Thoughts from directors around the world.
Some things I come across in everyday life sparks curiosity in me. My films are a way for me to unravel these things. I start with a very ordinary, banal situation, and this situation usually has something in it that … Continue reading Born On This Day — October 25, 1960
I look at myself as an entertainer, more than anything else. I wanted to make the movie a little more different than the previous films. … That was less about me growing as a craftsman. That was more about me … Continue reading Born On This Day — October 23, 1959
I was never romantic in real life. That is why I have to make movies about it. —Ang Lee Continue reading Born On This Day — October 23, 1954
Apocalypse Now fueled my obsession with experiences in the cinema, really, of trying to create. There are risks attached to it. You’re trying to stretch things, but you are also fundamentally committed to getting as many people to see it is … Continue reading Born On This Day — October 20, 1956
You really create a film in the editing room, in the silence and night… For me paradise consists in writing the script all alone at home and then in editing it. But I hate the shoot. All this time wasted … Continue reading Born On This Day — October 20, 1917
I don’t want to make films that give you the answer. If there is a message to my films—and I hope there isn’t—it’s to be open-minded. —Jason Reitman Continue reading Born On This Day — October 19, 1977
I don’t “handle” people. It’s so much easier to manipulate actors than to really have an earnest discussion with them. It’s very easy to say whatever’s going to appease them and then turn around and do whatever you want to … Continue reading Born On This Day — October 19, 1966
I’m just unfortunate that I have this job I hate, I suppose. I keep thinking I’ve got to find a new career and maybe I will. But for now, this is all I’ve got. I haven’t found a good alternative … Continue reading Born On This Day — October 15, 1959
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