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Category: In Their Words

Thoughts from directors around the world.

In Their Words

In Their Words — Tuesday, April 9, 2013

April 9, 2013December 15, 2021 Michael J. Casey

I’d be the first to admit I’m a damn good director. —Frank Capra Continue reading In Their Words — Tuesday, April 9, 2013

In Their Words

In Their Words — Monday, April 8, 2013

April 8, 2013December 15, 2021 Michael J. Casey

When I go to the cinema, I’m often frustrated because I can guess exactly what is going to happen about ten minutes into the screening.  So, when I’m working on a subject, I’m always looking for the element of surprise. … Continue reading In Their Words — Monday, April 8, 2013

In Their Words

In Their Words — Sunday, April 7, 2013

April 7, 2013December 15, 2021 Michael J. Casey

There’s something in my heart that isn’t yet fulfilled. Maybe it’s a sickness. But I’m definitely not satisfied. It’s not to do with money—I’m richer than I ever thought I would be. It’s not fame—I’m more famous than I’ve ever … Continue reading In Their Words — Sunday, April 7, 2013

In Their Words

In Their Words — Saturday, April 6, 2013

April 6, 2013December 15, 2021 Michael J. Casey

Ultimately one makes the films one can love as a viewer. The cinema helped me endure life when I was an adolescent, it pleased me as an escape. That escape could only work through identification. I had a horror of … Continue reading In Their Words — Saturday, April 6, 2013

In Their Words

In Their Words — Friday, April 5, 2013

April 5, 2013December 15, 2021 Michael J. Casey

I’ve never made the film I wanted to make. No matter what happens, it never turns out exactly as I hoped. —Roger Corman Continue reading In Their Words — Friday, April 5, 2013

In Their Words

In Their Words — Thursday, April 4, 2013

April 4, 2013December 18, 2021 Michael J. Casey

Cinema is an unhappy art as it depends on the money. Not only because a film is very expensive but is then also marketed like cigarettes. —Andrei Tarkovsky Continue reading In Their Words — Thursday, April 4, 2013

In Their Words

In Their Words — Wednesday, April 3, 2013

April 3, 2013December 18, 2021 Michael J. Casey

Even if I set out to make a film about a fillet of sole, it would be about me. —Federico Fellini Continue reading In Their Words — Wednesday, April 3, 2013

In Their Words

In Their Words — Tuesday, April 2, 2013

April 2, 2013December 18, 2021 Michael J. Casey

Give me two hours a day of activity, and I’ll take the other twenty-two in dreams. —Luis Buñuel Continue reading In Their Words — Tuesday, April 2, 2013

In Their Words

In Their Words — Monday, April 1, 2013

April 1, 2013December 18, 2021 Michael J. Casey

I remain just one thing, and one thing only, and that is a clown. It places me on a far higher plane than any politician. —Charlie Chaplin Continue reading In Their Words — Monday, April 1, 2013

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