Home / Quotes / Quote by Roger Corman

Quote by Roger Corman

“When I started I had no knowledge of films whatsoever. I was an engineering major at Stanford. And I found out as a senior that they had two film critics on the Stanford Daily, and they got free passes to all the theaters in Palo Alto. So I thought, I'll do that, and I became a film critic. And then I became interested in films. But I had no time to study anything in that area because I was a senior, just finishing up as engineering.”

Quote by Roger Corman

Author

Roger Corman, born on April 5, 1926, is a renowned American film producer. Known for his low-budget, high-efficiency production style, he is often referred to as the 'King of B-Movies'. Corman has extensive experience in the film industry and has produced numerous classic films. more

You May Also Like

“So many of my dreams were to actually be able to make a living of what I did as a hobby.”

Dream Able Hobbies

Author:Rick Baker

“I remember the first film I reviewed for the Daily was a John Ford Western. I think it was My Darling Clementine, but I am not certain. And I was just impressed by, first, the story itself. I didn't know that much about films. But the acting, the director. And particularly, the cinematography, the black-and-white use of exteriors, I noted particularly.”

Thinking Remember Film Acting Western Cinematography

Author:Roger Corman

“There was a fairly big difference between Detroit and Beverly Hills. I remember this. Detroit actually was a prosperous bustling city when we moved here in 1941. But the first day in Detroit, you always wore a shirt and a tie to school. And I wore a shirt and a tie to Beverly Hills High School, and a girl came up to me and said, "Where are you from?" And I said, "Detroit." And she said, "And you won't be wearing a tie tomorrow, will you?" And I said, "You're absolutely correct." So that was my first adjustment to a slightly more casual environment.”

School Remember Girl Environment Tomorrow High School Moved Hills Shirts Prosperous

Author:Roger Corman

“I think anybody who's working in a creative medium is working partially with their conscious mind, partially with their unconscious mind. So, my unconscious mind may be a little more distorted and violent than I am aware of.”

Thinking Mind Creative Conscious Violent Unconscious

Author:Roger Corman

“A great director, first, is highly intelligent. And he is also a dedicated and willing to work hard. Now those are easy things to identify. The third is the creativity, and that is very difficult to identify in advance. This is why so many of the directors who have started with me were my assistant - the first one was Francis Ford Coppola.”

Easy Difficult Creativity Hard Work Intelligent Dedicated

Author:Roger Corman

“Somebody who moved up very fast was Jim Cameron, who was a young guy out of - I think he came from Arizona, from some community college there, and he was building model spaceships, on a picture called Battle Beyond the Stars.”

Thinking Guy Community Building College Battle Moved Community College

Author:Roger Corman

“Martin Scorsese was one of the few who had not been an assistant. Most of the guys had been an assistant and worked their way up. But I had seen an underground picture he had made in New York, a black-and-white film. I had done a picture for American International, about a Southern woman bandit, the Ma Barker story, and it was very successful, and I had left to start my own company, and they wanted me to make another one.”

Done Film Guy Successful Southern Southern Women

Author:Roger Corman

“Other than my marriage, the decision to get a Ph.D. was probably the best decision of my life.”

Author:James Stone

“On inequality, I contend that far too much of the nation's wealth and income is gravitating to too few. This undermines the democracy we all cherish and the overall social cohesion necessary to maintain our wonderfully successful society.”

Wealth Democracy Successful Inequality Cherish

Author:James Stone

“College has become unaffordable for most of the kids who attend, and, while most of the population won't ever graduate from college, our high schools don't prepare students for that reality by providing vocational and occupational training.”

Reality Kids School Students College Training High School Graduates

Author:James Stone