Thoughts from directors around the world.
I can’t honestly say what led me to make any of my films. The best I can do is to say I just fell in love with the stories. Going beyond that is a bit like trying to explain why … Continue reading In Their Words — Friday, July 26, 2013
People have forgotten how to relate or respond; what I’m trying to do with my movies is build something audiences can respond to. —John Cassavetes Continue reading In Their Words — Thursday, July 25, 2013
Different filmmakers do it different ways. My way was to make something for cheap. It’s a good deal for people to give me $3 million for a movie. So they don’t have a lot of requirements. If I was looking … Continue reading In Their Words — Wednesday, July 24, 2013
I always like to think of the audience when I am directing. Because I am the audience. —Steven Spielberg Continue reading In Their Words — Tuesday, July 23, 2013
When screenwriting, be prepared to drop your pants and show your dirty laundry. If you can’t do that, better find yourself something more polite. —Paul Schrader Continue reading In Their Words — Monday, July 22, 2013
I have nothing to do with the filming community in Budapest. They don’t like me, because I don’t make conventional films. I can’t talk with them about films, because I live and think differently than them. They are film makers … Continue reading In Their Words — Sunday, July 21, 2013
Make visible what, without you, might perhaps would have never been seen. —Robert Bresson Continue reading In Their Words — Saturday, July 20, 2013
Am I a cult director? Yeah, I love all that. I want to join the cult of the $100- to $200-million grossers and still make an artistic picture. —Samuel Fuller Continue reading In Their Words — Friday, July 19, 2013
I have ten commandments. The first nine are, thou shalt not bore. The tenth is, thou shalt have right of final cut. —Billy Wilder Continue reading In Their Words — Thursday, July 18, 2013
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