Thoughts from directors around the world.
People often ask me, “Why do you keep doing Shakespeare?” Well, because it’s meaningful to me. That to do it well—or even just to work on it—I find very life-enhancing. I don’t have any kind of conventional religious belief and … Continue reading Born On This Day — December 10
In the last couple of decades or so, something has happened to the American dream. I don’t quite know what it is, and it’s still not very clear in my mind. Confusion has replaced patriotism. The intellect has replaced love. … Continue reading Born On This Day — December 9
The camera I was using in the beginning, a rudimentary affair in which the film would tear or would often refuse to move, produced an unexpected effect one day when I was photographing very prosaically the Place de l’Opera. It … Continue reading Born On This Day — December 8
I only hope that we don’t lose sight of one thing—that it all started with a mouse. Over at our place, we’re sure of just one thing: everybody in the world was once a child. So in planning a new … Continue reading Born On This Day — December 5
The only great problem of cinema seems to be more and more, with each film, when and why to start a shot and when and why to end it. I make film to make time pass. —Jean-Luc Godard Continue reading Born On This Day — December 3
We took a tour of the Acropolis late in the morning, and I looked down upon the theater and felt a connection. I mean, this is where Oedipus debuted. It’s amazing for someone who’s spent his life in show business or worked in … Continue reading Born On This Day — December 1
Working as a screenwriter, I always thought that “Film is a collaborative business” only constituted half of the actual phrase. From a screenwriter’s point-of-view, the correct rendering should be “Film is a collaborative business: bend over.” —David Mamet I’m a … Continue reading Born On This Day — November 30
In an era of breadlines, depression and wars, I tried to help people get away from all the misery… to turn their minds to something else. I wanted to make people happy, if only for an hour. —Busby Berkeley It’s … Continue reading Born On This Day — November 29
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