Stanley Tucci
Stanley Tucci
Stanley Tucci is an American actor, writer, producer and film director...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth11 November 1960
CityPeekskill, NY
CountryUnited States of America
When I write a screenplay, and when I direct, I always pull lines out.
hard people seem
He does things comically that most people can't do. It's very hard to do what he does. He makes it seem effortless.
I would rather just do the things I want to do.
I like to see how I can do it for less money.
money wasting
I'm not interested in wasting money on a project.
capable tremendous
He was capable of tremendous generosity, and of real cruelty,
You gotta make the movie you want to make.
acting later studied
So I went to SUNY. at Purchase, studied acting at the conservatory. Did some plays, later TV. Nothing unusual.
directed
I've directed a film set in the '50s.
directing
Sometimes it's difficult directing yourself on film because you can't quite separate yourself from the subject.
bit jobs movies parts playing variety
I had already made, like, 25 movies, playing a variety of roles, and it was a very frustrating time, ... I really couldn't get a job, and the only jobs I could get were, like, you know, these bit parts playing mobsters.
cinematic generation hope pace slower start truly understand watch younger
I hope that a younger generation will start to watch a movie like this and start to better understand a slower pace in a truly cinematic way.
films knew period shooting shot specific
But I'd shot enough independent films as an actor, one as a director. I knew that you have to be very specific when you're shooting a period picture.
elements history
It's more interesting because you get to research the history of the period, and all the different aesthetic elements that make a film, particularly this film, so stunning.