top of page
"Being in an area of the planet where scientists believe mankind started is quite amazing."
Standard
Customized
Exlpore more Being quotes

"Fame is being asked to sign your autograph on the back of a cigarette packet."

"I don't care about being a star. I can do a supporting role; I don't have to be a lead."

"If you think too much about being re-elected, it is very difficult to be worth re-electing."

"I really wanted to be nasty and mean and bad. It's so much easier than being the good girl."

"When I was 15, I changed my name legally. I think it was largely due to my struggle about being gay. Everything just didn't fit, and I was trying to find things I could identify myself with, and it started with my name."

"Instead of being on teams at school, I was preparing for auditions."
Explore more quotes by Jan de Bont

"I think the audience would like to see movies that are stunning to watch. I really think they'd like to see spectacles."

"Angelina wanted to make sure that any fighting in the movie would be comparable to any male actor. Everything from stick fighting to horse riding was real to her."

"In regards to The Haunting, people compared it to the old movie, which is unfair. We didn't have the rights to the movie. I couldn't duplicate a single thing because that would have been legal infringement."

"Summer movies are spectacles; that's what you pay 10 dollars to see. You want to get teased by effects sometimes. I think that will never stop."

"We're all complex human beings, and if some of that complexity shows through, I think it's advantageous for the movie."

"When I heard about the first Tomb Raider, I was very interested and I would have liked to have directed that. When I was approached for the second film, I was delighted."

"I think there are a lot more relationship scenes in my movies that people tend to overlook. A lot of scenes really feel real and are about the characters."

"It's always an enormous pressure when you do a sequel. The demands are so high, and it's expensive."
bottom of page