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Film Quotes
"He considers the theatrical version of Fanny and Alexander an amputated version of what his original film was, and he doesn't really like the shorter film."
Film,
38
"I brought in the stories many times. I don't just do animation."
38
"You are probably right when you say that I could get a role in any producer's film if I just asked."
38
"Well, we run my ship differently. Any offer that comes in, I yay or nay it, no matter how insane it is. Like, if someone asks me if I'm interested in doing a porn film, the answer to that is going to be no, but it comes to me anyway. I'm responsible for making the call."
Film,
38
"It makes it difficult to decide which to go see, since no film about say, some tragic genocide in Africa is going to get a bad review even if it's poorly made."
38
"My focus never wavered; I never accepted the film was not going to be finished."
38
"There is also an artistic element which is lead by the film maker. Issues of what is reality and objectivity are as always relevant as someone is going to edit the film."
37
"It was 1978 when Superman came out, and I kept thinking, Why don't they do something about it? They've done all these crappy attempts at comic book film adaptations. What can we do different? Why don't we just re-release this thing?"
37
"But, you know, when I choose a film I need to believe in it and believe I can do something special with it, and after a while that means not trying to judge or analyze why I should do it. You have to follow this intuition thing, which is a mystery to me."
37
"I prefer film and that's what I think I'm gonna put my focus on."
37
"I don't make films to win prizes. I make films to make films."
37
"I think the other misconceptions when the film came out, he was very upset that it was so widely released and so widely seen. And neither one of us - well, I think I had hopes it would be, 'cause I really did think it was something special."
Film,
37
"I'm more likely to lose my temper on a film set than almost anywhere. Often the level of idiocy is so exalted that it's impossible to comprehend."
37
"I think if you look at Sam Raimi and Jim Cameron, those guys know things about filmmaking that almost nobody knows anymore. They are students of film from when they handmade films themselves, you know cut films with their own hands and razor blades and tape."
37
"The title came rather early in one of Ringo's more tired and emotional moments."
37
"I didn't have a lot of independent film connections. It really took until the digital film revolution came along that I realized that I could do it myself."
37
"To stand there and do nothing on film is probably the hardest thing to do."
37
"John Barry was the first film composer I was aware of. As a teenager I owned several of his Bond soundtracks."
37
"We're still working out the details, but I'd be delighted to do the film. The problem at the moment is my busy schedule. Shooting on this film has been extended by a month, but I need to be in the U.S. by Dec. 20."
Film,
37
"This one, even though it called for San Francisco, I think they wanted to initially shoot part of the film up here, you know get the exteriors and then go back to L.A. We really fought to get it up here and I think Paramount was really pleased."
Film,
36
"I'm not interested in seeing a film just made by a woman - not unless she is looking for new images."
36
"We don't watch the film anymore because we've seen it so many times, so we'll introduce it, walk out and we'll come back in right about when I wake up in the morning and walk over to the shop and everything's changed."
36
"The film I think was a good film for what it was designed for. It was for kids. Unfortunately the critics slashed it before it even started but that is just the way the cookie crumbles."
36
"The film, even when we were making it in that budget range, which was really a coup - we got it made because we pitched it to the studio head, Joe Roth."
Film,
36
"As a director you have to be careful you don't over-design the film. You have to be careful that the period aspect does not take over."
Film,
36
"Film then does not promote socialist revolution in any consistent way."
36
"I am hoping to film another ad in the summer for Carte Noire."
35
"When you direct your first film, you always start by telling stories that you are familiar with."
35
"When I made my first film, I didn't think of it as directing, so it wasn't like I set out to become a director."
35
"Doing Tim's film is always going to be the most pleasure. Let me just put it that way. So, without drawing favorites one way or the other, getting back with him and doing Mars Attacks! was certainly a special treat."
35
"It's really rare for film directors to be that interested in things other than themselves."
Film,
35
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