David Wenham Quotes

I would love to work with Dustin Hoffman, John Malkovich, Omar Epps, Martin Scorsese, Josh Mond, Woody Allen, Paul Thomas Anderson, and David O. Russell, just to name a few. Those guys are absolutely brilliant at what they do.

You know, the great thing about acting or, indeed, filmmaking in general, is that we're all given a reason to do research. You kind of have to, really, if you want to know what you're doing, but it opens up this whole new understanding.

I'd say I'm definitely an actor first and foremost, but I love filmmaking.

I'm an actor's director. I love it when talented actors can bring characters to life.

Writing and directing might be a red herring, and really I'm just re-examining what it is to act, to do it well and do it properly.

To be able to work with actors who are doing such good work, not only makes it easier for you, but it makes you better.

The best thing an actor can be is flexible, because all directors are different and all actors are different.

Improv is a very big thing for me. The thing with actors is I do not understand at all how they do what they do. I'm fascinated by it, and I have such a respect for it.

I'm such a fan of actors and also enjoy watching them work so that I can help their acting in any way I can. Sometimes it walks a tricky line because you want to be entertaining to some degree. But honesty is always entertaining to me. I'm a big Woody Allen and Spike Lee fan, and I find their films to be very honest.

I miss working with great actors, working with great directors.

I love actors, and I love good acting. I love what actors do when they're good, and I'm a big acting fan.

Acting is fun, and if you enjoy doing it, you should take it seriously and see what you can do.

I started out my career as a screenwriter and quickly discovered that adhering to a script isn't always the best way to make a film. You have to take into consideration the nuances of the characters and what the actors bring to their roles.

For me, acting has been my passion.

I'm really fascinated by other directors' methods. I've done a lot of learning by observation.

When I did my first film, I had a fair idea of what I liked and what I didn't while watching an actor in front of the camera. After I finished the film, I thought I had exhausted everything I knew. As I moved from one story, setting and character to another, I discovered something new.

I would love to be able to do a film. I would love to be able to focus on what excites me in watching actors.

Even with college, the reason I wanted to go so badly is because I wanted to major in film. I want to take screenwriting classes and learn more about behind the scenes stuff, because I love people like Steve Carell and Kristen Wiig who are able to write a lot of their own material and be so involved in everything they do.

Working with a great director is like getting a master class in acting.

Acting is a very artistic profession and there are thousands of people out there who think they are actors but there are very few who have real talent.

I'm always amazed when any actor can decipher my direction.

I love actors. That's my bread and butter, and I got to work with some amazing ones on '12 Years'.

The storytelling in a movie is in the cut; it's in the edit. It's not an actor's job, really. Your job is such a tiny little thing, and I love the feeling of juggling or tightrope walking.

I spent a long time working in the movies to figure out that kind of acting and also how to write and produce for the screen.

I think I'm drawn to films more as a director with a directorial mind even as an actor. I make movies to make the films, not to act.