American - Director | April 24, 1930 -
If you had the opportunity and some talent, there was no way you couldn't progress, because it was an open market. There was the advertising world, and there was the documentary world.
Richard Donner
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In motion pictures, the actor rules. The camera served the actor.
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It was 1978 when Superman came out, and I kept thinking, Why don't they do something about it? They've done all these crappy attempts at comic book film adaptations. What can we do different? Why don't we just re-release this thing?
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It was just the thrill of a lifetime. Brando and Hackman were two of my heroes.
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It was the beginning of film for television. So we had all of these great opportunities. Northwestern was probably the only major film school of its kind at the time that was graduating anybody important.
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It's developing a relationship with actors that makes it work.
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It's only been a couple of times in my life that I've really locked horns with actors. It did not hurt the films, it just hurt the moment of the filmmaking.
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People say, You paid your dues, but I never paid any dues. It's always been a great trip.
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Superman was never previewed because the producers didn't trust Warners with the film.
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That's how you get a performance - they put trust in you.
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When I was doing half-hour shows, I loved it and was preparing myself for the hour shows. Then when I did the hour shows, I was preparing myself for the specials and features.
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When when my first feature opportunity came along, I wasn't prepared, but we did it in about 17 days.
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