Facts about Steven Soderbergh

Occup.Director
FromUSA
BornJanuary 14, 1963
Age61 years

Summary

Steven Soderbergh is a famous Director from USA, he/she is 61 years old and still alive, born January 14, 1963.

Zodiac:
He/she is born under the zodiac capricorn, who is known for Determination, Dominance, Perservering, Practical, Willful. Our collection contains 32 quotes who is written / told by Steven.

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32 Famous quotes by Steven Soderbergh

Small: Im in the process of working out an arrangement to make some very, very, very small films in the midst
"I'm in the process of working out an arrangement to make some very, very, very small films in the midst of all these films and maybe that will help. But you get tired of talking. You just want to do it"
Small: I like to make all kinds of movies. Id do Oceans Thirteen with the right script
"I like to make all kinds of movies. I'd do 'Ocean's Thirteen' with the right script"
Small: I just produced Criminal, this remake of Nine Queens, and one of the things that appealed to me about N
"I just produced Criminal, this remake of Nine Queens, and one of the things that appealed to me about Nine Queens is that it was a performance piece, and that's the most fun"
Small: I had more fun making Traffic than either of the Oceans films
"I had more fun making Traffic than either of the Ocean's films"
Small: In Full Frontal and K Street, I learned to take advantage of the mobility that digital provides
"In Full Frontal and K Street, I learned to take advantage of the mobility that digital provides"
Small: I dont consider myself to be particularly gifted in the way that other filmmakers are gifted
"I don't consider myself to be particularly gifted in the way that other filmmakers are gifted"
Small: To me the directors job is to leave it in better shape than you found it, literally
"To me the director's job is to leave it in better shape than you found it, literally"
Small: Lying is like alcoholism. You are always recovering
"Lying is like alcoholism. You are always recovering"
Small: Im sure some people will say, Why do this? And my response is, Why wouldnt you? The film business in ge
"I'm sure some people will say, 'Why do this?' And my response is, 'Why wouldn't you?' The film business in general is using a model that is outdated and, worse than that, inefficient"
Small: I guess why the Oceans films are hard for me is because on the one hand you have to make sure the perfo
"I guess why the Ocean's films are hard for me is because on the one hand you have to make sure the performances are there, but on the other hand it's a film that demands, to my mind, a very layered and complex visual scheme. That takes a lot of time to figure out"
Small: I guess I didnt feel confident enough to be searching in a big public way. I was very content at the ti
"I guess I didn't feel confident enough to be searching in a big public way. I was very content at the time to toil in obscurity on things that I thought might point me in certain directions or teach me certain things - not knowing what that would be"
Small: But my sense in talking to people when I travel is that the film business is not that dissimilar from a
"But my sense in talking to people when I travel is that the film business is not that dissimilar from a lot of other businesses"
Small: Warner Bros. has talked about going out with low-cost DVDs simultaneously in China because piracy is so
"Warner Bros. has talked about going out with low-cost DVDs simultaneously in China because piracy is so huge there. It will be a while before bigger movies go out in all formats; in five years, everything will"
Small: Maybe Ill paint, do photography, just something else. I can see that
"Maybe I'll paint, do photography, just something else. I can see that"
Small: Its pretty clear to me that working as a director for hire agrees with me. I like it. The films that ha
"It's pretty clear to me that working as a director for hire agrees with me. I like it. The films that have come out of that, I personally like better than the ones that didn't"
Small: I think Im good at amplifying an actors strengths, and minimizing their weaknesses. And they all have s
"I think I'm good at amplifying an actor's strengths, and minimizing their weaknesses. And they all have strengths and weaknesses"
Small: Another thing that really excites me: Id like to do multiple versions of the same film
"Another thing that really excites me: I'd like to do multiple versions of the same film"
Small: When youre sent something and read it, either you can see it while you read it, or you cant
"When you're sent something and read it, either you can see it while you read it, or you can't"
Small: When things go right its hard to figure out why, but when things go wrong its really easy
"When things go right it's hard to figure out why, but when things go wrong it's really easy"
Small: Well, its 15 years since Sex, Lies And Videotape, and if you hang around long enough youre having the s
"Well, it's 15 years since Sex, Lies And Videotape, and if you hang around long enough you're having the same arguments with just a new set of people every few years and it gets boring"
Small: The great thing about the business is how Darwinian it is. We have to swim or die - if you are found wa
"The great thing about the business is how Darwinian it is. We have to swim or die - if you are found wanting over a period of time, you've either got to change what you're doing or find something else to do"
Small: Reality shows are all the rage on TV at the moment, but thats not reality, its just another aesthetic f
"Reality shows are all the rage on TV at the moment, but that's not reality, it's just another aesthetic form of fiction"
Small: I look at other filmmakers and see skills in them that I wish I had but I know that I dont. I feel like
"I look at other filmmakers and see skills in them that I wish I had but I know that I don't. I feel like I have to work really hard to keep myself afloat, doing what I do. But I find it pleasurable"
Small: Traffic is about drugs. As detailed a portrait as I can muster about what is happening in the drug worl
"Traffic is about drugs. As detailed a portrait as I can muster about what is happening in the drug world, from top to bottom, from policy to how things move on the street"
Small: There are three major social issues that this country is struggling with: education, poverty, and drugs
"There are three major social issues that this country is struggling with: education, poverty, and drugs. Two of them we talk about, and one of them we don't"
Small: The key is, if youre not monkeying around with the script, then everything usually goes pretty well
"The key is, if you're not monkeying around with the script, then everything usually goes pretty well"
Small: Making a film thats supposed to be fun to watch is really hard - thats the weird irony of it
"Making a film that's supposed to be fun to watch is really hard - that's the weird irony of it"
Small: I love caper films
"I love caper films"
Small: I know why we cant have a frank discussion with our policymakers - if youre in the government or in law
"I know why we can't have a frank discussion with our policymakers - if you're in the government or in law enforcement you cannot acknowledge that drugs are anything but inherently evil and morally wrong"
Small: The ought to be a worldwide cultural taskforce that just stops you when you have ideas like combining T
"The ought to be a worldwide cultural taskforce that just stops you when you have ideas like combining The Red Desert with an armored car heist movie"
Small: Im very comfortable with failure. Im very comfortable being the guy who disappoints people
"I'm very comfortable with failure. I'm very comfortable being the guy who disappoints people"
Small: A movie that costs only 1.6 million doesnt have to be a cultural event to turn a profit
"A movie that costs only $1.6 million doesn't have to be a cultural event to turn a profit"