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Quotes by Director
"As a producer, I think one of the most important decisions you make is not necessarily the material you are working on but the production apparatus that you choose to develop the project with, and that determines what funding you go to, it determines many factors."
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"I've lost many of my best friends... I'm going to satisfy myself now, not the critics, not even my friends."
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"The first monster you have to scare the audience with is yourself."
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"For any director with a little lucidity, masterpieces are films that come to you by accident."
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"I meant exactly what I said: that we are saddled with a culture that hasn't advanced as far as science."
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"The talent for being happy is appreciating and liking what you have, instead of what you don't have."
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"We're quite volatile as individuals, but that doesn't work exponentially when we are together. Relationships are about eating humble pie."
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"I do what I do because of Walt Disney - his films and his theme park and his characters and his joy in entertaining."
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"I don't believe in using too much graphic violence, although I've done it. It's better to be suggestive and to allow the viewer to fill in the blanks in their minds."
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"Some of us learned in a school of philosophy which taught that all was for the common good and nothing for oneself and have never, in any case, regarded the pursuit of happiness as anything other than an aberration of the human spirit."
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"We had no idea what we were in for when we started Blue Sky. We just had an idea of what we wanted to do. When we got to a point where it seemed impossible, we just kept doing it. After 18 years, we have a lot of it done."
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"People have become shallower. They view spending, entertaining, seeking leisure and enjoying as the main objectives of their life."
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"I was the kind of kid that had some talents or ability, but it never came out in school."
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"A hunch is creativity trying to tell you something."
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"There's a monster outside my room, can I have a glass of water?"
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"The only reason for using another cut is to improve the scene."
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"It's easier to be faithful to a restaurant than it is to a woman."
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"There's a higher place that I have no illusions about reaching. There's a sophistication and aesthetic about composers who only write only for the music's sake."
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"We knew that there was a certain kind of interest in Whale among a genre crowd."
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"I think that finding a way into somebody's life that's sort of off from a side angle can tell you more about that person than a greatest hits approach."
Life,
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"What's called a difficult decision is a difficult decision because either way you go there are penalties."
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"Some people like to do everything always the same thing. That's another way: To do the same thing."
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"The best way to turn a woman's head is to tell her she has a beautiful profile."
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"I guess I never had a better experience than working on The Long Riders, and at the same time, I never had a harder time than what I did making Southern Comfort."
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"Fortunately, John Houseman is a marvelous writer and he sat in on so many story conferences. He worked with Welles, you know, and he's a marvelous man."
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"Learning to make films is very easy. Learning what to make films about is very hard."
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"I love doing big movies. It's awesome! You have all these toys. The thing I like about this movie is, like they always say, directors have the biggest train sets! Don't tell anyone, but I'd do this for free."
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