Steve Tisch Quotes

I don't think an NC-17 rating is the kiss of death. Nor do I think that, in the hands of the right filmmakers, studios have a preconceived notion to pass on NC-17 material.

Steve Tisch

Quotes to Explore

You aren't ill: it is just that you are made of second-rate materials.

Natalia Ginzburg
- You
- Made
- Materials
The biggest things in life are not materials.

Carlos Slim
- Life
- Things
- Materials
I don't really consider myself an American filmmaker like, say, Ron Howard might be considered an American filmmaker. If I'm doing something and it seems to me to be reminiscent of an Italian giallo, I'm gonna to do it like an Italian giallo.

Quentin Tarantino
- American
- Might
- Filmmaker
What I learned was that celebrities come to me with a preconceived notion. They think I'm fun, or they've worked with me, or they know me, or we've met. So there's a lot of backstuff on the 'Vicki!' show.

Vicki Lawrence
- Fun
- Worked
- Notion
The filmmaker's got to make it his story and the actors have got to make it their story.

Rachel Griffiths
- Story
- Got
- Filmmaker
I didn't really want to be a filmmaker, growing up. Other than Spike Lee's movies, I would think, 'Where is a place for me?' We were so damn poor that it just seemed too far beyond.

Barry Jenkins
- Want
- Movies
- Filmmaker