Latest Katie Holmes Quotes from Interviews

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• Suri is my daughter, she's very, very special to me, and this project took a lot of time and because it's my first feature I wanted her to know that she's so special to me. I thought that as she gets old that will mean more to her, that she's always the most important, and I wanted to give her a special thanks because she means everything to me.

  Katie Holmes

  Daughter, Mean, Giving

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• I optioned a book called "Rare Objects" by Kathleen Tessaro and I'm adapting it . It takes place in the 1930s and it's about two women and that's what I'm working on to direct.

  Katie Holmes

  Book, Two, 1930s

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• I think now I'm just excited to continue directing and find stories that inspire me and bring those to the screen.

  Katie Holmes

  Thinking, Inspire, Stories

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• Every role that you don't get burns you for a while.

  Katie Holmes

  Roles

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• I really enjoyed working on the first one [Batman franchise] and I wish I could have worked with Chris Nolan again and I hope to work with him again.

  Katie Holmes

  Wish, Firsts, Enjoyed

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• I really hope that I get to work with Chris [Nolan] some day.

  Katie Holmes

  Nolan

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• I remember when we were doing "Batman Begins" and to watch Chris Nolan go from "Memento" to "Batman" and take that leap from such a smaller size to a big movie, that's inspiring. But those movies are their own type of art and you have to really understand it and really know that world and I would have to take a long time to figure that out.Because my brain doesn't naturally go there.

  Katie Holmes

  Art, Long, Brain

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• I think that I'm always open to any kind of project.

  Katie Holmes

  Thinking, Kind, Projects

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• When I was on set I tried not to bug Steven Soderbergh too much. "Why did you put the camera there?" But he was very open to my questions and definitely being on his set was really thrilling because he's such a master.

  Katie Holmes

  Cameras, Too Much, Bugs

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• I was paying attention to where Steven Soderbergh had the camera and his shots. I was blown away.

  Katie Holmes

  Cameras, Attention, Shots

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• Steven [Soderbergh] is so generous and when I sat down to meet him for "Logan Lucky" he answered so many questions about directing, so when I was on set I tried not to bug him too much.

  Katie Holmes

  Lucky, Too Much, Bugs

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• Simon McBurney on "All My Sons" on Broadway - we had an eight-week rehearsal period and I really enjoyed the way that he prepared us to go onstage. It was different than anything I've done and it was a different way of being directed, so I tried to take my different experiences of these directors and give those to my actors.

  Katie Holmes

  Son, Eight, Different Experiences

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• Working on "Pieces of April" with Peter Hedges at a young age was really very powerful. It was a different kind of work. We shot that in 10 days and Peter was right there with us, right next to the camera. It was very grounded and I really liked working that way. I liked the way he directed us.

  Katie Holmes

  Powerful, Age, Different

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• We didn't have the time to watch playback all the time so I depended on my team [All We Had].

  Katie Holmes

  Team, Watches

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• I started working on how I would direct this a year before we started shooting "All We Had" and I was prepping, acting, and directing sort of at the same time. I knew that I didn't want to hold people up on set.

  Katie Holmes

  Years, People, Acting

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• You go in thinking you have to do this all by yourself, and what I learned was no, when you hire great people, they do so much for you.

  Katie Holmes

  Thinking, People, Great People

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• I felt that there was a beautiful story [ in "All We Had"] to be told and one that was valuable and also one that was a size that I could do as my first.

  Katie Holmes

  Beautiful, Firsts, Size

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• When I read scripts and when I read books, it's more of an emotional response and I was really drawn to these characters.

  Katie Holmes

  Book, Character, Emotional

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• I think it was around the time of doing those shorts. [Producer] Christine Vachon, I had a meeting with her, and she mentioned the short, this AOL short, and asked if I wanted to do one. And then the next step was the "30 for 30," and again that boosted my confidence enough to decide I'm going to do a feature narrative. And I was supported by my agency, and [producer] Jane Rosenthal has been an exceptional friend, and she produced "All We Had," she encouraged me to do the "30 for 30."

  Katie Holmes

  Thinking, Agency, Narrative

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• I like being part of good movies and telling stories that mean something to me. I also like playing characters that I look up to.

  Katie Holmes

  Character, Mean, Good Movie

  "Katie Holmes, Michael Caine for “Batman Begins”". Interview, www.darkhorizons.com. June 14, 2005.

• It's nice to do something about something that scares you rather than just run from it and hope that someone saves you. I like seeing strong female characters and somebody who doesn't run away screaming when scared, but confronts the monsters.

  Katie Holmes

  Running, Strong, Nice

  "Actress Katie Holmes Experiences Dread in Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark & Talks About It". Interview with Brad Balfour, www.huffingtonpost.com. September 7, 2011.

• Definitely trust yourself. Work hard. Be honest with yourself. And life can be joyful. It is joyful. Just give it your all and it's all going to work out.

  Katie Holmes

  Hard Work, Giving, Work Out

  "Exclusive! Katie Holmes Talks!". Interview with Sheila Weller, www.glamour.com. March 1, 2009.

• Growing up, I always had my dreams set on being an actor, so I looked up to Julia Roberts, Audrey Hepburn. I also look up to Kate Winslet and Renée [Zellweger] and Cate Blanchett...and Diane Keaton - she's a genius. I think it's very inspiring to see these women attack such complex roles.

  Katie Holmes

  Dream, Growing Up, Thinking

  "Exclusive! Katie Holmes Talks!". Interview with Sheila Weller, www.glamour.com. March 1, 2009.

• I used to get so worried that if a scene didn't go a certain way, then it was horrible. But then I realized that it was better to give the director options in the editing room than just being locked into how it's supposed to be.

  Katie Holmes

  Editing, Giving, Directors

  "Sarah Polley". Interview with Katie Holmes, www.interviewmagazine.com. April 25, 2013.

• How do you know you told a good punch line, a good joke? It's because they laugh. How do you know you've got a good scary punch line? It's because they jump out of the seat or scream. So the best reward is one you can listen to.

  Katie Holmes

  Laughing, Scary, Lines

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