What to do when inspiration doesn't come; be careful not to spook, get the wind up, force things into position. You must wait around until the idea comes.
John HustonMarilyn was one step from oblivion when I directed her in The Asphalt Jungle. I remember she impressed me more off the screen than on…there was something touching and appealing about her.
John HustonThe directing of a picture involves coming out of your individual loneliness and taking a controlling part in putting together a small world.
John HustonMost people never have to face the fact that at the right time and the right place they're capable of anything.
John HustonShe went right down into her own personal experience for everything, reached down and pulled something out of herself that was unique and extraordinary. She had no techniques. It was all the truth, it was only Marilyn. But it was Marilyn, plus. She found things, found things about womankind in herself.
John Huston