“Actually I'd had a certain amount of experience in Europe in the inter-war period, as a banker, and I was also a member of the Board of Directors of the International Chamber of Commerce.” WarCertainAmountPeriodsDirectorsMembersEuropeInternationalBoardsCommerceChamberBankersBoard Of DirectorsChamber Of Commerce Author:W. Averell Harriman
“I don't want to rescind American directors but I think that European directors in general, because of the size of the nations in Europe are exposed to all different cultures, they can easily travel from one distinct culture to another in a matter of hours - you can drive for two weeks across the United States and you're in the same basic culture - so there is a certain breadth of understanding and sophistication that they bring to it and frankly, in some cases they are less expensive than American directors.” ThinkingWantTwoDifferentMatterStatesCertainCultureNationsUnderstandingHoursUnitedCasesUnited StatesWeekDirectorsEuropeSizeExpensiveExposedTwo WeeksSophisticationBreadthDifferent Cultures Author:Wes Craven
“There's more emphasis on art and culture in Europe than there is in the United States and I think that a lot of American directors and writers are just trying to copy other American horror films, they don't pick up much in the way that European filmmakers do.” ThinkingWayTryingArtStatesFilmCultureUnitedUnited StatesHorrorDirectorsPicksEuropeFilmmakerCopiesEmphasisHorror FilmArt And Culture Author:Wes Craven
“I remember in the Carpenter version, you got acquainted with the characters and really knew them. It was a real character piece. Each actor was serviced in the movie, and we tried to do that in this movie as well. I like the fact that there was a European, first-time director. I'd known of him because I'm from Europe. I knew him as a commercial director and thought one of his commercials was great. I thought it was an interesting take on such a big-budget cult classic.” FirstsWellsRealCharacterFactsBigsRememberActorsInterestingKnownPiecesDirectorsFirst TimeEuropeVersionsBudgetsClassicCultCarpenterReal Character Author:Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
“I would love to meet some directors, and why not do some other movies in America? But, I'm not obsessed with this idea. I'm feeling very free in Europe.” IdeasFeelingsAmericaDirectorsEuropeObsessedWhy Not Author:Ludivine Sagnier
“The vast majority of people support the idea of an enlightened, modern union of countries demonstrating solidarity. Film director Wim Wenders recently summed up the problem to me very well. He said the idea of Europe has become an administration, and now people think that the administration is the idea. But that doesn't mean we should give up on the idea - it means we should change the administration.” PeopleThinkingGivingShouldWellsMeanSaidIdeasCountryProblemFilmSupportModernDirectorsGiving UpEuropeMajorityUnionsAdministrationEnlightenedSolidarityDemonstratingFilm Directors Author:Martin Schulz