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Category: In Their Words

Thoughts from directors around the world.

In Their Words1 Comment

In Their Words — Tuesday, February 5, 2013

February 5, 2013December 20, 2021 Michael J. Casey

If everything was planned, it would be dreadful. If everything was unplanned, it would be equally dreadful. Cinema exists because there are elements of both in everything. There are elements of both in documentary. There are elements of both in … Continue reading In Their Words — Tuesday, February 5, 2013

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In Their Words — Monday, February 4, 2013

February 4, 2013December 20, 2021 Michael J. Casey

I’d love to see more women working as directors and producers. Today it’s almost impossible to do it unless you are an actress or writer with power. . . I wouldn’t hesitate right this minute to hire a talented woman … Continue reading In Their Words — Monday, February 4, 2013

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In Their Words — Sunday, February 3, 2013

February 3, 2013December 20, 2021 Michael J. Casey

I’d prostitute my talents if it would further my cause, steal if there was no way out, killing my friends or anyone else if it would help my art. —Ingmar Bergman Continue reading In Their Words — Sunday, February 3, 2013

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In Their Words — Saturday, February 2, 2013

February 2, 2013December 20, 2021 Michael J. Casey

One of the things that gave me the most confidence in trying to make a film was seeing all the lousy films that I saw. Because I sat there and thought, Well, I don’t know a goddamn thing about movies, … Continue reading In Their Words — Saturday, February 2, 2013

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In Their Words — Friday, February 1, 2013

February 1, 2013December 21, 2021 Michael J. Casey

I love making pictures but I don’t like talking about them. —John Ford Continue reading In Their Words — Friday, February 1, 2013

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In Their Words — Thursday, January 31, 2013

January 31, 2013December 21, 2021 Michael J. Casey

I’m not bitter about Hollywood’s treatment of me, but over its treatment of D.W. Griffith, Josef von Sternberg, Erich von Stroheim, Buster Keaton, and a hundred others. —Orson Welles Continue reading In Their Words — Thursday, January 31, 2013

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In Their Words — Wednesday, January 30, 2013

January 30, 2013December 21, 2021 Michael J. Casey

Take myself, subtract movies, and the result is zero. —Akira Kurosawa Continue reading In Their Words — Wednesday, January 30, 2013

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In Their Words — Tuesday, January 29, 2013

January 29, 2013December 21, 2021 Michael J. Casey

I feel Irish-Americans are the forgotten minority group. Nobody else is making films about them. You have Woody Allen and Paul Mazursky making films about Jewish-Americans, you have Martin Scorsese and Francis Ford Coppola making films about Italian-Americans and you … Continue reading In Their Words — Tuesday, January 29, 2013

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In Their Words — Monday, January 28, 2013

January 28, 2013December 21, 2021 Michael J. Casey

Any good movie is filled with secrets. If a director doesn’t leave anything unsaid, it’s a lousy picture.  If a picture is good, it’s mysterious, with things unsaid. —Ernst Lubitsch Continue reading In Their Words — Monday, January 28, 2013

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