William Friedkin Quotes
Ive never seen a more terrifying film than 'The Bababook'. It will scare the hell out of you as it did me.
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But the process of making a film is not glamorous. Certainly not my films.
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Film has to describe and show.
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People realize this man knows what the hell's going on and nobody else does.
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I can walk into a bookstore and hand over my credit card and they don't know who the hell I am. Maybe that says something about bookstore clerks.
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When it's time to film and to actually take on the role of Precious, I felt an immense responsibility to do it justice.
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The entertainment medium of film is particularly tuned to the present imaginations of people at large. A lot of fiction is intensely nostalgic.
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That's what film can do in a way that TV and other long-form storytelling can't. It gives you this very immersive moment.
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I knew it was called 'Dunkirk,' Christopher Nolan was directing it, and it was a war film. That was all anyone knew.
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The notion of directing a film is the invention of critics - the whole eloquence of cinema is achieved in the editing room.
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I will only do a Hollywood film when there is something special offered to me.
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I'm extremely particular how my look should be in a film.
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The film industry is mostly about unidimensional characters.
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Being in a Woody Allen film. I cherish it.
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I'd heard he was good, and what the hell sense does it make not to hire somebody because of their color?
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That's the big mistake the environmental movement made - 'We'll scare the hell out of you, and you'll become an activist'.
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I write for somebody who has my own limitations. My reader has a certain difficulty with concentrating, which in my case comes from being a film viewer.
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When I'm on the red carpet, most people say, 'Who the hell is that?' It's downright embarrassing.
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The 1910 Edison film of 'Frankenstein' was itself a dead thing revived by technology.
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I don't listen to Bollywood music much. But yes, I listen to Indian music quite often, and other non- film music.
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Something was being applied to the ball quite obviously and he must have known it. It's quite conclusive on film.
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There are so many young women coming up through the ranks. Adele is an amazing singer. Beyonce has great stage presence. She's just a beautiful woman. I love how everyone has just taken charge of their lives and careers.
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I like to know for whom I'm writing - it makes the composition easier to do.
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Learning to charge properly is a vital key to abundance. Affirm that you will never devalue yourself by charging less than what you feel you are worth.
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Ive never seen a more terrifying film than 'The Bababook'. It will scare the hell out of you as it did me.
