I take a lot from everywhere. I take from music, architecture, novels, and plays. Anywhere that hits you.
Meaning of the quote
The quote suggests that the actor, Alex Winter, draws inspiration from many different sources, such as music, architecture, books, and plays. He finds ideas and creativity in anything that resonates with him or captivates his imagination. In other words, he is open to learning and drawing inspiration from a wide variety of experiences and art forms, not just one particular area.
About Alex Winter
Alexander Winter is a British-American actor and filmmaker best known for his roles in the Bill & Ted movies, as well as the vampire film The Lost Boys. He has also directed documentaries and co-wrote, co-directed, and starred in the 1993 film Freaked.
More quotes from Alex Winter
The film, even when we were making it in that budget range, which was really a coup – we got it made because we pitched it to the studio head, Joe Roth.
British born American actor
It’s hard for a hit to be bad for your career.
British born American actor
With Fever, the film was so made for the screen, and there’s so much surround sound that was done for the film – enormous detail paid to that. I wasn’t thinking video, because I didn’t know how it was going to turn out.
British born American actor
I direct a lot of TV commercials and music videos.
British born American actor
Coppola has problems getting financing, so why should I not have problems getting financing.
British born American actor
Certain remakes are great. Carpenter’s The Thing is better than the original.
British born American actor
Like I said about Freaked, people tend to find these films, and I think that in the end the cool thing about a movie is that it can be sort of burnt temporarily, but then it’s burnt into the fabric of your culture.
British born American actor
They’re innocent movies, and they’re fun movies and there were no pretensions about ’em.
British born American actor
I get very driven by certain themes and ideas.
British born American actor
I think movies are good for getting into dream states or exploring weird alternate states of thinking.
British born American actor
I just like movies that somehow expose the world in a way that’s different than you imagine it.
British born American actor
The thing is there have been American movies that are similar to Solaris, like Alien had a lot of things that are similar, although it’s also got the horror element.
British born American actor
I actually did use to sell shoes.
British born American actor
I’m not saying it isn’t frustrating that my films haven’t gotten a bigger release, but I’m really happy with them and if you just keep cranking and eventually, if you have a certain sensibility, some of your movies will hit and some just won’t.
British born American actor
I’m not trying to be some kind of underground renegade.
British born American actor
I’m really influenced by so many different things.
British born American actor
After living in LA for 8 years, I sort of wanted a change, but there’s not much production in New York, which is where I primarily live, so I just sort of drifted over to London.
British born American actor
But it is funny, because I saw Unbreakable recently and it’s a strange movie, I didn’t mind it, and it’s got some interesting things going on.
British born American actor
Hitchcock had to fight to the death to make his movies.
British born American actor
The thing about movies these days is that the commerce end of it is so inflated and financiers are just expecting this enormous return on their investment.
British born American actor
I take a lot from everywhere. I take from music, architecture, novels, and plays. Anywhere that hits you.
British born American actor
That’s kind of the weird thing that M. Night Shyamalan has sort of unleashed upon the world is this need for every movie to have these ridiculous endings.
British born American actor
Same thing, like my commercials are often times really funny because I tend to find 30 seconds is a really good amount of time to tell a joke.
British born American actor
My favorite favorites are people like Bunuel, Fellini and Charlie Chaplin.
British born American actor
I’m one of the few people who really like Eyes Wide Shut.
British born American actor
The trick of making movies in this culture is how to not give up everything that makes them worthwhile in order to get them made – and that’s a tricky balance.
British born American actor
I think filmmakers want their movies to be seen.
British born American actor
I really love sort of classical cinema where people were telling stories with very little dialogue, and people were using the camera in a really interesting way.
British born American actor