I wanted to keep exploring… Im not about to choose a series of movies in which I can use the same bag of tricks and style that I used in the first film. – Sam Mendes
You just never know when movies are going to take off or not. The lucky thing about this was that it didnt cost a lot of money, and therefore there wasnt loads of pressure on me. – Sam Mendes
I think movies are a directors medium in the end. Theater is the actors medium. Theater is fast, and enjoyable, and truly rewarding. I believe in great live performance. – Sam Mendes
If you go to Sundance, the experience that Ive had there as a viewer is… theres like a hundred movies there, and youve got to figure out what movies are sold out, what can you see. Sometimes you go to see movies that you dont know anything about because it just works into your schedule. – Tim Heidecker