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John Sayles Quotes

I’m never at a loss for new projects Picture Quote #1

We just said, ‘Okay, you’re in the movie. Bring what you would bring for a three-day weekend and I hope you like the way you look in it because once you’re on camera, that’s your wardrobe.’ But it worked; it worked and we were very surprised Picture Quote #1

America is a very divided country now. Not only are there red states and blue states, there are now red facts and blue facts. The right-wing believe in creationism. The left in evolution Picture Quote #1

For me the writing, when I’m going to direct it myself, is really just the first draft, and I don’t change it very much; I only change it on average about two lines per movie Picture Quote #1

I don’t have a social agenda. I just don’t choose to ignore what’s in front of me Picture Quote #1

And it was out in the theaters in two weeks. This is not, ‘We’re going to develop twenty-five and maybe one’s going to get made,’ so the first three things I wrote got up on the screen and, good, bad or indifferent, I got to see them on their feet Picture Quote #1

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There are very few distributors left to do off-Hollywood movies, and those distributors generally have got thousands of movies to choose from. So you’re pretty lucky if you get one to even take your movie and it’s pretty rare that they pay anything upfront Picture Quote #1

It’s a mixed crowd at the dogs - black, white, hispanic - but to Walt they all look like Jackie Gleason. Heavyset guys with big plans and polyester souls Picture Quote #1

I’d already made the decision before I’d even read it-just because it was John Sayles. Then when I read it, the themes were actually themes that have been a big part of my life Picture Quote #1

I take the fact that films cost a lot of money very seriously, but once in a while to have somebody say, this is a big scene, take your time with it, is important. That’s John Sayles Picture Quote #1

If you write a movie for Roger Corman, it’s going to get made. You saw it almost the next day Picture Quote #1

I never thought about being a writer as I grew up. A writer wasn’t something I wanted to be. An outfielder was something to be. Most of what I know about style I learned from Roberto Clemente Picture Quote #1

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I made it about a three-day weekend so people wouldn’t have to change their clothes a lot. We didn’t have an art department; we didn’t have a make-up department Picture Quote #1

I always feel that there are no final victories and no final defeats. But it’s true that America is in a hole right now. There are a lot of dead fish in the water Picture Quote #1

Fahrenheit 9/11 took public domain information that should have been on the news every night and put it in a film that a lot of people went to see. But still Bush has never had to answer those charges Picture Quote #1

Basically, if you could get a good trailer out of the script, Roger had no objection to you making a really good movie. He liked it if you did. He liked the more cleverness and ingenuity you could bring to it. He just wasn’t going to give you any more money Picture Quote #1

The hardest thing about movies is doing take 12, 13, and 14, and finding new ways to do the same lines. So the early takes are actually easier and I think there’s more surprises in them Picture Quote #1

Sometimes people can’t afford to work for you, or they’re not interested or available, and you hate to have written the whole movie with somebody in mind and not get them Picture Quote #1

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Assumptions allow the best in life to pass you by Picture Quote #1

For me the writing, when I’m going to direct it myself, is really just the first draft, and I don’t change it very much; I only change it on average about two lines per movie Picture Quote #1

Those are fun, especially if they’re going to shoot them in four weeks, because you know they’re not going to mess with anything you do, so it can be very imaginative Picture Quote #1

There are genres I don’t care for, and I’ve never worked in those genres, and then sometimes there are people that I haven’t liked and I haven’t worked for those people. But if I feel like there’s a movie that I would like to go see, I’ll jump into it Picture Quote #1

When I was really young I didn’t know that there was such a thing as a screenwriter. I wrote stories Picture Quote #1

The hardest thing about movie acting is that if you’re playing a character who changes within the movie, you’ve got to do that, but you’ve got to do it out of sequence, because we never have gotten to shoot in sequence, and that’s really, really tough Picture Quote #1

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In a movie you have all these logistical problems; all these practical problems. But you’re also going to have people come who can do things that you can’t do, and you get to direct their talents Picture Quote #1

I’ve always felt like I was on the margins. Once upon a time that’s what independent used to mean Picture Quote #1

I think I got spoiled and that writing a short story and getting it published, or writing a novel and getting it published, you pretty much get to do the first, second and third draft yourself without a whole lot of interference Picture Quote #1

I take more jobs when I need more money, if I’m investing in films. I take fewer when I don’t. Or if something really good comes along, I usually find a way to do a good job on it in the time that I’ve got Picture Quote #1

I probably wouldn’t have done as many as I did in one year, which I did when I was trying to raise money Picture Quote #1

I like to act. I work for scale. I don’t have an acting agent. I’m in the book Picture Quote #1

