Author Index: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Jake Johnson Quote: 'I prefer to work with first-time ...'

Author

Profession: Actor
Nationality: American
Birthday: May 20, 1978

Links

Tags

Work Prefer Directors First-Time

Related Quotes

A lot of directors prefer the solitude of the editing process, but I revel in the craziness of what a film set is.

Tags: Lot Film Process

I've worked with a lot of first-time directors who kind of look to me for ideas and opinions and stuff, and I'm a team player.

Tags: Me Who Lot

Some musical directors have more chutzpah. They pick up the phone and talk people into giving. I prefer to call and say 'thank you' after the money has been contributed.

Tags: Money You People

First time films are hard. Even with some of the greatest directors, you look back at their first film, and you are just going, 'That movie is kind of bad.'

Tags: Time You Just

There are times when you work with directors on set, and things are a bit rudderless, and those can be good directors.

Tags: Good Work You

As a director, you never get to watch other directors work, and you also don't get to collaborate with other directors that much.

Tags: Work You Get

Maintaining boundaries is hard. That's why I strongly prefer the physical separation of work and home.

Tags: Work Home Hard

sun beach summer ocean sea water

I've gotten to work with some wonderful directors and people who have been great teachers to me.

Tags: Work Great People

I would prefer it if people thought that I didn't work hard, that I just played the guitar for three minutes a week and was like, 'Check out this song - what do you think?' That would be ideal. I would prefer telling people that I'm just truly talented.

Julian Casablancas

Tags: Work You People

My everyday job is about superficial beauty, but when I'm not working I prefer to work on my inner beauty - I read a lot, I try to learn.

Tags: Work Beauty About

I believe in meditation - it's a good tool to centre yourself, but unfortunately, I'm too lazy to do it. It's very hard work, and I prefer to watch 'Nothing To Declare' on TV!

Tags: Good Work Very

I much prefer touring to anything else. Studio work is great, and can be hugely satisfying, but live work has the excitement and the lifestyle that I love.

Tags: Work Great Love

My ambition has always been to work with English and American actors and directors. Those were the movies that I was watching when I was growing up.

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Tags: Work Movies Up

So I moved to Europe and only came back when directors like Robert Altman would call me after they'd seen my work in Full Metal Jacket.

Vincent D'Onofrio

Tags: Work Me Like

Directors are not worried about casting beautiful women, but they are not sure that they want to cast great-looking men. My looks have prevented people from seeing my work.

Rob Lowe

Tags: Work Women Men

That's a frustration sometimes, that certain directors that I'd like to work with, they just aren't doing stories that I'm sort of castable in. Not always, but sometimes I have that frustration.

Tags: Work Like Just

But a lot of that kind of work is done pre-flight, coordinating efforts with the flight directors and the ground teams, and figuring out how you're going to operate together.

Tags: Work You Out

Actors and directors work on things together. That's how I like to work, anyway. I don't want to be told what to do. I want to share it with someone and work it out together.

Tags: Work Like Out

If I'm really under pressure to get work done, I can adapt to most situations, but I prefer to be at home, in a comfortable chair, with as few distractions as possible.

John Corey Whaley

Tags: Work Home Get

There are a lot of directors I'd still love to work with. Paul Thomas Anderson is someone I'd love to work with. I think Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu is very talented. Ang Lee is very talented. I mean, there are a lot of people. There are many great directors out there.

Leonardo DiCaprio

Tags: Work Great People