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I don't go to the movies much...

I don't go to the movies much anymore. There's very little that draws me. I watch mostly the older stuff, and I often don't sit through the new films.

William Friedkin 66 quotes

When you make a Blu-ray, its ...

When you make a Blu-ray, its not the same as the print process was. You have little or no control over any print that was ever made. You are a victim of the 35mm printing process.

William Friedkin 66 quotes

One of my themes is that ther...

One of my themes is that there is good and evil in everyone. I was not out to make these guys heroes. I really don't believe in heroes. The best of people have a dark side and it's a constant struggle for the better side to survive and to thrive.

William Friedkin 66 quotes

I don't believe that Citizen ...

I don't believe that Citizen Kane or Gone With the Wind, or any damn picture that you can name, would be better off in 3D. I think it's a gimmick. I find 3D distracting.

William Friedkin 66 quotes

I have to see the whole scene...

I have to see the whole scene in my head before I go out and do it. Which I do. I will envision the entire scene before I shoot it.

William Friedkin 66 quotes

The only gay people who remai...

The only gay people who remain in the closet are those who choose to, who don't want to publicly declare their sexuality, which is true of heterosexual people as well. I don't walk around with a button or a T-shirt that says "I am a heterosexual." I don't think sexuality defines a person. It's one small part of who you are, in my view. You are many things, and I never felt that people were defined by their sexuality solely. Although God knows, as a minority, gay people have taken serious lumps for their sexual preferences. As has every minority.

William Friedkin 66 quotes

I believe today that there is...

I believe today that there is no film and no shot in a film that is worth a squirrel getting a sprained ankle.

William Friedkin 66 quotes

The digital process gives me ...

The digital process gives me total control over how I want the film to look. The films look like they did when I was first looking through the viewfinder.

William Friedkin 66 quotes

Every time you run a 35mm pri...

Every time you run a 35mm print, it picks up scratches. It picks up dirt. Sometimes it breaks, and you have to re-splice it. You lose frames. This doesn't happen with digital or Blu-ray. I think that's great. Because I love the new media.

William Friedkin 66 quotes

The art of movies is to allow...

The art of movies is to allow the audience to suspend their disbelief. They need to use their imaginations.

William Friedkin 66 quotes

You don't need great actors t...

You don't need great actors to do a 3D picture. All of this condescending stuff that they put out? "Oh, we will always need actors." Bullshit! They are able to take anybody and put some markers on them, and have them walk through an empty room. Then they paint in the background.

William Friedkin 66 quotes

If you're a movie star, the s...

If you're a movie star, the studios don't want you to act. They just want you to show up and look good and chase girls and have a lot of laughs.

William Friedkin 66 quotes

Directing is a nice job. It's...

Directing is a nice job. It's the best job for me. If i had to pay money to do it, I would do itIt's problematical. It's disapointing often. It's very challenging. It's frustrating as hell. It's extremely demanding and totally satisfying work. And if I wasn't doing this, I would have to do legitimate work for a living. There are guys out there really working for a living, cleaning streets or coal mining, teaching. Directing is playing. Acting.

William Friedkin 66 quotes

I'm not a fan of 3D. But I am...

I'm not a fan of 3D. But I am a huge fan of digital imagery. Because it allows a filmmaker much more latitude to appreciate their own visions and dreams.

William Friedkin 66 quotes

And it was only a week later t...

And it was only a week later that I realized a close up of Steve McQueen was worth the greatest landscape you could find.

William Friedkin 66 quotes

One of my themes is that there...

One of my themes is that there is good and evil in everyone. I was not out to make these guys heroes. I really don't believe in heroes. The best of people have a dark side and it's a constant struggle for the better side to survive and to thrive.

William Friedkin 66 quotes

Ive never seen a more terrifyi...

Ive never seen a more terrifying film than THE BABADOOK.It will scare the hell out of you as it did me.

William Friedkin 66 quotes

Directing is a nice job. It's ...

Directing is a nice job. It's the best job for me. If i had to pay money to do it, I would do itIt's problematical. It's disapointing often. It's very challenging. It's frustrating as hell. It's extremely demanding and totally satisfying work. And if I wasn't doing this, I would have to do legitimate work for a living. There are guys out there really working for a living, cleaning streets or coal mining, teaching. Directing is playing. Acting.

William Friedkin 66 quotes

But the audience is right. The...

But the audience is right. They're always, always right. You hear directors complain that the advertising was lousy, the distribution is no good, the date was wrong to open the film. I don't believe that. The audience is never wrong. Never.

William Friedkin 66 quotes

Style is something that's extr...

Style is something that's extremely important, but it must grow naturally out of who and what you are and what the material calls for. It cannot be superimposed.

William Friedkin 66 quotes

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