Thoughts from directors around the world.
I forget who said that films are desires visualized, but for me, at least, film is the visualization of the director’s desire. But the director’s desire doesn’t appear in the film directly. It appears in all kinds of convoluted forms. … Continue reading Born On This Day — March 31, 1932
I don’t particularly like the idea that there’s an arc to the story and that therefore in this scene you have to convey this bit of information or emotion. I like more the feeling that, of course, there is a … Continue reading Born On This Day — March 29, 1961
Some people will like Inglourious Basterds. Some people won’t. But it was made with all the passion I’ve made everything with—except maybe my first film, which was probably made with more passion than I’ll ever have again. —Quentin Tarantino Continue reading Born On This Day — March 27, 1963
I think people remember pictures not dialogue. That’s why I like pictures. I like making films about characters I’d like to have dinner with. —David Lean Continue reading Born On This Day — March 25, 1908
For me, all good stories are about awareness. Self-awareness and lack of it, of how you get there and how you might fail to get there. Even Don Siegel’s Invasion of the Body Snatchers is about that to a degree. People … Continue reading Born On This Day — March 24, 1945
If I were to explain things myself and offer an interpretation then this would automatically reduce the spectator’s ability to find their own answers. My films are offerings, I invite the audience to deal with them, think about them and … Continue reading Born On This Day — March 23, 1942
A film is never really good unless the camera is an eye in the head of a poet. My way of creating, my style if you want to call it that, is something I was born with: it comes naturally. … Continue reading Born On This Day — March 23, 1910
Tell the story. That’s always the goal with the films I do. That’s what I tell my students at NYU… Tell the story you’re trying to tell, and try to tell interesting stories in interesting new ways. If you want … Continue reading Born On This Day — March 20, 1957
This is a big part of my films: Fate versus free will. […] Who’s making the decisions, you or your surroundings? You or your fate? Why are you the way you are? Are you able to change as a person? What … Continue reading Born On This Day — March 20, 1975
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