2013 Envelope Screening Series: Directors’ roundtable

Dec. 17, 2013

Directors John Lee Hancock (“Saving Mr. Banks”), J.C. Chandor (“All Is Lost”), Nicole Holofcener (“Enough Said”), Paul Greengrass (“Captain Phillips”), Spike Jonze (“Her”) and Steve McQueen (“12 Years a Slave”) discuss their films.

Problems arise

Spike Jonze: 'The worst failure is when you fail yourself...'

Unexpected

Paul Greengrass: 'A lot of it is the luck of the moment ...'

Lessons learned

Nicole Holofcener: "Ultimately you're going to hear a million voices, but ultimately you have to listen to your gut."

Casting

Steve McQueen: "The secret to great casting is having a great casting director."

Critics

Steve McQueen: "Only a few have I actually learned from. It's very rare."