Israeli - Director | May 15, 1962 -
There's no need to make any film. The word 'need' is pretty strong. But if there's a purpose behind making the film, there can be a justification for it.
Rod Lurie
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I think that maybe human beings are conditioned to violence.
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There are a lot of westerns that deal with people standing up for their principles, and that is the predominant theme that has been in my films.
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Sam Peckinpah's movies probably say more about him than anybody's body of work says about that person. There are running themes in his films that I find eminently fascinating, disturbing, exhausting, and exhilarating.
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I fell in love with 'Ben Hur' when I was 8 years old, and I just knew I had to be involved in movies, even if I was the guy who melted the butter on the popcorn.
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I thought I'd give myself 10 years as an entertainment journalist and build up so much clout that there was no way Hollywood could ignore me when I started delivering scripts. Little did I know they were very good at ignoring it.
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There was never a day at West Point where I didn't ask myself, 'Where would I put the camera?'
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I shot part of 'Resurrecting the Champ' in Denver, and I spent a summer going to survival school in Colorado Springs.
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I really like iconoclastic casting. I really do.
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As much as I like Michael Moore - and I'm on the same political side as him - I think his documentaries are really a batch of manipulations and lies.
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Every filmmaker wants to get their audience talking.
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I am a liberal. I have always been a liberal.
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