The World Motivation
I made little Super 8 extravaganzas when I was a kid, the first being my own version of 'Romeo and Juliet,' and where I played all the parts except for Juliet.
“I made little Super 8 extravaganzas when I was a kid, the first being my own version of 'Romeo and Juliet,' and where I played all the parts except for Juliet.”
— Todd Haynes · Except
I made little Super 8 extravaganzas when I was a kid, the first being my own version of 'Romeo and Juliet,' and where I played all the parts except for Juliet.
I'll never forget watching 'I'm Not There' with Cate Blanchett, because it was the first time she saw the finished film and saw her performance in it. I was sitting next to her experiencing it vicariously through her fresh eyes and hoping she liked it.
I've been really lucky with critical reaction, overall, even if my films don't often resemble each other.
I think it remains a film-by-film process, and since I am relatively selective and slow, it can take a while.
I don't know many footballers except Maradona and Messi.
Joining 'Hee Haw' was one of of the best moves I ever made. Until then I had no television exposure except the talk shows.
It's kind of like I'm Phil Spector, and I'm forcing a young girl to make pop music and perform exhaustively. Except, instead of it being someone else, that girl is also me.
I love the tabloids except for when I'm in 'em.
Man has demonstrated that he is master of everything except his own nature.
When 'Safe' came out, it was treated respectfully but kind of forgotten. Then, by the end of the '90s, it somehow made it onto all these best-of-the-decade lists.