimpton
At this point, I dont get hired a lot because people dont think I could finance a movie. – Martha Plimpton
Thats the thing about interviews, at some point youre going to change your mind. But its there forever and you cant escape it. – Martha Plimpton
My mom just didnt put a very high premium on me being like really famous or really wealthy or anything. – Martha Plimpton
So when you do your family tree and Margaret Cho does hers, and… Wanda Sykes and John Legend… were adding to the database that scholars can then draw from to generalize about the complexity of the American experience. And thats the contribution that family trees make to broader scholarship. – Henry Louis Gates
I love actors, both my parents were actors, and the work with actors is the most enjoyable part of making a film. Its important that they feel protected and are confident they wont be betrayed. When you create that atmosphere of trust, its in the bag – the actors will do everything to satisfy you. – Michael Haneke