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Category: In Their Words

Thoughts from directors around the world.

In Their Words

Born On This Day — August 5, 1906

August 5, 2014November 15, 2021 Michael J. Casey

Hollywood has always been a cage… a cage to catch our dreams. —John Huston Continue reading Born On This Day — August 5, 1906

In Their Words

Born On This Day — August 3, 1950

August 3, 2014November 15, 2021 Michael J. Casey

The reason it changed my life, and it really did—I had complete suspension of disbelief. Really, I was eight years old, and it transported me. I was on that beach running from that dragon, fighting that Cyclops. It just really … Continue reading Born On This Day — August 3, 1950

In Their Words

Born On This Day — August 2, 1970

August 2, 2014November 15, 2021 Michael J. Casey

Storytelling is my currency. It’s my only worth. The only thing of value I have in this life is my ability to tell a story, whether in print, orating, writing it down or having people acting it out. That’s why … Continue reading Born On This Day — August 2, 1970

In Their Words

Born On This Day — August 2, 1939

August 2, 2014November 15, 2021 Michael J. Casey

Horror films don’t create fear. They release it. —Wes Craven Continue reading Born On This Day — August 2, 1939

In Their Words

Born On This Day — August 1, 1965

August 1, 2014November 15, 2021 Michael J. Casey

One movie is only one movie. I want to have a lifetime of making films. — Sam Mendes Continue reading Born On This Day — August 1, 1965

In Their Words

Born On This Day — July 30, 1970

July 30, 2014November 15, 2021 Michael J. Casey

Films are subjective—what you like, what you don’t like. But the thing for me that is absolutely unifying is the idea that every time I go to the cinema and pay my money and sit down and watch a film … Continue reading Born On This Day — July 30, 1970

In Their Words

Born On This Day — July 30, 1960

July 30, 2014November 15, 2021 Michael J. Casey

My plan B has always been to make a film about people who talk a lot. —Richard Linklater Continue reading Born On This Day — July 30, 1960

In Their Words

Born On This Day — July 30, 1939

July 30, 2014November 15, 2021 Michael J. Casey

I always thought that the goal in movies was to extinguish disbelief. —Peter Bogdanovich Continue reading Born On This Day — July 30, 1939

In Their Words

Born On This Day — July 29, 1921

July 29, 2014November 15, 2021 Michael J. Casey

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