“One of the biggest turnoffs is being presented with an idea that's already, to a degree, complete. That's not an adventure, and it's not a learning experience. It's more of a chore. Then you become a technician with taste, as opposed to an explorer and an author.”

American film director

Bennett Altman Miller is an American film director known for Capote (2005), Moneyball (2011), and Foxcatcher (2014). He has been nominated twice for the Academy Award for Best Director. Miller’s films are marked by carefully observed character studies and by stories drawn from real events or real people. He is best known for directing Capote, the biographical drama about writer Truman Capote, along with Moneyball and Foxcatcher, which brought him wider recognition and award attention.