Acting is many things, and one is an exercise of will. In any given scene, you're trying to find where the drama and conflict is and then deploy the actors to play at that point of conflict with precision, control, and complete will. Paul Greengrass actactorcomplete share on social
It's no good in a scene to have one actor lie down because the scene says it's the other actor's moment. Each actor has to believe that with extra will, the outcome of a scene can be different. An actor can win the scene if he exerts the most powerful will in that moment. Paul Greengrass actorexertextra share on social
When you think of the Cold War, there are various places where you imagine espionage. Espionage crossroads of the Cold War bring you to the backstreets of Berlin, or Vienna. Paul Greengrass backstreetberlinbring Change image and share on social
It's a circus life, the movies. It's a lot of travelling, a lot of antisocial hours; there's a lot of it that's about escaping from life. Paul Greengrass antisocialcircusescape Change image and share on social
I prize something that feels authentic. It's an undefinable thing, but I know it when I see it, and I think audiences do, too. One of the reasons why 'Bloody Sunday' and 'United 93' work is because they felt real, felt truthful. Paul Greengrass audienceauthenticbloody share on social
To make a film is eighteen months of your life. It's seven days a week. It's twenty hours a day. Paul Greengrass dayeighteenfilm Change image and share on social
Very few people do bad things because they're bad. They generally do bad things because they think they're the right thing to do, but they're misplaced. Paul Greengrass badgenerallymisplace Change image and share on social
One of the things that makes the Bourne movies so exciting, I think, is you do get to go on a journey. Generally, through the franchise, that journey is in Europe. Paul Greengrass bourneeuropeexcit Change image and share on social
Ultimately, if you look at all my films from 'Bloody Sunday' on, they're steeped in a post-9/11 atmosphere. 'United 93' is directly about 9/11, of course, but every one of the movies deals with paranoia, mistrust, and fear. Paul Greengrass atmospherebloodydeal share on social
Tom Hanks has built his career playing ordinary men. Paul Greengrass buildcareerhank Change image and share on social
