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“It's very eclectic, the way one chooses subjects in the movie business, especially in the commercial movie business. You need to develop material yourself or material is presented to you as an assignment to direct.”

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John Frankenheimer

John Frankenheimer was an American film director known for his significant contributions to the genres of action and thriller. His works, including 'Se7en', 'The Deer Hunter', and 'Nashville', achieved both commercial success and widespread acclaim. more

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“But I really am very active in the choice of the line producer with the producer of record and the distributing company, because I've had some terrible, terrible experiences with some line producers, particularly in cable.”

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“First, speaking for myself, I don't want to ever be in a position where I'm telling other directors how to make movies, because I don't think it's any of my business.”

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“Historically the director has been the key creative element in a film and we must maintain that. We must protect that, in spite of the fact that there is new technology that's continually trying to erode that.”

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“I have gotten to a point in my life where I don't want to have dinner with someone I don't like.”

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“I look at actors very closely. It's not an accident when the actors excel.”

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“I mean, this whole digital revolution is really eroding the director's importance on a movie because, number one, just from a practical standpoint, with floppy disks and the ability to put all of the film onto a disk, more people have access to the movie.”

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“I really, really love directing films.”

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