“I had absolutely no focus as a kid. I never paid attention at school, I never went to college. Not because we were too poor; we were. But if I wanted to go to college, I would have found a way.” IfsWayKidsWantedSchoolFoundPoorAttentionFocusCollegePaid Author:William Friedkin
“If you're a movie star, the studios don't want you to act. They just want you to show up and look good and chase girls and have a lot of laughs.” IfsWantLooksShowsGirlStarsLaughingStudiosMovie Star Author:William Friedkin
“I have control over every single frame on Blu-ray. If I want a scene bluer, I get that scene bluer. Originally, there was some fluctuation with the prints. If you made a thousand, or a few thousand prints, there is no control over any of that. But now I can make a master using the digital process.” IfsWantMadeI CanProcessMastersSceneThousandDigitalPrintRaysFluctuation Author:William Friedkin
“To me, the art of cinema is the same as the art of painting. The artist takes a 2D medium and gives you the illusion of depth. If you look at any of the great paintings, you have the illusion of depth. Which is part of the art. The same with the great movies.” IfsGivingLooksArtArtistPaintingIllusionDepthMediumsCinema Author:William Friedkin
“If you call yourself a non-believer, you're referring to disbelief in something, and you're acknowledging that there is something to believe in or not.” IfsBelieveBelieverDisbeliefReferringNon Believer Author:William Friedkin
“All the great countries are at odds with one another over something, and yet if they don't cooperate they're going to blow up.” IfsCountryBlowOddsGreat Country Author:William Friedkin
“If Star Wars had failed, you wouldn't have 90 percent of what's out there today.” IfsWarTodayStarsPercent 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
“Directing is a nice job. It's the best job for me. If I had to pay money to do it, I would do it... Directing is playing. Acting.” IfsJobsPayActingNiceBest Job Author:William Friedkin
