Jon's Favorite Auteurs
Displaying all 12 auteurs
Hong Sang-soo
“When I finish a film, I feel like I have overcome a certain hurdle. It's really good for me as a human being, and I hope that for some people, my films will do the same thing.”
James Gray
“What I’m after, making a film, is the most exact transcript of my most intimate impressions of behavior.”
Yasujirô Ozu
“I formulated my own directing style in my own head, proceeding without any unnecessary imitation of others… For me there was no such thing as a teacher. I have relied entirely on my own strength.”
Satyajit Ray
“What is attempted in these films is of course a synthesis. But it can be seen by someone who has his feet in both cultures. Someone who will bring to bear on the films involvement and detachment in equal measure.”
Jean Renoir
“A director makes only one movie in his life. Then he breaks it into pieces and makes it again.”
