Thoughts from directors around the world.
I think that a film should have a good story, a clear story, and it should have, if possible, something which is probably the most difficult thing—it should have a little bit of magic. Magic being untouchable and very difficult … Continue reading Born On This Day — December 5, 1902
I only hope that we don’t lose sight of one thing—that it all started with a mouse. I’m not interested in pleasing the critics. I’ll take my chances pleasing the audiences. It’s kind of fun to do the impossible. —Walt … Continue reading Born On This Day — December 5, 1901
Each picture has some sort of rhythm which only the director can give it. He has to be like the captain of a ship. —Fritz Lang Continue reading Born On This Day — December 5, 1890
I don’t think you should FEEL about a movie. You should feel about a woman. You can’t kiss a movie. There is no point in having sharp images when you’ve fuzzy ideas. Tracking shots are a question of morality. You … Continue reading Born On This Day — December 3, 1930
I always wanted to be a foreign filmmaker. But I’m from Brooklyn so I couldn’t be because I wasn’t foreign. But all of a sudden, through happy accidents, I’ve become one, to such a degree that I’m even writing subtitles. … Continue reading Born On This Day — December 1, 1935
There’s an old saying in Hollywood: It’s not the length of your film, it’s how you use it. —Ben Stiller Continue reading Born On This Day — November 30, 1965
In my experience, almost every financial interchange with Hollywood ends with an accusation by the corporation of theft. “You didn’t do what I wanted, you didn’t work hard enough, you intended to defraud me.” These are the recurring plaints of … Continue reading Born On This Day — November 30, 1947
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 Born On This Day — November 30, 1943
A friend of mine says, “Art’s like a shark. You’ve got to keep swimming, or else you drown.” Keep bouncing around. People always ask me, “What’s the plan?” There is no plan. I go to what fascinates me next. I … Continue reading Born On This Day — November 30, 1937
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