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"I remember when first, Stripes, and then Animal House came out - which I was really proud of, even though it was kind of loose and quite raucous - there were imitative movies that were not quite as good."
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"I make movies I want to see."
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"Well, Company of Wolves was about that literally, about fairy tales."
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"I live very normally, I go out with my friends, we go to the movies, I queue, we go to restaurants."
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"I never get scared making these kinds of movies because it's all make-believe, but I did cry when I saw the finished version of Man On Fire because it is so sad."
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"The thing about the UK is we don't really make that many great movies."
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"The so-called commercialism includes elements like story, plots, rhythms and large big scenes."
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"When I go to movies I generally want to be taken to another world."
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"I do believe that movies are subject to a million interpretations."
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"I'm less comfortable making American movies because I don't know them so well."
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"Most movies are made today for teenage boys. Once in a while a good one comes along."
Movies
"Cheyenne Autumn was received not too successfully. I still think it was a very good movie. It was kinda Ford's apology for the way he had treated Indians in his past pictures."
Apology
"I loved Jack Ford. I got him in his later days, and he was a total tyrant and a total autocrat and an Irish drunk. But I had a great time."
Time
"Kazan was an old friend, I met him in 1938. He picked up radio jobs for eating money, so I met him on a couple of radio shows. Later on I was in a play he directed."
Money
"I was never a part of the Actor's Studio, because two friends of mine started it in 1947 and by that time I'd gone to California."
Time
"There was something about Marilyn. She couldn't act her way out of a bag, but she became an icon because something happened between her and the lens, and no one knows what it is."
Act
"Marilyn was terrible to work with. I was fond of her, she was a nice girl, but she was a damaged girl. She was very difficult. You couldn't get her on the set; she didn't know the words."
Work
"Ford used to come to work in a big car with two Admiral's flags, on each side of the car. His assistant would be there with his accordion, playing, Hail to the Chief."
Car
"Hoods are good parts because they're always flashy and attract attention. If you've got any ability, you can use that as a stepping stone."
Ability
"You have to compromise all the way. The only thing that counts is the result."
Compromise
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