A filmmaker has almost the same freedom as a novelist has when he buys himself some paper.
“A filmmaker has almost the same freedom as a novelist has when he buys himself some paper.”
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A filmmaker has almost the same freedom as a novelist has when he buys himself some paper.
“A filmmaker has almost the same freedom as a novelist has when he buys himself some paper.”
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“A filmmaker has almost the same freedom as a novelist has when he buys himself some paper.”
“There are few things more fundamentally encouraging and stimulating than seeing someone else die.”
“It takes more discipline than you might imagine to think, even for thirty seconds, in the noisy, confusing, high-pressure atmosphere of a film set. But a few seconds' thought can often prevent a serious mistake being made about something that looks good at first glance.”
“I read. I order books from the States. I literally go into bookstores, close my eyes, and take things off the shelf. If I don't like the book after a bit, I don't finish it. But I like to be surprised.”
“You sit at the board and suddenly your heart leaps. Your hand trembles to pick up the piece and move it. But what chess teaches you is that you must sit there calmly and think about whether it's really a good idea and whether there are other, better ideas.”
“When I meet gay fans out and about, they're so great to talk to - and I'm big on hugging, because I'm from the Midwest. They're just so energetic and loving. I'm proud to have those fans, and their support means a lot to me. I don't want just girls coming to my movies; I want guys to come, too!”
“Television and movies just take so long. If you pitch a show or develop a project, it can be a year before your show even gets on the air, if it gets picked up.”
“A lot of times I'll make films that are mostly character-driven films - stories that involve people. Like, I make the joke: I like to make movies about human beings that live on Earth.”
“I'm not a strikingly handsome guy, but I'm in movies.”
“From what I've been able to determine, many of our big stars are addicted to tobacco. They want to smoke in movies for the same reason I smoked as I wrote, which is that they think their performance is going to be better.”
“My grandmother and I saw an average of eight movies a week, double features, second run.”
“Because I direct films, I have to live in a major English-speaking production center. That narrows it down to three places: Los Angeles, New York and London. I like New York, but it's inferior to London as a production center. Hollywood is best, but I don't like living there.”