“One of my themes is that there is good and evil in everyone. I was not out to make these guys heroes. I really don't believe in heroes. The best of people have a dark side and it's a constant struggle for the better side to survive and to thrive.” PeopleBelieveGuyEvilSidesDarkStruggleHeroConstantDon't BelieveThemeGood And EvilThriveDark SideConstant Struggle Author:William Friedkin
“The Blu-ray is the real cinematech of world cinema. That's how it's being preserved. All of these guys that are trying to preserve 35mm negatives? They are wasting their time. There are better ways to see and project this stuff. It's called digital.” WorldWayTryingRealGuyStuffProjectsPreservesCinemaDigitalRaysBetter Ways Author:William Friedkin
“We were just trying to make the films that we could get made, and to push the envelope. We didn't realize how far we had pushed the envelope. That all came later. That all came from books and articles about the golden age of the '70s. Believe me, to a lot of us, it was no golden age. The studio heads were very powerful then. They would fire guys right and left. They would look at your dailies and tell you what was wrong with them... a lot of stuff that doesn't go on today. Young filmmakers who are successful today, they don't often have that to put up with.” TryingBelieveBookAgeTodayFilmGuyRealizingPowerfulSuccessfulFilmmakerBelieve In MeVery Powerful Author:William Friedkin
“Directing is a nice job. It's the best job for me. If i had to pay money to do it, I would do itIt's problematical. It's disapointing often. It's very challenging. It's frustrating as hell. It's extremely demanding and totally satisfying work. And if I wasn't doing this, I would have to do legitimate work for a living. There are guys out there really working for a living, cleaning streets or coal mining, teaching. Directing is playing. Acting.” IfsJobsGuyChallengesPayActingHellNiceStreetsTeachingSatisfyingCoalCleaningFrustratingBest JobMiningWorking For A LivingCoal MiningSatisfying Work Author:William Friedkin
