Beatrix's Favorite Auteurs
Displaying auteurs 1 - 20 of 72 in total
Richard Kern
“Everything else seemed so pretentious, so we were always trying to do stuff that was totally unjustifiable.”
Sally Potter
“I've always traveled with the films because I want the audience to be my teacher so that I can learn for the next one.”
Lucile Hadzihalilovic
“What justifies a movie? It’s the reaction it causes in people who see it, professionals or not – the “echo” it finds in certain people. But it is obvious that the critics and the prizes help a little in the visibility of films.”
John Cameron Mitchell
“It’s ultimately a boring thing, your sexuality – inherently neutral and kind of dull. It’s what you do with it that’s interesting.”
Jan Švankmajer
“I never call myself an animated filmmaker because I am interested not in animation techniques or creating a complete illusion, but in bringing life to everyday objects.”
Darren Aronofsky
“To me, watching a movie is like going to an amusement park. My worst fear is making a film that people don't think is a good ride.”
Alejandro González Iñárritu
“(On why did he not record an audio commentary for 21 Grams) I don't like them. I feel that if you have to explain something it loses strength. It's like a magician trying to explain his magic, in a way.”
João Pedro Rodrigues
“Although I went to film school, I learned how to make films mostly by watching other films.”
Christoffer Boe
“I liked movies so much that they became an obsession. I am still trying to kick the habit.”
Werner Herzog
“It is my duty to direct because the films might be the inner chronicle of what we are, and we have to articulate ourselves. Otherwise we would be cows in the field.”
