“I need to keep it spontaneous as an artist, so for me to repeat a face would be redundant and boring.” Quote by Chris Mars
“I'm painting so much that I don't listen to much music. Because music is another creative outlet, it's a huge distraction for me when I paint.” CreativePaintingHugeMusic IsPaintDistractionOutletsCreative Outlets Author:Chris Mars
“Animation requires a great deal of concentration, and I preferred to work alone because then I'm not deterred by somebody asking me if I want coffee, or the phone ringing or something.” IfsWantDealsAskingPhonesCoffeeConcentrationAnimation Author:Ray Harryhausen
“Animation had been used only for things like King Kong and the destruction of cities, which was very popular in the 1950s. I got tired of destroying cities. I destroyed New York, I destroyed San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge, Rome, and Washington. I was looking for a new outlet, and I came across the Sinbad legends.” UsedCitiesNew YorkKingsDestructionTiredGoldenDestroyedBridgesGatesDestroyingLegendsRomeAnimationSan FranciscoOutletsVery PopularKing KongGolden Gate Bridge Author:Ray Harryhausen
“You could believe that Sinbad could fight a skeleton because that's from a period in the past, a magical period. But if you had James Bond fighting a skeleton, it'd be almost comical.” IfsBelievePastFightingPeriodsSkeletonsComical Author:Ray Harryhausen
“When you put a big budget into a film, it doesn't necessarily mean it will be a better picture, but it does help in creating new images on the screen.” MeanDoeHelpingBigsFilmCreatingScreensBudgets Author:Ray Harryhausen
“The Twelve Chairs is about the same thing. It's all about money or love. We know we need money, we know we have to get money, we know we have to hurt others to get money. But we don't know until maybe it's a little too late in life that love is the most important thing. Love, friendship, affection, bonhomie, whatever. Those are the only things that really count: to love and be loved.” KnowsNeedsLittlesImportantHurtLove IsLateImportant ThingsAffectionToo LateChairsTwelveFriendship LoveGet MoneyNeed Money Author:Mel Brooks
“The audience. They see the name Mel Brooks, they want something really funny. They don't want to be moved; they don't want to be taught any lessons. [...] I get more letters for Twelve Chairs and Life Stinks than I get from any other movies, because people actually agree with the philosophy, or were moved, or they love the movie.” PeopleWantPhilosophyNamesAudienceTaughtLessonsLettersAgreeMovedChairsTwelveWant SomethingBrooksStink Author:Mel Brooks
“There's a lot of things that I've done to stick into the box set. You never have it this good. I think people should bargain. They shouldn't just buy the set, it's a little expensive [anyway]. But they should say - I'll give them dialogue, I'm a good writer.” PeopleThinkingGivingShouldLittlesDoneSticksBoxesDialogueExpensiveBargainsGood Writers Author:Mel Brooks
“The thing is to be brave and move the audience with you, instead of cater to the lowest common denominator, you know, slipping on a banana peel and falling on your ass. You got to move the audience a little further ahead in terms of their appreciation of what is comedy. It's complicated.” KnowsLittlesMovingFallTermCommonAudienceComedyBraveAppreciationComplicatedAssLowestBe BraveBananasSlippingCommon DenominatorLowest Common Denominator Author:Mel Brooks
“My own views on abortion, I'm not on either pole of that and neither of the interest groups on either end of this issue would probably be comfortable with my views.” EndsInterestMy OwnViewsIssuesGroupsComfortableAbortionInterest Groups Author:Stephen Harper