“One of the things I've discovered at my age is I must have enchantment. And that was not clear to me in my earlier years. When I look at my favorite films, the Frank Capra - even Scorsese, even 'Goodfellas,' what makes that movie so remarkable is there's enchantment in their world.” WorldYearsLooksAgeFilmClearMy FavoriteRemarkableFrankEnchantmentScorsese Author:David O. Russell
“The only music I've ever written was for a film called Frank, and the idea was that it was the worst music in the world.” WorldIdeasFilmWrittenWorstFrank Author:Domhnall Gleeson
“Frank Capra made a series of films during World War II called 'Why We Fight' that explored America's reasons for entering the war. Today, with our troops engaged in Iraq and elsewhere for reasons far less clear, I think it's crucial to ask the questions: 'Why are we doing what we are doing? What is it doing to others? And what is it doing to us?'” ThinkingWorldMadeWarReasonTodayAmericaFilmFightingAsksClearSeriesIraqWar Of The WorldsEngagedCrucialWorld War IiElsewhereFrankWorld War ITroopsEnteringOur Troops Author:Eugene Jarecki
“I did not make this film about Frank Abagnale because of what he did . . but because of what he has done with his life the past 30 years.” YearsDonePastFilmFrank Author:Steven Spielberg
“When I was first exposed to the films of Ingmar Bergman, I found them frank and disturbing portraits of the world we live in, but that was not something that displeased me. They were beautiful. I thought people would respond to my plays the way I responded to Bergman's films.” PeopleWorldWayFirstsPlayBeautifulFilmFoundExposedFrankPortraitsDisturbingBergman Author:Wallace Shawn
“It's a simple thing he [Frank Daniel] taught me. If you want to make a feature film, you get ideas for 70 scenes. Put them on 3-by-5 cards. As soon as you have 70, you have a feature film.” IfsWantIdeasFilmSimpleTaughtSceneCardsFeaturesFrankSimple Things Author:David Lynch