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Category: In Their Words

Thoughts from directors around the world.

In Their Words

Born On This Day — February 10, 1961

February 10, 2014December 5, 2021 Michael J. Casey

One of cinema’s greatest uses or values lies not just in its ability to capture reality, but to capture or suggest dreams. And silent films excelled from the start in fully embracing the weirdness of real-life and dream and how … Continue reading Born On This Day — February 10, 1961

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Born On This Day — February 10, 1941

February 10, 2014December 5, 2021 Michael J. Casey

I’ve never much been interested in doing films that no one gets to see. —Michael Apted Continue reading Born On This Day — February 10, 1941

In Their Words

Born On This Day — February 8, 1894

February 8, 2014December 5, 2021 Michael J. Casey

The director is the channel through which a motion picture reaches the screen. —King Vidor Continue reading Born On This Day — February 8, 1894

In Their Words

Born On This Day — February 7, 1929

February 7, 2014December 5, 2021 Michael J. Casey

Most directors make films with their eyes; I make films with my testicles. I never suspected that El Topo would be seen. All Mexico was against it, they wanted to kill me—they thought I was making a black mass! I … Continue reading Born On This Day — February 7, 1929

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Born On This Day — February 6, 1932

February 6, 2014December 5, 2021 Michael J. Casey

From 1966: I am a French filmmaker who has thirty films to shoot in the years to come: some will succeed, others not, and it’s just about all the same to me, as long as I can make them. I … Continue reading Born On This Day — February 6, 1932

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Born On This Day — February 5, 1948

February 5, 2014December 5, 2021 Michael J. Casey

I don’t believe truth is conveyed by style and presentation. I don’t think that if it was grainy and full of handheld material, it would be any more truthful. Oddly enough, people don’t want truth. They want to avoid having … Continue reading Born On This Day — February 5, 1948

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Born On This Day — February 5, 1943

February 5, 2014December 5, 2021 Michael J. Casey

Could I have worked under a system where there were Draconian controls on my creativity, meaning budget, time, script choices, etc.? Definitely not. I would have fared poorly under the old studio system that guys like Howard Hawks did so … Continue reading Born On This Day — February 5, 1943

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Born On This Day — February 4, 1918

February 4, 2014December 5, 2021 Michael J. Casey

My agent had told me that he was going to make me the Janet Gaynor of England—I was going to play all the sweet roles. Whereupon, at the tender age of thirteen, I set upon the path of playing nothing … Continue reading Born On This Day — February 4, 1918

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Born On This Day — February 3, 1889

February 3, 2014December 5, 2021 Michael J. Casey

A Danish critic said to me one day, “I have the impression that there are at least six of your films that are stylistically completely different, one from the other.” That moved me, for that is something I really tried … Continue reading Born On This Day — February 3, 1889

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