“Black and white is much closer to the condition of dreaming. It links you to the subconscious and I think that was part of the great appeal of movies originally.. this strange otherness.” ThinkingDreamBlackWhiteConditionsStrangeAppealsLinksBlack And WhiteSubconsciousOtherness Author:John Boorman
“All the interesting films are now being made by their subsidiaries for very low budgets. But the studios are not making money. They're making these big, very expensive pictures that take a lot of money but don't really pay for their costs. So they're having a very difficult time. I can see the system breaking down. I think the American studios are a reflection or a metaphor for American industry altogether, which is failing in the world. Its economic domination is being broken down and I think the same thing is happening to the studios.” ThinkingWorldFilmDifficultInterestingFailingEconomicBrokenReflectionMetaphorMaking MoneyBreaking DownDominationDifficult Times Author:John Boorman
“I think most films are too predictable. They follow familiar patterns. I suppose audiences like to know where they stand but I like films that take me by surprise, take unexpected turns and twists.” ThinkingFilmAudienceSurpriseFamiliarUnexpectedPredictable Author:John Boorman
“It's so easy to manipulate an audience, but it's nearly always clear that you are being manipulated. I think even people that are not critically attuned are aware of cynical manipulation in film.” PeopleThinkingFilmEasyAudienceClearManipulationCynicalManipulate Author:John Boorman
“There were two sides to David Lean: on the one side, he was kind of a rather stiff, disciplined Englishman. And then he had this kind of romantic side to him. I think being true to both sides of your nature is important.” ThinkingKindTwoImportantSidesRomanticBeing TrueRomantic LoveBoth SidesEnglishmenTwo Sides Author:John Boorman
“I look at the story, I look at the idea and just try to think of it in terms of that whole body of myth and see where the characters fit in and what they ought to be doing-all those archetypes are there to play with.” ThinkingTryingLooksIdeasPlayWholeCharacterStoriesBodyTermOughtFitMythArchetype Author:John Boorman
