I wanted to keep exploring... I'm 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.
Interpretation
The quote expresses a desire for creativity and innovation rather than repeating past successes.
Sam Mendes emphasizes the importance of exploration and creativity in his work, indicating that he wishes to avoid stagnation by relying on the same techniques and styles used in previous films. This perspective encourages continuous growth and the pursuit of new artistic directions instead of settling into a comfortable routine.
In practice
This quote can be used in a film production meeting to encourage the team to think outside the box.
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.
Learn to say, “I don’t know the answer.” It could be the beginning of a very good day’s rehearsal.
Truly great actors carry their characters in silence with them. They communicate without words the relationships that predate the movie.
Every now and then I read a poem that does touch something in me, but I never turn to poetry for solace or pleasure in the way that I throw myself into prose.
My body is damaged from music in two ways. I have a red irritation in my stomach. It's psychosomatic, caused by all the anger and the screaming. I have scoliosis, where the curvature of your spine is bent, and the weight of my guitar has made it worse. I'm always in pain, and that adds to the anger in our music.
Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart.
Collage is the noble conquest of the irrational, the coupling of two realities, irreconcilable in appearance, upon a plane which apparently does not suit them.
Fashions come and go; bad taste is timeless.
The advice I like to give young artists, or really anybody who’ll listen to me, is not to wait around for inspiration. Inspiration is for amateurs; the rest of us just show up and get to work.
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