Bill Condon

“I think musicals are a really sophisticated art form. They're not dumb.”

“The great thing about working on a franchise is that you know it's going to get seen.”

“What's great about the 'Twilight' movies is that they're really about the characters.”

“I always think that the best way to get a performance is to have the actor not know they're giving a performance.”

“Every movie is a new challenge.”

“I love the idea of taking a genre and then subverting it.”

“Filmmaking is the ultimate team sport.”

“I'm always surprised when people say, 'I'm a fan of your work.' I'm a fan of other people's work, too.”

“The movie that you're making is not the movie that you thought you were making.”

“The best part of the job is the collaboration.”

“I don't think of myself as a 'gay director.' I think of myself as a director.”

“I think it's important to be surprised by your own work.”