Francis Lawrence Quotes

Austria, Film Maker
March 26, 1971

Francis Lawrence is an American filmmaker and producer. After establishing himself as a director of music videos and commercials, Lawrence made his feature length directorial debut with the supernatural thriller Constantine and has since directed the post-apocalyptic horror film I Am Legend , the romantic drama Water for Elephants , three of the four films in the Hunger Games film series, and the spy thriller Red Sparrow

Also known as Producer

There were days when Keanu was looking a little green from the amount of cigarettes we were having him smoke.

Francis Lawrence
- Smoking
- Amount
- Smoke
I wish that the circuses that were around now felt like they did then. They're not quite as elegant or as magical as they used to be. There was something about the old tent shows, the Big Top, the canvas, the lights, the sawdust, the hay and the animals that's just missing now. Now, it's all urbanized and maybe a little garish.

Francis Lawrence
- Animal
- Missing
- Canvas

I think the movie business and film crews are a little bit like the circus, in that we travel around like a pack and we're a big family for a finite period of time. We roll into someplace, cause a bunch of damage, and then roll out.

Francis Lawrence
- Thinking
- Business
- Movie
I believe that the process could be fun, I just think that making movies is really tough. And it's stressful as it is, and I think that most of us got in this business because it's fun to make movies.

Francis Lawrence
- Believe
- Thinking
- Process