“Look at the people who are coming to television Ridley Scott, Ang Lee or Guillermo del Toro - all these great filmmakers - actively put themselves back into TV. That's because the environment is very encouraging for bold storytelling, storytelling that you've never seen before.” PeopleLooksEnvironmentTelevisionTvsStorytellingFilmmakerGreat Film Author:Ron Perlman
“The more unique your film is and unusual it is and difficult it is, the harder it is to get it financed. That's why a lot of good filmmakers are doing television. They do HBO movies.” FilmDifficultTelevisionUniqueHarderFilmmakerUnusualHbo Author:David Cronenberg
“I wanted to describe the world at the same time, through image, express what I felt. It was the time of the great documentary filmmakers: Richard Leacock, Joris Ivens. Today, television has put an end to this type of filmmaking.” WorldEndsTodayWantedFeltTelevisionTypeFilmmakerFilmmakingDocumentaries Author:Krzysztof Kieslowski
“Television happens very quickly. It was like a shot of adrenaline into me, as a filmmaker, and my career. You can hit town, do the show, and leave with this incredible energy behind you.” ShowsHappensEnergyBehindsCareersTelevisionShotsTownsIncrediblesFilmmakerBehind YouAdrenaline Author:Michael J. Bassett
“I'd always wanted to work in television once I found out that they started to hire independent filmmakers to direct.” WantedFoundTelevisionDirectIndependentFilmmaker Author:Lynn Shelton