“Who better than an Irishman can understand the Indians, while still being stirred by tales of the US cavalry?” Quote by John Ford
“I'm sick of the old cliches. Bring me some new cliches.” FilmHollywoodSickCliche Author:Samuel Goldwyn, Jr.
“Dark, subtle, complex, wicked - if only Hollywood movies were half as interesting as Hollywood accounting.” IfsFilmDarkInterestingHalfHollywoodComplexesWickedSubtleAccountingHollywood Movies Author:Stephen Metcalf
“Drama is life with the dull bits left out. There is no terror in the bang, only in the anticipation of it. I believe in putting the horror in the minds of the audience, and not necessarily on the screen. The length of a film should be directly related to the endurance of the human bladder.” ShouldMindBelieveHumansFilmLeftI BelieveBitsAudienceDramaHorrorHollywoodTerrorI Believe InScreensRelatedDullLengthEnduranceAnticipationBangsLeft OutBladder Author:Alfred Hitchcock
“The job of the director is to suggest two plus two. Let the viewer say four.” TwoJobsFilmFourDirectorsHollywoodPlusViewers Author:Ernst Lubitsch
“Centuries from now our great-great-great-grandchildren will look back at us with amazement at how we could allow such a precious achievement of human culture as the telling of a story to be shattered into smithereens by commercials, the same amazement we feel today when we look at our ancestors for whom slavery, capital punishment, burning of witches, and the inquisition were acceptable everyday events.” FeelsHumansLooksStoriesTodayFilmCultureCenturyEventsAchievementHollywoodSlaveryEverydayPunishmentBurningWitchAncestorAcceptableGrandchildrenShatteredAmazementCapital PunishmentInquisitionGreat Grandchildren Author:Werner Herzog
“I have never seen it (Jaws 4) but by all accounts it is terrible. However, I have seen the house that it built and it is terrific.” FilmHouseTerribleBuiltHollywoodAccountsTerrific Author:Michael Caine
“I'm cheaper than Anthony Hopkins. The other actors they asked to play Gandalf wouldn't go to New Zealand on that money for that length of time. I thought it would be a bit of an adventure. Tony Hopkins didn't think it would be an adventure. Tony is part of Hollywood. I'm an eccentric English actor, and there's a lot of us around.” FilmHollywoodCheaperHopkins Author:Ian Mckellen
“You can be good in a good movie, you can be good in a bad movie, you can be bad in a bad movie, but never, ever, be bad in a good movie.” FilmHollywoodBe GoodGood MovieBad Movies Author:John Gielgud
“It's Sir Ben. I've not been a Mister for two years.” YearsTwoFilmHollywoodTwo Years Author:Ben Kingsley
