“When you are shooting a movie, you have to collaborate with many, many, many people. First of all, the director with all his own ideas and I can only just help him with that. I cannot change his idea.” PeopleFirstsI CanIdeasHelpingDirectorsShooting Author:Vilmos Zsigmond
“Kubrick was one of those directors who actually did practically everything in his movies. He actually directed, photographed, wrote, lit, edited - everything. A few people can be like that.” PeopleDirectorsLitEdited Author:Vilmos Zsigmond
“I really like to work with people who know a lot, but they also give me space so I can add something to the movie.” PeopleKnowsGivingI CanSpaceGive MeAdd Author:Vilmos Zsigmond
“I love to make movies about young people - young scientists that are inventing things and all the writing they did was very funny and very true.” PeopleWritingYoungScientistInventingVery TrueInventing Things Author:Vilmos Zsigmond
“I like to work with talented people, I must say that. That's my weakness. I really like to work with good directors. That doesn't mean I don't like to work with starting up young directors, that's fun also.” PeopleMeanYoungFunDirectorsWeaknessStartingGood DirectorsStarting Up Author:Vilmos Zsigmond
“There are, of course, many, many, many good cinematographers and unfortunately they don't work as much as many of those people who do those crazy, stupid movies.” PeopleCoursesCrazyStupidCinematographersStupid Movie Author:Vilmos Zsigmond
“I hope that film is going to stay as an artform and that people won't forget that there are good movies also to be made.” PeopleMadeFilmForgetGood Movie Author:Vilmos Zsigmond
“What I would suggest to the young people is to not forget this and don't try to get assimilated into today's Hollywood style of movies because I don't think it's going to last long.” PeopleThinkingTryingLongTodayLastsYoungForgetStyleHollywood Author:Vilmos Zsigmond
“It's all about special effects and explosions now. It leaves me just cold when I walk out of the theater. There's no heart; there's no soul. Movies used to be about people. It's as though we don't tell stories any more. The studios have to make money, and if you want to make $20 million, you have to spend $200 million.” PeopleIfsWantHeartSoulStoriesUsedWalksMillionsSpecialEffectsColdTheaterStudiosUsed To BeMaking MoneyLeaving MeExplosionsSpecial Effects Author:Vilmos Zsigmond
“The studios are never going to make $200 million a picture with those types of movies. It's not familiar to them, and it's not a model that can necessarily be sustained. Now, if they go back to making movies about people ... well, I hope they do that.” PeopleIfsWellsMillionsTypeModelsStudiosFamiliar Author:Vilmos Zsigmond