“Sam Jackson is a director's dream. Some actors hope to find their character during shooting. He knows his character before shooting. Sam's old-school. I just got out of his way. I never did more than two takes with Sam.-william friedkin” KnowsWayTwoCharacterDreamSchoolActorsFameDirectorsShootingOld SchoolSam Jackson Author:William Friedkin
“Style is something that's extremely important, but it must grow naturally out of who and what you are and what the material calls for. It cannot be superimposed.” ImportantGrowsStyleMaterialsDirectorsHalloweenHappy Halloween Author:William Friedkin
“But the audience is right. They're always, always right. You hear directors complain that the advertising was lousy, the distribution is no good, the date was wrong to open the film. I don't believe that. The audience is never wrong. Never.” BelieveFilmAudienceDirectorsDon't BelieveComplainingAdvertisingDistribution Author:William Friedkin
“The first work of the director is to set a mood so that the actor's work can take place, so that the actor can create. And in order to do that, you have to communicate, communicate with the actors. And direction is about communication on all levels.” FirstsOrderActorsLevelsCommunicationDirectorsCommunicateMood Author:William Friedkin
