Karel Reisz Quotes

United Kingdom, Film Director
July 21, 1926 – November, 25, 2002.

Karel Reisz (21 July 1926 – 25 November 2002) was a British filmmaker who was active in post–World War II Britain, and one of the pioneers of the new realist strain in British cinema during the 1950s and 1960s.

Also known as Film Producer, Writer, Screenwriter

There's a great danger in making this seem more important than it is, this whole Free Cinema thing.

Karel Reisz
- Great
- Important
- Free
Minority views expressed in films simply don't sell tickets.

Karel Reisz
- Views
- Sell
- Minority

A big element of what they regard as conformity is simply a desire to have an audience.

Karel Reisz
Heroism in a bad cause.

Karel Reisz
- Bad
- Cause
- Heroism
I will only speak off the record about Debra Winger.

Karel Reisz
- Speak
- Will
- Only
I said I would do all the films about the commercials, and the films about ball-bearings and Ford tractors and so on, if once a year they gave me money for a free film.

Karel Reisz
- Money
- Free
- Me
A style is not a matter of camera angles or fancy footwork, it's an expression, an accurate expression of your particular opinion.

Karel Reisz
- Style
- Opinion
- Camera
I'm now beginning to feel that the pessimistic vision is not for the movies.

Karel Reisz
- Beginning
- Vision
- Movies

The British cinema had been very dull and conformist.

Karel Reisz