American - Director | February 3, 1939 - July 2, 2016
I love to scout locations.
Michael Cimino
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It's very important to follow your instincts because, beyond what you know exists or what you're told exists in a given area, your intuition plays a big part in finding something special.
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I would never suggest that the geography or visual environment of the film is more important than what's going on with the people, but it's a major factor in getting the right tone. Certainly, it influences the actors tremendously.
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I have no interest in making a 'Vietnam' film, no interest in making a direct political statement.
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Would you ask Picasso to explain 'Guernica?' Would you ask Nabokov to explain 'Lolita?' Would you ask Tolstoy about 'War and Peace?' No, you wouldn't dare.
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Does anyone remember who shot Kubrick's movies? Do you remember who shot David Lean's movies? No one remembers who shot 'Dr. Strangelove' or 'Barry Lyndon.'
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They've said everything about me that they could: racist, Marxist, rightist, homophobic, sex change - I don't know what else they could come up with.
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I have no personal life.
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A film reflects who you are as a building reflects the soul of its architect. I think what you feel and what you think and what you are is what the film is. It's not for me to talk about.
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If you don't get it right, what's the point?
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Encountering a real place enhances the performances of actors in subtle ways and changes the spiritual texture of the film.
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There is always that need to feel that you're doing your possible best.
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