Scott Mechlowicz Quotes

I think the most important quality for a writer to have is empathy.

The most important thing for a director is being able to communicate.

So I wanted to explore all points of view of that, not just the girl's but his point of view as well. Only by directing it could I explore all the points of view.

One of the reasons I write is to be in other people's skin.

I've been directed by other actors, and being an actor doesn't make you a good director.

I've certainly worked with really great directors who haven't acted.

That's what I love about acting and love and drama and art: that humanness we all share.

How can you build something for someone else if you don't have enough familiarity with them to imagine the world through their eyes?

We will always need to be reminded that we are human. Art gives us that.

It's sort of the most important thing for acting, is to listen to the person you're dealing with.

You have to walk in the other guy's moccasins. You have to think what they think. If you want to bring somebody onto your side, you have to figure out what motivates them. What do they need?

I love being creative. I love acting, but I also love directing because you get to have a vision for the whole and bring that vision to fruition.

I think one of my better gifts as a writer is empathy.

I think a good director is a good listener.

I appreciate my role as an actor much more after I direct because it's just easier.

One of the hardest things about directing is just to be patient and remind yourself that you've been in Week 1 of a rehearsal process yourself, and you know what it feels like.

I have great respect for directors who know what they're doing.

I think that good storytelling of any kind does promote a humility in that it encourages you to see the world the way that other people see it.

There's people constantly asking you for something on set, so the multi-tasking of motherhood transfers very well to being a director. And I think you're compassionate.

I wanted to communicate what I had seen, so that others could see it.

When I hear other people's stories, I like to believe that they contribute to my 'Encyclopedia of Human Experience.' The stories I hear help me expand my definition of what love is, what pain feels like, what sacrifice means, what laughter can do.

I think empathy is a beautiful thing. I think that's the power of film though. We have one of the most powerful, one of the greatest communicative tools known to man.

I used to not listen that much, but I've really learnt to listen to other people and to really listen to what they're saying. I've found, especially being on a film set, people have so many different stories; if you just listen, you can pick up so much stuff. I try to listen as much as I can.

I think that it helps that I have acted. That said, it doesn't mean you're going to be a good director.

For me, I had to overcome shyness to be an actor. But as a director, you lose your subjectivity, your self-consciousness. And instead of just your role, it's the life of the whole play that becomes a reflection of you.