“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
“When you go to a studio with something you want to make, or they come to you with something they want to make, more often than not, it's a tent pole. Not something one single person is really passionate about on a creative level.” WantPersonsLevelsCreativePassionateStudiosTentsSingle Person 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
“The digital process gives me total control over how I want the film to look. The films look like they did when I was first looking through the viewfinder.” WantGivingFirstsLooksFilmProcessGive MeDigital Author:William Friedkin
“You don't leave the film alone. You have a new audience, and you have a new medium. Why would you leave it alone? Film is not an antique. It's not a relic. It's not a Leonardo da Vinci. I don't want someone painting over a da Vinci or Rembrandt. But these movies aren't that.” WantFilmAudiencePaintingMediumsAntiquesRelicsLeonardo Author:William Friedkin
“The informing idea of what you want to say and do, that's what will take you from film school to professional - the idea. That's what is original to you.” WantIdeasSchoolFilmOriginalsWhat You WantFilm SchoolInforming Author:William Friedkin
