I'd always wanted to work in television once I found out that they started to hire independent filmmakers to direct.
Lynn SheltonAll we really want in life is to connect to other human beings, and when you desperately want to connect physically to one specific human being and you can't? That's something I find compelling.
Lynn SheltonIn the collaborative process, you create a real intimacy; everybody ends up sharing personal stories and personal observations and their philosophies, their psychological side. By the time you get to set, it just creates such a sense of trust and intimacy between the director and the actors. It's really, really great.
Lynn SheltonI like being able to just turn the microscope on a small number of people, get to know them, drop into their lives for a period of time.
Lynn SheltonMaking art, being creative, is risky, especially for actors, but everybody on the set is being creative. You're putting yourself out there with ideas, and to have your brain be free of stress so that it can actually do its best work, it feels like you want to have a real sense of intimacy and connection and trust with everybody.
Lynn Shelton