In conjuring you work under the attentive gaze of the public, who never fail to spot a suspicious movement. You are alone, their eyes never leave you. Failure would not be tolerated… While in cinema… you can do your confecting … Continue reading In Their Words — Saturday, December 8, 2012
Your film is like your children. You might want a child with certain qualities, but you are never going to get the exact specification right. The film has a privilege to live its own life and develop its own character. … Continue reading In Their Words — Friday, December 7, 2012
Film is a dramatized reality and it is the director’s job to make it appear real… an audience should not be conscious of technique. —David Lean Continue reading In Their Words — Thursday, December 6, 2012
I’d rather entertain and hope that people learn, than teach and hope that people are entertained. —Walt Disney Continue reading In Their Words — Wednesday, December 5, 2012
I love the idea of not being an independent filmmaker. I’ve liked working within the system. And I’ve admired a lot of older directors who were sort of “directors for hire.” Like Victor Fleming was in a contract all those years to Metro and … Continue reading In Their Words — Tuesday, December 4, 2012
The cinema is not an art which films life: the cinema is something between art and life. Unlike painting and literature, the cinema both gives to life and takes from it, and I try to render this concept in my … Continue reading In Their Words — December 3, 2012
I think in fact that unless there is an organic link between the subjective impressions of the author and his objective representation of reality, he will not achieve even superficial credibility, let alone authenticity and inner truth. —Andrei Tarkovsky Continue reading In Their Words — Sunday, December 2, 2012
For some reason I’m more appreciated in France than I am back home. The subtitles must be incredibly good. —Woody Allen Continue reading In Their Words — Saturday, December 01, 2012
There’s a good many pictures I’d like to make, we’ll see how many I’ll be allowed to make. —Terrence Malick Continue reading In Their Words — November 30, 2012
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