And I taught acting for years, and without knowing it that was the real thing that started bending me toward directing. — Sydney Pollack
But, I’ve made films in japan, in yugoslavia, all over europe, all over the united states, mexico, but not hollywood. — Sydney Pollack
I didn’t believe that I’d ever be lucky enough to be able to make a living as an actor. — Sydney Pollack
I didn’t grow up thinking of movies as film, or art, but as movies, something to do on a saturday afternoon. — Sydney Pollack
I mean, movies are like your kids or your fingers and toes or something, it’s pretty hard to pick favorites. — Sydney Pollack
I mean, the truth of the matter is, I like the failures as much as I like the successes — Sydney Pollack
I’ve produced my own films for twenty years now – it means I have to talk to less people. — Sydney Pollack
Reading a novel of a private experience, very, very different, the nature of it is very different. — Sydney Pollack
We talked about tootsie, the idea in tootsie is that a man becomes a better man for having been a woman. — Sydney Pollack