Thoughts from directors around the world.
Watching one’s own work is painful… It doesn’t matter what the film is. In a way, films are all little tombstones laid end to end with a bit of filler tape holding them together. —Richard Lester Continue reading Born On This Day — January 19, 1932
I wanted to make a movie that can’t be pigeonholed. I want audiences to come out of this film not knowing what to say or what to think. One thing I hate in movies is when the camera starts circling … Continue reading Born On This Day — January 18, 1947
I called myself the king of comedy, but I was a harassed monarch. I worked most of the time. It was only in the evenings that I laughed. —Mack Sennett Continue reading Born On This Day — January 17, 1880
Art is a sense of magic. —Stan Brakhage Continue reading Born On This Day — January 14, 1933
From the beginning, I kept saying it’s not the technology that’s going to entertain audiences, it’s the story. When you go and see a really great live-action film, you don’t walk out and say “that new Panavision camera was staggering, … Continue reading Born On This Day — January 12, 1957
“I think young girls are done a disservice when they are read fairy tales and given the fantasy of happily ever after. We’re always told about the beginning and the end of a relationship, but what about the middle?” –Sarah … Continue reading Born On This Day — January 8, 1979
Dovzhenko tried to teach us to see the world. Most of all he warned us against acquiring only the technical skills of the craft. He did not like “followers” who just tried to ape his approach. He urged us to … Continue reading Born On This Day — January 6, 1938
I can’t believe companies distribute my movies in America. They’re baffling in Japan! I’m well aware there are spots . . . where I’m going to lose the audience . . . Well, its magic. I don’t provide unnecessary explanations. … Continue reading Born On This Day — January 4, 1941
…the eyes are the most important element to me. Everything can be read in them… Up to a certain time, westerns were more like children’s games, with people dying by falling forward—instead of being propelled backward. The lead bullet would … Continue reading Born On This Day — January 3, 1929
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