Thoughts from directors around the world.
The most important purpose of the commercial film-maker is to produce entertainment which will draw the largest possible number of the paying public into the cinema, and keep them there. You could gather a large number of people together to … Continue reading Born On This Day — December 30
Art—authentic art—is simple. But simplicity demands the maximum of artistry. The camera is the director’s pencil. It should have the greatest possible mobility in order to record the most fleeting harmony of atmosphere. It is important that the mechanical factor … Continue reading Born On This Day — December 28
With a short you are allowed to do whatever you want. It’s like if you have a girlfriend and she tells you that you can do whatever you want. That’s very exciting. —Gaspar Noé Continue reading Born On This Day — December 27
You think you know fuck everything and I know fuck nothing. Well let me tell you, I know fuck all! The next time I want an idiot to do this, I’ll do it myself! —Michael Curtiz (and his wonderful grasp of … Continue reading Born On This Day — December 24
Luck is an art. —George Roy Hill Continue reading Born On This Day — December 20
Louis B. Mayer’s arm around your shoulder meant his hand was closer to your throat. —Jules Dassin “I think all children experience filmmaking. When their parents buy them a birthday present of little characters, soliders, little men-when I was a … Continue reading Born On This Day — December 18
Movies aren’t just supposed to be a representation of reality. They’re supposed to be an art. —James Mangold Continue reading Born On This Day — December 16
I use cinematic things in a theatrical way on stage, and in film I use theatrical techniques in a cinematic way. —Julie Taymor Continue reading Born On This Day — December 15
I have formulated my own directing style in my head, proceeding without any unnecessary imitation of others. —Yasujirō Ozu Continue reading Born On This Day — December 12
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