Robert Zemeckis Quotes
Working with actors who are directors is magnificent. Because they understand the art form intimately, and they know exactly how everything works.
Quotes to Explore
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Drug manufacturers could afford to sell AIDS drugs in Africa at virtually any discount. The companies said they did not do so because Africa lacked the requisite infrastructure.
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If you are attempting to study American history, and you don't understand the force of white supremacy, you fundamentally misunderstand America.
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I have trusted to my intuition to find the subjects, and I have written intuitively. I have an idea when I start, I have a shape; but I will fully understand what I have written only after some years.
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It is only because of problems that we grow mentally and spiritually.
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Poor countries are poor because they are wasting their resources.
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I'm a big believer in living life as an extended working vacation.
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Do not weep; do not wax indignant. Understand.
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Perhaps if all the peoples of the world understand what war really means, we would eliminate it.
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My first novel was a challenge to myself. No one had an inkling that I was working on it.
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At school, I got teased because I was so thin and awkward-looking.
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I prefer working in good cinema, wherever it is. I like subjects that have a universal appeal.
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Something even minor I do is going to be reported because of things that have happened in the past. You have to be aware of that.
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I haven't written about an immigrant experience because I haven't experienced that before and am focused on existential themes.
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To understand Europe, you have to be a genius - or French.
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I didn't even understand the whole idea of Hollywood.
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I have come to understand that in order to effectively advance women's rights, we need to galvanize a global women's movement.
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I think that 'Mary Poppins' needs a subtle reader, in many respects, to grasp all its implications, and I understand that these cannot be translated in terms of the film.
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There's no such thing as a healthy tan, and that's what people need to understand.
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David Mamet we all know is a great screenplay writer and playwright and a great director. If you like him, you like him. If you hate him, you really hate him. He's someone who's into controversy, you know what I mean? That's David Mamet.
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To understand is to analyze, control, and put things in order.
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I want to tell you about your heart— you've probably been neglecting your heart—and you don’t know.
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Anyone can repeat a technical explanation they read in a text-book or blog post.
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Working with actors who are directors is magnificent. Because they understand the art form intimately, and they know exactly how everything works.
