chanandre's Favorite Auteurs, Page 7
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Joe Wright
“Every time I make a film, I feel it gives me the chance to learn something new. I've been lucky over the past few years. Things have just happened for me.”
Ida Lupino
“I'd love to see more women working as directors and producers. Today it's almost impossible to do it unless you are an actress or writer with power...I wouldn't hesitate right this minute to hire a talented woman if the subject matter were right.”
Len Lye
“One of my art teachers put me onto trying to find my own art theory. After many morning walks…an idea hit me that seemed like a complete revelation. It was to compose motion, just as musicians compose sound. [The idea] was to lead me far, far away from wanting to excel in…traditional art.”
Pablo Trapero
“I love fiction and I love the whole spectrum of films. But even if I made a science-fiction movie I would approach it in the same way because I like the feeling that you can have in the cinema when you feel that you can touch the character.”
Norman Foster
“Newspaper men work under such pressure that their psychological reactions are bound to be unusual at times. The man who has to make a deadline at 11, or knows that his column must appear in print daily no matter what happens, is under a continuous strain that few can appreciate.”
George A. Romero
“If I fail, the film industry writes me off as another statistic. If I succeed, they pay me a million bucks to fly out to Hollywood and fart.”
Flora Gomes
“The first African films, Ousmane Sembene’s films, which I greatly admire, are still very young. We have to carry on despite our weaknesses. The world is like that, made up of suffering and joy.”
Abdellatif Kechiche
“My films are more for cinéastes than the public at large. They are not blockbusters, and the awards I get are given out by people in the profession. For a director, what counts is to have as many people see my film as possible. It’s okay, because I have a certain audience, but on the other hand, this is, as I said before, not a blockbuster, it’s not going to be attracting hordes of people.”
Jerry Lewis
“I’m a multi-faceted, talented, wealthy, internationally famous genius. I have an IQ of 190 — that’s supposed to be a genius. People don’t like that. My answer to all my critics is simple: I like me. I like what I’ve become. I’m proud of what I’ve achieved, and I don’t really believe I’ve scratched the surface yet.”
