Nicole Holofcener (born March 22, 1960) is an American film and television director and screenwriter. She has directed five feature films, including Friends With Money and Enough Said. Read full biography of Nicole Holofcener →
I went to NYU for a year and a half, and I graduated from there and then years later went to Columbia for graduate school.
I would still encourage somebody, if they wanted to make a movie, to just go take a movie camera. That's clearly been shown to work.
I'll write a character with a certain actor in mind, but then once I start casting, I have to forget about who I pictured.
I'm a director, but I gotta have the hair, the makeup and the heels. My mother would be appalled if I didn't dress up.
I'm not a producer and I don't even know the places my producer goes to, thankfully.
I'm not crazy about having my picture taken. I'd rather talk my head off.
If the script is right, I'm not above doing a movie with broad appeal.
It's harder to take care of kids than it is to make a movie.
My movies make a profit, but obviously not a fortune.
The fact that I get to write and direct my own personal story is an amazing thing.
The stories that I want to tell are completely, well, somewhat autobiographical. It's completely based on my own self-absorption issues and... →
I don't have a drawer full of ideas. I kind of look around and take notes and wonder what could actually be a whole movie. And each time, I think... →
I think I'm a good writer. I think I have my own voice, which is unique to everyone - everyone has their own voice; if they would just write from... →
Nicole Holofcener (born March 22, 1960) is an American film and television director and screenwriter. She has directed five feature films, including Friends With Money and Enough Said.