The World Motivation
The French have got to understand that a film is so expensive that it can no longer afford to be regional or even national in scope.
“The French have got to understand that a film is so expensive that it can no longer afford to be regional or even national in scope.”
The French have got to understand that a film is so expensive that it can no longer afford to be regional or even national in scope.
If you make a movie about Elizabeth I, how much of the dialogue is her real words? Audiences know when they go see a movie that it is fiction.
When Americans shoot movies they aim at the entire planet. When the French make movies, they aim at Paris.
My way of remaining French was the financing scheme I used for Quest for Fire, with Fox funds, since it started as a 100% American production. The film was not in French and yet was French in style, reflecting my personality.
Being a decathlete is like having ten girlfriends. You have to love them all, and you can't afford losing one.
We found out tonight how important and how crucial momentum swings can be. I thought we were playing very well. We were doing a lot of positive things but then we lost the puck two times in our zone and things swung their way. You can't afford to give teams momentum.
All of a sudden I discovered that I'm allergic to caviar. It was the perfect metaphor for my life. When I was only able to afford bad caviar, I could certainly eat my fill of it.
Just because you can afford it doesn't mean you should buy it.
War scenes are less difficult than love scenes.
I was probably singing before I could talk. Musical theater is my passion. If I could afford it, I would just do dinner theater and live a simple life.