170 Quotes by Todd Haynes

I like to rehearse before blocking.

They always find new ways of talking about my movies.

My problem on 'Safe' was that when I liked something, I would giggle.

When 'Safe' came out, it was treated respectfully but kind of forgotten. Then, by the end of the '90s, it somehow made it onto all these best-of-the-decade lists.

I've been really lucky with critical reaction, overall, even if my films don't often resemble each other.

Films like 'Velvet Goldmine' are an accumulation of research and references. I create an almost random resource of connections and am constantly distilling that into narrative specifics.

I'll never forget watching 'I'm Not There' with Cate Blanchett, because it was the first time she saw the finished film and saw her performance in it. I was sitting next to her experiencing it vicariously through her fresh eyes and hoping she liked it.

I'm always interested in what classic crime writers got into when they stepped away from the genre stuff they were known for. That's why 'Mildred Pierce' is like noir without any real crime.

All actors are protecting something, in their own way, that happens in front of a camera.