Nancy Meyers
Nancy Meyers
Nancy Jane Meyersis an American film director, producer and screenwriter. She is the writer, producer and director of several big-screen successes, including The Parent Trap, Something's Gotta Give, The Holiday, It's Complicatedand The Intern. Her second film as director, What Women Want, was at one point the most successful film ever directed by a woman, taking in $183 million in the United States...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionScreenwriter
Date of Birth8 December 1949
CityPhiladelphia, PA
CountryUnited States of America
There's this perception that if you worry a lot and if you look really busy and stressed out then you'll be more successful. You talk about how little sleep you get and how tensed you are and how you're not getting the appreciation you deserve.
Sometimes when I'm writing I'll play Cole Porter, just because the rhythms and the lyrics are so perfect that it's like having a smart partner in the room. I have a huge collection of music that I listen to when I'm writing, and I also prepare a lot of music before I start directing. I put it all onto an iPod that I have with me on the set. It's helpful to the actors, because for an emotional scene, I'll play it and say, this is how it feels, to keep us in the zone.