Thoughts from directors around the world.
If there’s specific resistance to women making movies, I just choose to ignore that as an obstacle for two reasons: I can’t change my gender, and I refuse to stop making movies. —Kathryn Bigelow Continue reading In Their Words — Saturday, September 22, 2012
It’s the movies that have really been running things in America ever since they were invented. They show you what to do, how to do it, when to do it, how to feel about it, and how to look how … Continue reading In Their Words — Friday, September 21, 2012
Cinema is a matter of what’s in the frame and what’s out. —Martin Scorsese Continue reading In Their Words — Wednesday, September 19, 2012
If a story doesn’t give you a hard-on in the first couple of scenes, throw it in the goddamned garbage. —Samuel Fuller Continue reading In Their Words — Tuesday, September 18, 2012
There are no rules in film-making, only sins. And the cardinal sin is dullness. —Frank Capra Continue reading In Their Words — Monday, September 17, 2012
Anybody can direct a picture once they know the fundamentals. Directing is not a mystery, it’s not an art. The main thing about directing is: photograph the people’s eyes. —John Ford Continue reading In Their Words — Sunday, September 16, 2012
We had all been told for ten years to go out and die for freedom and democracy, for this and for that, and now that the war was over, The Red Shoes told us to go and die for art. … Continue reading In Their Words — Saturday, September 15, 2012
We don’t make movies to make money. We make money to make more movies. —Walt Disney Continue reading In Their Words — Friday, September 14, 2012
Film is the greatest educational medium the world has ever known. —Preston Sturges Continue reading In Their Words — Thursday, September 13, 2012
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