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Category: In Their Words

Thoughts from directors around the world.

In Their Words

Born On This Day — August 21, 1932

August 21, 2014November 14, 2021 Michael J. Casey

I’m not going to let the accolades come to me when I’m in a wheelchair. “Get a little more feeble, Melvin, and we’ll recognize you.” Right now I’m a little too dangerous. I intend to stay dangerous. —Melvin van Peebles Continue reading Born On This Day — August 21, 1932

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Born On This Day — August 20, 1905

August 20, 2014November 14, 2021 Michael J. Casey

We can no longer trust the studio. —Mikio Naruse Continue reading Born On This Day — August 20, 1905

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Born On This Day — August 18, 1937

August 18, 2014November 14, 2021 Michael J. Casey

As a director, I wouldn’t like me as an actor. As an actor, I wouldn’t like me as a director. —Robert Redford Continue reading Born On This Day — August 18, 1937

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Born On This Day — August 18, 1933

August 18, 2014November 14, 2021 Michael J. Casey

My films are the expression of momentary desires. I follow my instincts, but in a disciplined way. Every film I make represents a departure for me. You see, it takes so long to make a film. By the time you … Continue reading Born On This Day — August 18, 1933

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Born On This Day — August 17, 1960

August 17, 2014November 14, 2021 Michael J. Casey

In my teens, I fell in love with the movies. And so when I got involved I was a genius in terms of how the movies that were made in the generation that inspired me got made. But the financing … Continue reading Born On This Day — August 17, 1960

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Born On This Day — August 15, 1963

August 15, 2014November 14, 2021 Michael J. Casey

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Born On This Day — August 15, 1928

August 15, 2014November 14, 2021 Michael J. Casey

People usually arrive to see something with an open mind. I want to make them feel something emotionally, but not by planning how to get them there. —Nicolas Roeg Continue reading Born On This Day — August 15, 1928

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Born On This Day — August 14, 1945

August 14, 2014November 14, 2021 Michael J. Casey

In the beginning I just wanted to make movies, but with the passage of time the journey itself was no longer the goal, but what you find at the end. Now, I make films to discover something I didn’t know, … Continue reading Born On This Day — August 14, 1945

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Born On This Day — August 13, 1955

August 13, 2014November 14, 2021 Michael J. Casey

By the time I’d done Bloody Sunday I felt I reached the end of a chapter. I could feel it. I wanted to try something new, something different. Then, to my amazement, Bloody Sunday won lots of theatrical prizes, the … Continue reading Born On This Day — August 13, 1955

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