I'm a storyteller - that's the chief function of a director. And they're moving pictures, let's make 'em move!
Interpretation
A director's primary role is to convey stories through dynamic visuals in film.
Howard Hawks emphasizes the importance of storytelling in filmmaking, asserting that the director's chief responsibility is to craft narratives that engage audiences. He advocates for utilizing the medium of film to create movement and life, suggesting that visual storytelling should be compelling and dynamic.
In practice
During a film class, using this quote to inspire students about the role of a director.
A friend of mine who is in the publishing business knew I was writing a book, and he said, 'Have you said anything yet about the good guy? Because I know you spend so much time with the bad guys.' Because they're fun. So then you have to make the good guy fun, in order to compete. That's the challenge.
Photographing expresses human desire to preserve passing time. It is like a man struggling with time that elapses, and in general - a desire to preserve oneself.
I do not deny that I have made drawings and watercolors of an erotic nature. But they are always works of art. Are there no artists who have done erotic pictures?
I aimed at the public's heart, and by accident I hit it in the stomach.
Creativity is a process more often than it is an event.
I decided very early that I wanted to write. But I didn't think of it as a career. I didn't even think of it as a profession... It was the most exciting thing, the most powerful thing, the most wonderful thing to do with my life.
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