I like to give my actors a lot of room.
Nick Cassavetes

My daughter, when she was a week old, was diagnosed with congenital heart disease. For the past thirteen years, she's had four major heart surgeries. She's a candidate for - and must have - heart replacement surgery in order to have a long life.
Nick Cassavetes

My Mom and Dad did it pretty good, so I know it can work. The foremost thing I would say about working with Robin and Sean is that they were devoted to this project and devoted to their characters. You can't ask for any more from talented actors like that.
Nick Cassavetes

We do have a problem in this country. You can either make a movie and ignore that, or you can acknowledge it and say, this is the water that we're living in. You know this - the movie lives in this - it's centered around this particular problem, and I chose to acknowledge it.
Nick Cassavetes

Well, I think that people are smart enough to understand the difference between a movie and real life.
Nick Cassavetes

When your child is sick, you have tunnel vision.
Nick Cassavetes

You just go in and try to do the best job you can everyday.
Nick Cassavetes