David Schwimmer Quotes
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At this age - I'm 44 - I think life's too short. I want it to mean something to me, if I'm going to spend that much time doing it.
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If someone doesn't believe enough in your product to put money in to it, then you should rethink how good the product is.
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Can I tell you how strange it is to look in your rearview mirror and see guys in cars tailing you?
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There are certain pressures and things that change your life to a degree that, in the cost benefit analysis that constantly goes on, sometimes makes you think, 'Maybe I should just leave.
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You're only as good as the sum of your parts, and one person can't be a team.
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Directing takes a lot longer than acting. This was about seven years in development, and then two and a half years with pre-production, production, post and now the release. Not that I have people banging on my door to star in movies, but it takes me out of the acting game for a longer chunk of time.
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And, again, I'm the first one to say that I'm not going be successful at everything.
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When I was six years old, my parents took me to this farmers' market with a petting zoo. They put me on a pony and, for some reason, it took off at a run and they had to chase it down. They tell me it was kind of traumatic.
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I would say acting on stage is my first love.
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My parents from a very young age raised my sister and I under a pressure to achieve. Theyre both attorneys. So good marks, getting through university, there was a huge emphasis and pressure to do well and keep going.
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I think a huge amount of it is because of the Internet. Every single thing in the world is accessible with a few clicks. Almost every child, by the age of 13, has seen pornography. That's clearly different. It used to be really hard or really humiliating, as a 13-year-old, to access pornography. If you wanted to take a look at a Playboy, it was really challenging. Today, it's a joke.
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Our imagination often is more horrifying than being shown something.
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I was a geek in high school.
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When you see Liana [Liberato], who at the time was 14, there is an inexperience and innocence that you can't act and you can't fake.
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I had invited 50 or 60 peers and friends, most of whom were parents, to see the film [Trust], and I asked about the last scene. It was interesting because it was split right down the middle, 50/50. About half the audience wanted it to end with the very emotional scene between Clive and Liana, and that feeling of realization and catharsis. And, the other half were adamant about keeping that last scene.
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It was really interesting to be editing the film [Trust] in New York and directing the play in Chicago, and one definitely informed the other. The play probably benefitted more because I realized what scenes could be cut, and I cut those scenes from the play.
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There are days when I think: what if I just checked out? What if I grew a beard and went off to live somewhere remote? I have often wondered about the freedom that would bring.
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I think I'm a very very nice director. Very supportive, very nurturing. I definitely try to challenge my actors but I think I'm very supportive.
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I had a mustache when I was 13.
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A lot of a movie is locations, frankly.
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If there's something I want, I go for it. I just think about how I'm going to go for it.
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I never say never, but I'm really enjoying the freedom I'm having right now.
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And the thing is, every time you start a new show or do a new series, you're committing to another six years.
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I don't think I responded very well to the sudden celebrity, the sudden fame, and the loss of privacy.
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I like to challenge myself. I like to learn - so I like to try new things and try to keep growing.
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If I'm going to do something, I really put everything into it and I want it to mean something to me.
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I find America falling in love with a TV show flattering and interesting, but at the same time a little sad.
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I'm fiercely loyal to my friends, and I really cherish my friendships.
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With the success of the last three or so years, when a lot of people start treating you differently, there's a danger that you may start to think of yourself differently. You rely on your friends to say, 'Hey, wake up!
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I try to educate myself as much as possible, as I do with the director and the designers and everyone I used to work with. It just helps, I think, with the frame of reference for who you're working with.
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