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Sydney Pollack Quotes

American - Director | July 1, 1934 - May 26, 2008

I mean, the truth of the matter is, I like the failures as much as I like the successes, it's only the world that doesn't like the failures.

Truth World Matter Mean Only Like

The very reasons sometimes that you make a film are the reasons for its failure.

Failure You Sometimes Film Reasons

By that I mean, I think that it is true that politics and political heroes have to satisfy our need to be greater than mortal in some way, and that's led them into creating illusions, sound bites, focus groups that tell you what to do.

Focus Politics Think Political You

For example, a man who might not have enormous charisma, who could be president 40 years ago, and who was a deserving president, I don't know that George Washington would be a president today, I don't know that Abe Lincoln would, I don't know that Roosevelt would.

Today Man Know Washington President

I think it's a terrible shame that politics has become show business.

Business Politics Think Become Shame

I don't know about liberal bias, but people of a liberal mentality are probably attracted in greater numbers to the arts than people of a conservative mentality.

People Numbers Know Conservative

I've produced my own films for twenty years now - it means I have to talk to less people.

People Now My Own Talk Years Own

It's impossible for me to go into a room or look at a location without a part of my brain photographing it - picking the best angle or looking at the way the light hits.

Light Best Me Brain Impossible Look

The problem with filming something is that we struggle desperately to make three dimensions out of two dimensions. It can't be done.

Struggle Problem Done Three Two Out

The terrible tragedy for every director is to watch an actor do what you want and not have the camera rolling - and never get it back again. So I always try to roll the camera before anybody's really ready.

Camera You Back Tragedy Ready Want

I've spent most of my life trying to make actors comfortable, which I think is 90 percent of getting a good performance.

Life Good Performance Think My Life

I will not ever say that it's good to start with too little preparation, because that's patently not true. But I don't rehearse the way a lot of directors do, to stage a scene in terms of manners and attitudes and lock them in.

Good Preparation Start Manners True

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