Todd Haynes Quotes

You can be a smarty-pants director, but that won`t matter if the movie doesn`t work emotionally as well as intellectually.

I mean, making a film is so scary and there`s such a kind of void that you`re working from initially. I mean, you can have all the ideas and be as prepared as possible, but you`re also still bringing people together and saying, "Trust me", even when you don`t necessarily trust every element. You`re making something out of nothing and it requires so many people`s collaborative efforts and participation that it seems like at any moment it could just fall through the cracks and be gone forever.