Bennett Miller

I think baseball represents something closer to our experience. There's no clock in baseball; it's not over until it's over. It's like life in that there are prolonged periods of boredom and monotony, punctuated by intense moments of excitement and sometimes terror. ”

My business life is really simple. It's like, get check. Put check in bank. Pay rent. I've never bought a stock in my life. I never got caught up in that trip. And the truth is, I don't obsess about money ever. ”

My entire life can fit into a knapsack. ”

I definitely have moments in my life where I discovered a film, and the language of the film itself spoke to me in a way, as if someone came up to you and started speaking a language you'd never heard but understood and was able to express things the language you knew could not. ”

If you have a vision for something, things are navigable. If it gets fuzzy, then obstacles become much more formidable. ”

You can recognize almost immediately if the film you're watching is the product of some kind of a hive mind or the result of a personal vision and genuine collaborations. 'Manchester by the Sea' reminds us of the potential of the latter and, for that reason, is the kind of work that makes me, as a filmmaker, want to continue. It's inspiring. ”

My films are inquiries. I've chopped down all the signposts, I really resist taking moral positions. ”

A film cannot make it into the culture without the support of critics. ”

I am a tumbleweed. I don't have a company. I don't have a staff. I don't own anything - I've never owned a car or an apartment. ”

For me, personally, the value of a film is not determined by a review, but the health of the film is. ”