Thoughts from directors around the world.
The first thing I did in the studio was to want to tear that camera to pieces. I had to know how that film got into the cutting room, what you did to it in there, how you projected it, … Continue reading In Their Words — Saturday, December 22, 2012
The only way to get rid of my fears is to make films about them. —Alfred Hitchcock Continue reading In Their Words — Friday, December 21, 2012
Making movies is a little like walking into a dark room. Some people stumble across furniture, others break their legs but some of us see better in the dark than others. The ultimate trick is to convince, persuade. —Billy Wilder Continue reading In Their Words — Thursday, December 20, 2012
If you live in France and you have written one good book, or painted one good picture, or directed one outstanding film, 50 years ago, and nothing ever since, you are still recognized as an artist and honored accordingly . … Continue reading In Their Words — Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Being a movie-maker means you get to live many, many lifetimes. It’s the same reason audiences go to movies, I think. When my daughter Sasha was 5 years old, we would be watching something on TV and she’d point to … Continue reading In Their Words — Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Politics no longer make any sense in Italy! That’s why I make the films I do. We believed in mankind and mankind has let us down… As intellectuals, we have resigned ourselves, tired of the battle… Me, I live apart and don’t … Continue reading In Their Words — Monday, December 17, 2012
If the movie works, nobody notices the mistakes… If the movie doesn’t work, the only thing people notice are mistakes. —Francis Ford Coppola Continue reading In Their Words — Sunday, December 16, 2012
For a director there are commercial rules that it is necessary to obey. In our profession, an artistic failure is nothing; a commercial failure is a sentence. The secret is to make films that please the public and also allow … Continue reading In Their Words — Saturday, December 15, 2012
With a good script, a good director can produce a masterpiece. With the same script, a mediocre director can produce a passable film. But with a bad script even a good director can’t possibly make a good film. For truly … Continue reading In Their Words — December 14, 2012
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