Born On This Day — September 11, 1940
I like stylization. I try to get away with as much as possible until people start laughing at it. —Brian De Palma Continue reading Born On This Day — September 11, 1940
Category: In Their Words
Thoughts from directors around the world.
Born On This Day — September 10, 1968
I’m not politically motivated. I used to be—passionately. I used to be very Left wing. Then I went very Right wing, and now I rest somewhere in the middle. —Guy Ritchie Continue reading Born On This Day — September 10, 1968
Born On This Day — September 10, 1914
I don’t like to do remakes. Usually, for one reason or another you have to see the original film, and it always rather bugs you when you find yourself doing a certain scene, and you keep being reminded of what … Continue reading Born On This Day — September 10, 1914
Born On This Day — September 8, 1912
The great directors managed to dissolve and disappear into the work. They make other people look good. —Alexander Mackendrick Continue reading Born On This Day — September 8, 1912
Born On This Day — September 7, 1940
Each film I make changes me in some way. When I start the picture I’m one person and by the time I finish I’m another. I like women, especially beautiful ones. If they have a good face and figure, I … Continue reading Born On This Day — September 7, 1940
Born On This Day — September 7, 1909
The only good and original films I’ve made were made after my testimony. Every picture that is successful has one little miracle in it. —Elia Kazan Continue reading Born On This Day — September 7, 1909
Born On This Day — September 5, 1942
In my films landscapes are never just picturesque or scenic backdrops as they often are in Hollywood films. In Aguirre the jungle is never some lush, beautiful environment it might be in a television commercial. Sometimes when you see the … Continue reading Born On This Day — September 5, 1942
Born On This Day — September 4, 1934
To me, animation is like magic. It’s not about making things move, but making things live. This is the domain of magic. And that is what I have always tried to achieve in my films—not just to move objects, but … Continue reading Born On This Day — September 4, 1934
Born On This Day — September 3, 1969
I grew up in the heat of 70s postmodern fiction and post-Godard films, and there was this idea that what mattered was the theory or meta in art. My film is emotional rather than meta, and that’s my rebellion. —Noah … Continue reading Born On This Day — September 3, 1969
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