Actors can make five movies a year. A director can make one movie, every two years. It's a whole different level of commitment and of sweat equity, and therefore there's a direct correlation to passion. Joseph McGinty Nichol More Quotes by Joseph McGinty Nichol More Quotes From Joseph McGinty Nichol It's just a wonderful experience and it's fun when you make a film and people go to it to emote and in my picture you hear the audible sobbing and then you hear the audible laughter and then you see people leaving the theater with a little bit of spring in their step. It's just great to be part of one that lasts a long time. Joseph McGinty Nichol laughter spring fun I love different kinds of movies, and I love different kinds of people. That's the spice of life. Joseph McGinty Nichol spices different people I just think it's ridiculous to be dogmatic and be caught in the past. You have to be open, aware, nimble and flexible about changes in the world. Joseph McGinty Nichol past world thinking I think I wanted to be a storyteller because I had a very active dream life. My life was boring, and I dreamed about a life bigger than my own. I've always just been that person, from my earliest memories at age 2. Joseph McGinty Nichol dream memories thinking It's always fun watching new actors and new voices come out. Joseph McGinty Nichol voice actors fun Actors can become very involved in a role, but for a director or producer, that's your life for many years. Joseph McGinty Nichol roles directors years When you're an actor, you show up and it's wonderful because you're in the world of make-believe. Joseph McGinty Nichol actors believe world When you're a producer or director, there's so much sweat that goes into any given project. Joseph McGinty Nichol sweat projects directors Sometimes you do things that are fundamentally built to touch the world, and you feel good when you're successful doing it, and you're disappeared when the world fails to respond, which also happens. Joseph McGinty Nichol feel-good successful world Sometimes you do things for personal reasons. I made a very personal movie in We Are Marshall. I was afraid of flying, for a long time, and that's a movie about a plane crash. Joseph McGinty Nichol flying sometimes long I don't really think about film or television or going directly to the internet. I just think about doing something that people are going to get excited about. Joseph McGinty Nichol people television thinking It's really fun to create something that touches the world. Joseph McGinty Nichol fun world You set up the look, the visual effects and the sets, and that's awesome, but I enjoy the casting most of all. That's where you really get to define the show. Joseph McGinty Nichol visual-effects casting looks TV show is always challenging. It's challenging when you have all of the time and money in the world, and it's more challenging when you have less money. Joseph McGinty Nichol tv-shows challenges world It's a world creation show [Shadowhunters], so we've gotta work hard in the physical production capacity with the visual effects, the sets and everything. It's not just the real world with two people chatting in a diner. That's tough on a television budget. Joseph McGinty Nichol hard-work real two What's better these days, television or film? It's a dead heat. In fact, one could argue for television with more regularity. Joseph McGinty Nichol heat facts television Sometimes when you have an abundance of time and money, it's less conducive to the creative process. I like the urgency of the television schedule and the television price point. It's fluid. You figure it out on the day, and I love the challenge of problem-solving. Joseph McGinty Nichol schedules creative challenges I love stories of female empowerment. I love stories of, "Hey, I'm an ordinary person." "No, you're not!" I love stories about not knowing you have it in you, but when called to task, you rise and you find out who you are. Joseph McGinty Nichol empowerment knowing ordinary I do my best when I'm surrounded by women. I enjoyed that on the Charlie's Angels experience. Joseph McGinty Nichol charlies-angels charlie angel If you look at what Ben Affleck has gone on to do, as an actor and as a director, it's extraordinary. But if you look back at his career, I don't think it's surprising. From Good Will Hunting on down, the guy is a monster talent, and I think talent wins out, in the end. There's always the ebb and flow of any career, but I think talent wins out, in the end. Joseph McGinty Nichol hunting winning thinking
