It's important to just keep wanting whatever it is you want and fight for it, desperately. Susan Sarandon More Quotes by Susan Sarandon More Quotes From Susan Sarandon It is important to have a woman editor. Movie is an industry where it is predominantly women. Male editors might cut out pauses that are interesting, while a woman might not be afraid of that pause. Trying to do a movie with an editor who is not funny is impossible. There are certain talents that go with certain genders. Susan Sarandon cutting important interesting If Wes Anderson has a very strong cast, he can direct the minutia of that story and still manage to have something that lives and breathes. Susan Sarandon breathe strong stories I think looking at your own life, on- and offscreen, you can motivate anything, or you can delude yourself into anything. Susan Sarandon thinking Really, for me, it's important to know who's pitching and who's catching - just what that scene is supposed to accomplish in terms of storytelling. That being said, on the day, basically what you're trying to get yourself into an open place. And if the character is in a state of anxiety or vulnerability, you try to find some touchstone. Susan Sarandon anxiety important character I don't like to plan. Very often, for me, acting is like loving; it's using the muscle that you use in loving, in that your heart feels open. Physically, you feel open. And so therefore your job is to enter, open, and listen. And see what happens. Susan Sarandon acting heart jobs When you run into someone in NY it is usually a pleasant surprise. When you run into someone in LA you usually had a car accident. Susan Sarandon pleasant-surprises car running Knowledge is the key to stopping the spread of AIDS. Yet millions of children are missing an education. Missing their teachers who have died of the disease. Missing from class as they stay home to care for their dying mothers and fathers. Children are missing your support. United for Children. Unite against AIDS. Susan Sarandon mother teacher children Like most parents in the US, they are trying, with a little help from UNICEF, to do the best they can to help their children reach their full potential. Susan Sarandon parent trying children I feel it's easier to sit in the backseat and go, "Oh, yeah, let's go there." You're not worried about getting to the destination. But the guy or the woman who has to get you to the destination is worried about a lot of other things, so my job as an actor is to try as many things as possible, be as open as possible, listen, and keep my heart open. Susan Sarandon guy heart jobs What I like about The Meddler style of movie is that it's a fairly lighthearted romantic comedy, but there are hidden moments where something happens that's unexpected, that hopefully have some kind of emotional resonance that you didn't see coming. I love when a film does that. Susan Sarandon style emotional doe My intent is to speak on behalf of those whose voices are less readily heard - children and women at risk Susan Sarandon risk voice children I think you have to be ready to switch gears and go with the team as a director, as opposed to superimposing your own strict idea of the story. There are very few directors that can micromanage and still come out with something that's living and breathing on a page. Wes Anderson is one of those. Susan Sarandon breathing team thinking Sometimes what happens is that, when you micromanage actors and moments, it just doesn't quite live. Susan Sarandon actors moments sometimes The directors I consider really great have the ability to recognize when something's going in an unexpected direction and see it as a bonus and be able to go with it, as opposed to locking down what they thought was going to happen. Susan Sarandon bonus able directors When my children wake up in the morning they know they will eat breakfast, get hugs from their parents, go to a good, safe school. Plates are full and store windows are glittering. But at the same time the great majority of the world's children and women stand - no - shiver on the precipice Susan Sarandon morning children school I hesitate to direct even though I feel I contribute a lot on a set. Susan Sarandon direct feels One of the first lessons I learned as a mom was to forgive myself for not being perfect and to try to prioritize what was really important. I had to really accept very early on that after a while, reading a script and finding the form for the class trip, it was hard to realize which one had priority at times. So I just had to say, "You're doing the best you can, and when you make a mistake, apologize. Your kids know that you love them." Susan Sarandon mom reading mistake That's one of my little expressions. I never really studied acting so I kind of kiddingly talk about "building your circle" and "mooding up," because I really didn't learn any technique. Susan Sarandon circles acting expression As a mother trying to raise kids with some kind of a code, an honorable way to solve problems without using violence, I find it interesting to live in a country where your government is allowed to kill, whether it's war or execution. What interests me is not who deserves to die but who deserves to kill. Susan Sarandon mother war country How will the bombing of Baghdad, a city of five million, accomplish a regime change? 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