Occupation: Film Director Birth: August 29, 1935
Directing is a nice job. It's the best job for me. If i had to pay money to do it, I would do itIt's problematical. It's disapointing often. It's ver….
We all wind up the same way, no matter what our goals or ambitions are. We have nothing at all to say about how we got into this world or how are goi….
I believe today that there is no film and no shot in a film that is worth a squirrel getting a sprained ankle..
I tend to be attracted to characters who are up against a wall with very few alternatives. And the film then becomes an examination of how they cope ….
I believe it's true that there's good and evil in everyone and it's a constant struggle to have your better angels prevail..
All of the films I have made, that I have chosen to make, are all about the thin line between good and evil. And also the thin line that exists in ea….
One of my themes is that there is good and evil in everyone. I was not out to make these guys heroes. I really don't believe in heroes. The best of p….
Violence is not funny..
Ive never seen a more terrifying film than 'The Bababook'. It will scare the hell out of you as it did me..
To me, the art of movies is to take a two-dimensional image and give the illusion of depth..
Directing is a nice job. It's the best job for me. If I had to pay money to do it, I would do it... Directing is playing. Acting..
Technique is of less interest than character and story..
To me, the art of cinema is the same as the art of painting. The artist takes a 2D medium and gives you the illusion of depth. If you look at any of ….
But the audience is right. They're always, always right. You hear directors complain that the advertising was lousy, the distribution is no good, the….
Even with some of the best action films like 'The Bourne Ultimatum,' which is a great action film with a great chase sequence, so much of it is compu….
There is a thin line between the policeman and the criminal. The best cops are always crossed. The best cops are the ones who are able to think like ….
Style is something that's extremely important, but it must grow naturally out of who and what you are and what the material calls for. It cannot be s….
And it was only a week later that I realized a close up of Steve McQueen was worth the greatest landscape you could find..
If Star Wars had failed, you wouldn't have 90 percent of what's out there today..
With The Exorcist we said what we wanted to say. Neither one of us view it as a horror film. We view it as a film about the mysteries of faith. It's ….
There are certain things that happen during the production of, I think, every film, that you didn't plan, and often it's better than what you did pla….