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Quotes by Director
"The war was the end of an era, in art as well. And we were trying to create a new philosophy."
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"The problem with doing a schlocky or big budget studio film is that it wouldn't actually be fun for me. It wouldn't be exciting."
10
"Television theatre, as is implied in its name, should rely on adaptations of scripts written for the theatre."
10
"This technology will obviously become more prevalent. Who knows what will result? One thing is certain, computer technology will revolutionize the way we tell stories as much as movie film has."
10
"It's finding those nonsensical pieces of conversation that we all do all the time. We do all the time. When we're talking on the telephone, there are arguments with people who agree when they both think that they disagree."
10
"We are at a major epoch in human history, which is that we don't need sex to recreate the race. You can have babies without sex. This is the first time in human history that has been true, and it means, for example, we could do some extraordinary things."
10
"Relationships in general make people a bit nervous. It's about trust. Do I trust you enough to go there?"
10
"The architecture of a story can be a little bit different if it's a true story."
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"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,
10
"Not that I've always loved the movie when they finally come out, or if they ever come out-because many of them don't come out-but I've gotten to work with really good story editors and stuff like that."
10
"I mean, you have a general tone of it but it's pretty much you get to come in and you're going to flip this car and it's going to blow up and you're going to come out on fire and you go oh, that's cool, and then you get paid a lot of money."
10
"And, consequently, the art of propaganda or public information becomes one of the most powerful forms of directive statesmanship."
10
"They're all based on factual characters. Well, a good amount of them. That's why I was attracted to this genre anyways, because these characters are so large and cartoonish, they're like caricatures, I just felt that there had to be a film made about them."
Film,
10
"Sometimes, if you really want to try something original, you step a little too far out of bounds. I mean, there's a market force that kind of unconsciously keeps you in line a little bit."
10
"Everyone has a little bit of Howard and Chad in them. I think there's Christine in all men as well."
10
"Television is like the American toaster, you push the button and the same thing pops up everytime."
10
"Beware the ends of the earth and the exotic: the drama is on your doorstep wherever the slums; are, wherever there is malnutrition, wherever there is exploitation and cruelty."
10
"All great work is preparing yourself for the accident to happen."
10
"Its pretty rare for companies to have a snooping policy, although it is getting more common."
10
"When you're doing a big movie, you're gone for 10 months to a year."
10
"It isn't glamorous until after the film is finished, and you are at the premiere and getting your picture on the cover of magazines."
Film,
10
"The accolades usually come when you're dead or too old to get a job."
10
"There's been a big spur in downtown development with new business, restaurants and a lot of loft buying. The buses run, and there's a subway that runs through downtown."
10
"When I was kidnapped, my parents snapped into action. They rented out my room."
10
"Those are fun, especially if they're going to shoot them in four weeks, because you know they're not going to mess with anything you do, so it can be very imaginative."
Fun,
10
"Film is not an easy occupation. There's a lot of occupations that are difficult and film is one of them."
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