I guarantee you that two directors that are any good can take the same story, change the name of the characters, change the name of the town, and make an entirely different picture.
The western is the simplest form of drama - a gun, death. - Howard Hawks
The western is the simplest form of drama - a gun, death.
- Howard Hawks
There's action only if there is danger. - Howard Hawks
There's action only if there is danger.
John Wayne represents more force, more power, than anybody else on the screen. - Howard Hawks
John Wayne represents more force, more power, than anybody else on the screen.
I made 'Rio Bravo' with John Wayne. It worked out pretty well and we both liked it, so a few years later we decided to make it again. Worked out pret… - Howard Hawks
I made 'Rio Bravo' with John Wayne. It worked out pretty well and we both liked it, so a few years later we decided to make it again. Worked out pret…
I find that when you open on a group of people sitting down and talking, the scene sits down with them. The best antidote for that is an entrance. Be… - Howard Hawks
I find that when you open on a group of people sitting down and talking, the scene sits down with them. The best antidote for that is an entrance. Be…
When you've got some talent, your job is to use it. - Howard Hawks
When you've got some talent, your job is to use it.
Fortune favors the prepared. - Howard Hawks
Fortune favors the prepared.
I'm a storyteller - that's the chief function of a director. And they're moving pictures, let's make 'em move! - Howard Hawks
I'm a storyteller - that's the chief function of a director. And they're moving pictures, let's make 'em move!
You can't fix a bad script after you start shooting. The problems on the page only get bigger as they move to the big screen. - Howard Hawks
You can't fix a bad script after you start shooting. The problems on the page only get bigger as they move to the big screen.
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