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When you look at a film like 'The Ides of March' or 'Good Night, and Good Luck' even, those are really contained pictures.

From Grant Heslov

A film like 'Good Night And Good Luck,' you make that for $7 million because you know it's a black-and-white film, and it's not an easy sell. If you make it for $7 million, then everybody can have a chance to make a little bit of money, and you get to make the film you want to make.

From Grant Heslov

Writing a screenplay is like writing a big puzzle, and so the hardest part, I think, is getting the story.

From Grant Heslov

Look, a lot of directors were actors, even if they were unsuccessful actors which I think is helpful. I think it's a really helpful thing for a director to have experienced that. It helps you know how to talk to actors and how to get what you need from them.

From Grant Heslov

'The Ides of March' was a fairly cynical film.

From Grant Heslov

'Monuments Men' is not a docudrama. It's not a documentary.

From Grant Heslov

When I write, I make decent money doing it, but I don't wake up dreaming about writing.

From Grant Heslov

I acted for so many years and sat on a million sets and worked with a million different directors so that is to me some of the best training you can get.

From Grant Heslov

What you learn when you direct a film, even more so than as a producer, it's a marriage. It's like a relationship with that film so you've got to make sure that it's really something that you want to live with for three years or however long it is. So I haven't found the right thing to marry yet.

From Grant Heslov

There are times when you work with directors on set, and things are a bit rudderless, and those can be good directors.

From Grant Heslov

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