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Sam Mendes is a British director acclaimed for his work in theatre and film. His debut feature, "American Beauty," won the Academy Award for Best Picture and Best Director. He is also known for directing James Bond films such as "Skyfall" and "Spectre." Here are 43 of his quotes:

I think movies are a director's medium in the end. Theater is the actor's medium. Theater is fast, and enjoyable, and truly rewarding. I believe in great live performance. (Sam Mendes)
There's one thing better than having a great actor, and that's having a great actor who's never done this kind of role before and is hungry to do it. They're testing themselves every day. They want to get out of their trailer and get to work. View quote
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I wanted to keep exploring... I'm not about to choose a series of movies in which I can use the same bag of tricks and style that I used in the first film. View quote
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You just never know when movies are going to take off or not. The lucky thing about this was that it didn't cost a lot of money, and therefore there wasn't loads of pressure on me. View quote
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I still can't quite believe it. Although there was something about the fact that it was a first-time writer, a first-time producer, and a first-time director all at the same time. View quote
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When I drive through a field, I want to see green grass sometimes, and I don't want to see black and white. View quote
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You're in the lap of the gods. If people go, they go, and if they don't. View quote
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As a first-time director in America, I feel I've been very fortunate. View quote
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Now I'm back home, living in London, running my theater. I just want to enjoy all that. View quote
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Shooting action is very, very meticulous, it's increments, tiny little pieces. View quote
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It's a risk casting anyone against type or what they're known to do. But there's one thing better than having a great actor, which is having a great actor who's never done what you're asking him to do. He's hungry to get out of the trailer every day and hungry to test himself. (Sam Mendes)
I've made movies that cost less than one car chase. View quote
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There's good and bad in everybody. I wasn't looking for the good, or looking for the bad. This is a man who signed his pact with the devil 20 years ago, and he's learned to live with it. He's tried to protect his family from it. View quote
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I want to inspire, and be inspired. View quote
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I feel like the American years were my apprenticeship for doing a Bond movie. View quote
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I suppose once in a while, a filmmaker makes a movie that's more than just a sum of its parts, more than good acting or good filmmaking. It's something else that has nothing to do with what you've done. This is in 1999, made by people in 1999 for people in 1999 about people in 1999. View quote
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Listen, you make a big movie, you're going into the Coliseum, and people are going to give you the thumbs up or the thumbs down. And that's part of the game. It's part of the fun as well. View quote
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I am not a master-class director. I am not a teacher. I am a coach. I don't have a methodology. Each actor is different. And on the film set, you have to be next to them all. View quote
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Sam Mendes

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Photo: Frankie Fouganthin, CC BY-SA 4.0
Occupation: British Director
Born: August 1, 1965
Quotes count: 43