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I hope before I am getting too old and when my mind is still functioning, I can tell some better stories.
Unfortunately, cinema critics are very few in America, 400-500 people, but there are more critics of Iran.
I saw 'Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs' when it came out, didn't like it too much. I found she was stupid.
I saw what I could [in Mexico City], but we rarely got anything other than big, mainstream American films.
The best actors are always the ones who've directed as well, as they understand all the problems you face.
Babies don't need fathers, but mothers do. Someone who is taking care of a baby needs to be taken care of.
I did a women's movie, and I'm not a woman. I did a gay movie, and I'm not gay. I learned as I went along.
There is always need for good foster parents, people who have room in their homes, the openhearted people.
We need to stop objectifying our women in what we call our second religion... Our films. And our TV shows.
I went to underground music studios. In the studios, I learned that you can make a movie without a permit.
I try not to have favorites, but Barfly is one that I like. My favorite is always the one I just finished.
I mean, '8 ½' to me is such a great dissertation on the whole, you know, act of filmmaking and creativity.
I think the documentary is something that people are hungry for, that it embodies careful thought, nuance.
We want the best actor, and that's why Matt Damon worked so well in this role, because he's a great actor.
Yeah, I had an idea to make a very scary movie, based on a kind of serial murderer that preys on tourists.
I enjoy setting the scene and coming up with interesting frames. 'True Detective' was a very hands-on set.
What I hate in movies is all those people you need. And then I realize I do better when I shoot by myself.
Heist movies tend to be a bit superficial, glamorous, and fun. They don't tend to be emotionally engaging.
In Kurosawa's films, the tragedy is that this strong man was crushed by corruption or mistrust at the end.
Some colors are very difficult to render, and you must compensate to get the color you want on the screen.
I love the quality, feel and history of film. I love the pictures of the giant cameras and the way it was.
Film is pop art. It's not whether it's auteur cinema or not; that's a false distinction. Cinema is cinema.
Red protects itself. No colour is as territorial. It stakes a claim, is on the alert against the spectrum.
I'm a character-driven director, and I tend to fall in love with the characters in my movies and TV shows.
I meet astrophysicists almost every week who say that they went into their line of work because of '2001.'
I've realized that I can't multitask in the writing department; I can only kind of do one thing at a time.
Fay has spirituality too, but she also has that very real sex appeal that takes hold of the hearts of men.
The imprimatur of truthfulness does not guarantee truthfulness. People should know better. But they don't.
Oscars just ain't gonna do it for me anymore. I need the Nobel Peace Prize. The Oscars have worn off, man.
I do not need a producer. I need only a good production manager. I need only a man who will give me money.
When you start a movie... when it's a short, people don't care... but when it's a feature they want money.
I'm a Turner Classic Movies guy. That's it. I'd much rather sit here and watch an oldie than anything new.
From the director's point of view, it's infinitely easier to do violence than to do a good dramatic scene.
Art is the retelling of certain themes in a new light, making them accessible to the public of the moment.
My pregnancy was great, but the last three weeks were manic because my blood pressure was going up and up.
Modern-day cinema takes the form of a sermon. You don't get to think, you only get to receive information.
I think that in some cases, I've made films that have a sentimental quality, at least as part of the film.
Melodrama and melodramatic are not the same thing, and often people make the mistake of confusing the two.
The life of a film is very strange. Once the film is done, you wish you could forget about it and move on.
America is the only country capable of producing national movies: its culture has become a global culture.
When Americans shoot movies they aim at the entire planet. When the French make movies, they aim at Paris.
First there was Greek civilization. Then there was the Renaissance. Now we’re entering the Age of the Ass.
I'm Franco-Swiss. I've always been shuttling between these two worlds, never firmly planted in either one.
Chinese cooking is noisy - a multitasking activity that requires constant vigilance. There is no downtime.
Jim Jarmusch: Poets are always ahead of things in a certain way, their sense of language and their vision.
The first assistant director is just so important that the choice of that person is critical to the movie.
I don't consider myself qualified to do a movie about international intrigue - I seldom leave the country.
A picture is made. You put a frame around it and move on. And one day you die. That is all there is to it.
After 'The Blues Brothers,' I wanted to do a good musical number with real dancers and shoot it correctly.
I would describe myself as a writer that hopes to take you into my world and help you feel a little safer.