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I’m never at a loss for new projects (John Sayles Quotes) We just said, ‘Okay, you’re in the movie. Bring what you would bring for a three-day weekend and I hope you like the way you look in it because once you’re on camera, that’s your wardrobe.’ But it worked; it worked and we were very surprised (John Sayles Quotes) America is a very divided country now. Not only are there red states and blue states, there are now red facts and blue facts. The right-wing believe in creationism. The left in evolution. (John Sayles Quotes) For me the writing, when I’m going to direct it myself, is really just the first draft, and I don’t change it very much; I only change it on average about two lines per movie. (John Sayles Quotes) I don’t have a social agenda. I just don’t choose to ignore what’s in front of me. (John Sayles Quotes) And it was out in the theaters in two weeks. This is not, ‘We’re going to develop twenty-five and maybe one’s going to get made,’ so the first three things I wrote got up on the screen and, good, bad or indifferent, I got to see them on their feet. (John Sayles Quotes) There are very few distributors left to do off-Hollywood movies, and those distributors generally have got thousands of movies to choose from. So you’re pretty lucky if you get one to even take your movie and it’s pretty rare that they pay anything upfront (John Sayles Quotes) It’s a mixed crowd at the dogs - black, white, hispanic - but to Walt they all look like Jackie Gleason. Heavyset guys with big plans and polyester souls (John Sayles Quotes) I’d already made the decision before I’d even read it-just because it was John Sayles. Then when I read it, the themes were actually themes that have been a big part of my life (John Sayles Quotes) I take the fact that films cost a lot of money very seriously, but once in a while to have somebody say, this is a big scene, take your time with it, is important. That’s John Sayles (John Sayles Quotes) If you write a movie for Roger Corman, it’s going to get made. You saw it almost the next day (John Sayles Quotes) I never thought about being a writer as I grew up. A writer wasn’t something I wanted to be. An outfielder was something to be. Most of what I know about style I learned from Roberto Clemente (John Sayles Quotes) I made it about a three-day weekend so people wouldn’t have to change their clothes a lot. We didn’t have an art department; we didn’t have a make-up department (John Sayles Quotes) I always feel that there are no final victories and no final defeats. But it’s true that America is in a hole right now. There are a lot of dead fish in the water (John Sayles Quotes) Fahrenheit 9/11 took public domain information that should have been on the news every night and put it in a film that a lot of people went to see. But still Bush has never had to answer those charges (John Sayles Quotes) Basically, if you could get a good trailer out of the script, Roger had no objection to you making a really good movie. He liked it if you did. He liked the more cleverness and ingenuity you could bring to it. He just wasn’t going to give you any more money (John Sayles Quotes) The hardest thing about movies is doing take 12, 13, and 14, and finding new ways to do the same lines. So the early takes are actually easier and I think there’s more surprises in them (John Sayles Quotes) Sometimes people can’t afford to work for you, or they’re not interested or available, and you hate to have written the whole movie with somebody in mind and not get them (John Sayles Quotes) Assumptions allow the best in life to pass you by (John Sayles Quotes) For me the writing, when I’m going to direct it myself, is really just the first draft, and I don’t change it very much; I only change it on average about two lines per movie (John Sayles Quotes) Those are fun, especially if they’re going to shoot them in four weeks, because you know they’re not going to mess with anything you do, so it can be very imaginative (John Sayles Quotes) There are genres I don’t care for, and I’ve never worked in those genres, and then sometimes there are people that I haven’t liked and I haven’t worked for those people. But if I feel like there’s a movie that I would like to go see, I’ll jump into it (John Sayles Quotes) When I was really young I didn’t know that there was such a thing as a screenwriter. I wrote stories (John Sayles Quotes) The hardest thing about movie acting is that if you’re playing a character who changes within the movie, you’ve got to do that, but you’ve got to do it out of sequence, because we never have gotten to shoot in sequence, and that’s really, really tough (John Sayles Quotes) In a movie you have all these logistical problems; all these practical problems. But you’re also going to have people come who can do things that you can’t do, and you get to direct their talents (John Sayles Quotes) I’ve always felt like I was on the margins. Once upon a time that’s what independent used to mean (John Sayles Quotes) I think I got spoiled and that writing a short story and getting it published, or writing a novel and getting it published, you pretty much get to do the first, second and third draft yourself without a whole lot of interference (John Sayles Quotes) I take more jobs when I need more money, if I’m investing in films. I take fewer when I don’t. Or if something really good comes along, I usually find a way to do a good job on it in the time that I’ve got (John Sayles Quotes) I probably wouldn’t have done as many as I did in one year, which I did when I was trying to raise money (John Sayles Quotes) I like to act. I work for scale. I don’t have an acting agent. I’m in the book (John Sayles Quotes)