It's certainly a difficult time right now to try to make small, smart films. I'm not trying to be self-serving, but you get to Hollywood, and if you want to make something big and loud and dumb, it's pretty easy.
The thing I was up against in documentary films - was trying to get non-actors to convincingly play themselves in a way I'd come to know before the c… - Terry Zwigoff
The thing I was up against in documentary films - was trying to get non-actors to convincingly play themselves in a way I'd come to know before the c…
- Terry Zwigoff
I hope they get something of interest out of it, but I'd rather they all hate it and I like it, instead of vice versa... I make films to please mysel… - Terry Zwigoff
I hope they get something of interest out of it, but I'd rather they all hate it and I like it, instead of vice versa... I make films to please mysel…
I never thought in terms of a "breakthrough" film. I wasn't looking for fame or a career path into Hollywood. I was doing it for myself. I just wante… - Terry Zwigoff
I never thought in terms of a "breakthrough" film. I wasn't looking for fame or a career path into Hollywood. I was doing it for myself. I just wante…
Dialogue that's distinctive, funny, peculiar, and specific is the main thing that makes me want to get involved with a film to begin with. - Terry Zwigoff
Dialogue that's distinctive, funny, peculiar, and specific is the main thing that makes me want to get involved with a film to begin with.
I was inspired to do anything I could to get out of what I was doing... today, I'm motivated to pay the bills. - Terry Zwigoff
I was inspired to do anything I could to get out of what I was doing... today, I'm motivated to pay the bills.
I try to make the set as relaxed and fun and stress-free as humanly possible, while still having control over things. It's usually tension that hurts… - Terry Zwigoff
I try to make the set as relaxed and fun and stress-free as humanly possible, while still having control over things. It's usually tension that hurts…
Luckily, he was in the process of moving to France at the time, anyway. But if he had stayed in the States, I don't know how he would have handled th… - Terry Zwigoff
Luckily, he was in the process of moving to France at the time, anyway. But if he had stayed in the States, I don't know how he would have handled th…
Certain types of films will never test well. My films never seem to test well. - Terry Zwigoff
Certain types of films will never test well. My films never seem to test well.
Because I found myself telling the story of his family to people without the visual aids that I was able to employ by filming them eventually. But I … - Terry Zwigoff
Because I found myself telling the story of his family to people without the visual aids that I was able to employ by filming them eventually. But I …
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