My first memory in the world is my gym teacher ripping my mother's necklace off her neck and throwing it out the window and her running downstairs to go after it. I have no memory before that. I was 4. My father had a lot of girlfriends and my mother had a lot of boyfriends. Mike Nichols boyfrienddownstairsfather share on social
There's nothing better than discovering, to your own astonishment, what you're meant to do. It's like falling in love. Mike Nichols astonishmentdiscoverfall Change image and share on social
All movies are pure process. A commercial movie isn't less process than an art movie. You can't make your decisions about a film on the basis of, 'Is it important enough? Is it serious enough?' It's either alive or it's not for me. If it's alive, I want to do it. Mike Nichols aliveartbasis share on social
I think that to make something alive, instead of on a page, is an honorable task. And it turns me on. Mike Nichols alivehonorablemake Change image and share on social
We are being entertained all the time - in the bathroom, on the train, in our beds. Sure, there is a smaller audience for theater. But we know from radio that entertainment never goes away, it just changes. And more power to it. Mike Nichols audiencebathroombed share on social
I love to take actors to a place where they open a vein. That's the job. The key is that I make it safe for them to open the vein. Mike Nichols actorjobkey Change image and share on social
In a weird way, when I was looking back, I didn't know I was going to be a director until I was. Mike Nichols backdirectorweird Change image and share on social
Everybody wants to be known. Everybody's a Kardashian. Mike Nichols kardashian Change image and share on social
Fear of comedy is all so much about who you do it with. Mike Nichols comedyfear Change image and share on social
The only safe thing is to take a chance. Mike Nichols chancesafething Change image and share on social
