I love learning from the filmmakers that I'm working with, but more importantly, I love learning from the crew. Logan Lerman More Quotes by Logan Lerman More Quotes From Logan Lerman I would love to shoot on film, but you can't really shoot a lot of footage on film, and you can't print a lot of it. Logan Lerman print film You would assume that a filmmaker should know how to edit, but pretty much every filmmaker I've worked with doesn't know how to edit. Logan Lerman filmmaker assuming should Film is a collection of many mediums and collaboration and you're only as strong as the people you're working with - and everybody owns their mediums. Logan Lerman collaboration strong people You're not really just a filmmaker that makes a movie good most of the time. It's everybody involved; it's a collective effort. Logan Lerman collective-effort collectives filmmaker It is obvious when an actor has put work into prep and research and understanding their character, and they're making choices, because that's what happens when you take the time - or have the time - to really think about the material, but that only accounts for about 60% of what happens on the day. When you're in the moment, you throw it all away. Well, you don't throw it all away, but it's in you now, and everything is reactionary in that moment and you have to be honest and present and listening. Logan Lerman choices character thinking You can't print everything and that's not good for filmmaking, because you wanna have as many options as possible and print as much as you can, but if you're going to shoot a film - an independent movie on film, the only way to really do it is to print your selects. Logan Lerman independent film way I'm not someone who works a lot, and what I mean by that is that I have a project and I focus on it, and I don't spread myself too thin. I try to give as much as I can to that project, and if we have a lot of time, that's amazing for me, because I like to really dive deep and do as much as I can. Logan Lerman focus giving mean A lot of times, when I'm approaching pre-production and my job, and trying to research and work on the script and whatnot it's always different. Logan Lerman different trying jobs I started working with James [Schamus] early on, and my role as an executive producer was more about being involved in the conversations of putting the film together. I didn't have to do much work because James is the most experienced first-time director you could imagine. Logan Lerman roles together directors What you choose to do professionally is a reflection of yourself and I take that seriously as an actor. But even as a filmmaker, I take it even more seriously. Logan Lerman filmmaker actors reflection My ideal role would be the lead in a film with a director that I really appreciate and admire. Logan Lerman appreciate would-be directors When I was five I thought auditions were a great way to get out of school! Logan Lerman auditions way school Growing up, I had a very normal relationship with my brother and sister. But, over time, they became my best friends, and now I hang out with them all the time. I'm very close with them. Logan Lerman my-best-friend growing-up brother As you get older, there are different types of roles in people's lives at certain ages. Logan Lerman different age people The idea of working with David Fincher or Paul Thomas Anderson or Wes Anderson or Scorsese or Spielberg or any of the guys I really idolize is a dream for me. Logan Lerman guy dream ideas I just don't want to repeat the same thing over and over again, so I'm always looking for something that's going to be challenging and make me nervous every time I start a project. Logan Lerman nervous challenges want Some people don't have an open mind, and when I was traveling to different places I think I found it hard to enjoy things. You know, I come from a great city where there are lots of things happening, and if you end up in a small town where you don't have all those things you can feel the difference. Somewhere along the way, though, I think I learned to appreciate the difference. Logan Lerman differences cities thinking I just love being in the U.K. Logan Lerman love-is I'm just trying to find a good project. Work with a good director, someone I really admire. Find a good role. Logan Lerman roles trying directors I'd say people that really inspired me at first were like, Dustin Hoffman, Jim Carrey... serious Jim Carrey though. Logan Lerman serious people firsts
