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