“You can't tell any kind of a story without having some kind of a theme, something to say between the lines.”
Robert Wise

“Everything starts with what's on the page, what a writer has come up with. And whether it is a big studio film or independent film, is the story being well told? Is it interesting? Is the character interesting? And is there something about the character that may stretch me?”
Joan Allen

“Whenever you're telling a story about true-life events and about real people, there's a tremendous responsibility-slash-burden to get it right.”
Tom McCarthy

“I just remember the early days of Tenacious D. There was no talk or thought about doing a TV show or a movie.”
Jack Black

“Television and film are our libraries now. Our history books.”
David Strathairn