Marielle Heller : (5)

" I’m a director… I don’t wear any makeup, and wear jeans every day. " - Marielle Heller

" With all of the bad things that are happening in the world right now, I think we need a message of togetherness and true unity. I believe that starts with personal reflection and then we can find kindness toward each other. " - Marielle Heller

" It’s advice I always give to directors when they’re starting out: Take an acting class to really see what it feels like to be an actor. And I have always felt like one of my strengths as a director is that I share a language and a vocabulary with actors. " - Marielle Heller

" The beauty of film is that you can get closer than you can in theater, you know? I come from theater, and I remember feeling like I was almost cheating when I would put the camera so close to somebody’s face when I was filming them. " - Marielle Heller

" I just don’t want to ever make decisions based on something that I feel like I shouldn’t do, or if it’s a logical career step. It has to be something that inspires me. Because if it’s not something that inspires me, then I’m not going to do it well. And that doesn’t help anybody. " - Marielle Heller