“From almost the first time I stepped on a stage, I knew that was what ...” — Sydney Pollack Quote

“From almost the first time I stepped on a stage, I knew that was what I wanted to do.”

“If I want to make people moved or cry in a film, I figure out what the room looks like, what the people are wearing, what time of day it is, what the light is, how to photograph it, where to put the camera. It involves optics and costume design and set design and architecture.”

“Well, there's no question that a good script is an absolutely essential, maybe the essential thing for a movie.”

“There came a moment in my life when I realized that I had stepped into another part of my life. I used to walk into a room full of people and think, do they like me? And one day I walk in and I thought, do I like them?”

“My whole career, only one person has stepped up to back me. All these people say they like your films. They say this and they say that, but no one actually does anything.”

“The first time I stepped on stage and I started singing, I knew that I wanted to do it for the rest of my life.”