JoBeth Williams Quotes

There's a real danger in doing a sequel. There are some benefits, but that all hinges on how well you execute. Quite frankly, most sequels don't execute well.

It's always scary when you're doing a sequel to a film, because you don't want to just repeat the first film in a different location like most sequels. You want to do something totally different, and something that actually expands the world of the main character.

I get a script and it's really interesting with scripts, because you never really know. It's paper and it could be great or awful. Even scripts that are good could end up not working.

We all know the dangers of sequels. Lightning doesn't strike twice in the same place too often, and I think you've got to move beyond it, go the extra mile and have the courage not to just repeat the first one.

I think every script I read has something that sends me into a state of panic but that usually makes me want to do it.

What appeals to me in a project is, I'll read the script, and I'll be like, 'Is this something that's new and something I haven't experienced before?' And if so, 'Am I gonna be able to handle it? Am I gonna be up to this challenge?' That's what I try to do.

I could probably make another series of 'Phoenix Nights' or 'Max And Paddy,' but that would just feel like a safe bet.

People loved the first two 'Toy Story' films so much, and the last thing I wanted to do was make a disappointing third film.

I think repetition is the hardest thing to avoid with sequels, because you've told a story and now you're adding more story to the story.

I am open to working with new directors as long as the script excites me.

If you're going to make a sequel to 'Sicario', you have to - you know, you've got to go beat a brand new path.

There comes a point in any project where you have to say - whether you like or understand the character, or the whole play for that matter - 'I believe!'

Writing a script is hard, I've discovered.

When I go to sleep, I want to know that I have experimented as an actor, and I am constantly seeking to evolve.

When 'Baby Come Naa' was offered to me, I found the script so mind-blowing that I had to gather the courage to perform or it would have been completely my loss.

Even when I was writing the script for 'Don,' I suspected it could lead to a sequel.

The majority of scripts I get are in the comedy genre.

After years of doing composition, the risk is always that you might start to repeat and be cliche. Every time, I try find a way to be reborn again as an artist. Its not easy to reinvent yourself every time, as it takes a lot of creative energy, but I am happy to do it.

When it comes to scripts, I take a critical look at them and then sound it off with Dad.

I like directors who come ready to challenge you to ask the right questions about your character, and I know that directors appreciate that in actors as well.

I had no intention of returning to films, but when I was offered 'Drishya,' I felt it was a good project to be associated with.

I always ask the actors, 'What have you never done before?'

If I have done a role that's taken me to a certain space emotionally, I won't repeat that; I would rather do something now that taps into something else in my psyche... maybe something that makes me nervous.

I think acting is the most difficult one among all the performing arts.

As an actor, you tend to just look at the script till you get to your stuff.