Love Quote by Sigourney Weaver

Speed, for Sigourney Weaver, isn’t impatience; it’s a philosophy of craft. “I love working quickly” lands as a quiet flex from an actor whose career was built on precision under pressure - from the claustrophobic terror of Alien to the procedural competence of Ripley as an icon of modern screen heroism. The line draws a bright boundary between performance as lived experience and performance as lab experiment.

The key subtext is trust: in preparation, in instinct, in collaboration. Weaver is signaling that the best takes aren’t always the most polished; they’re the ones still breathing. “Thousands of takes” reads like a critique of a certain contemporary perfectionism, where endless options masquerade as rigor but can flatten spontaneity. The camera becomes a vacuum cleaner for choices, sucking up risk until the scene is technically immaculate and emotionally safe.

Her mention of “set ups” widens the target beyond acting into the machinery of filmmaking. Every new angle is time, money, crew fatigue, and a subtle shift in energy. Wanting fewer set ups is also a vote for momentum - the sense that everyone is pulling in the same direction, not recalibrating every five minutes for coverage insurance.

Context matters: Weaver came up in an era where film stock, schedules, and studio expectations punished indulgence. Today, digital abundance can encourage directors to “find it in the edit,” turning actors into raw material. Weaver’s quote pushes back: the work should be made on set, in real time, by people brave enough to commit.