As first time director, though, you're like a new officer coming up to be in charge of very serious veterans, and you're always going to have guys looking at each other for the first day until they realize you're not screwing around.
William MonahanAs a director, you're given a tremendous apparatus to work with, and very great talents are available to you.
William MonahanWhatever you cut when there's no deadline isn't really a cut. You're just pushing colors around.
William MonahanI don't think you need $35 million bucks to make a movie. I think what people should do is make a lot more movies for a lot less money. You can really do it.
William Monahan