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Richard Donner Quotes

With the Omen, I really felt I wasn’t in control. It was panic Picture Quote #1

That’s how you get a performance - they put trust in you Picture Quote #1

It’s developing a relationship with actors that makes it work Picture Quote #1

Soon it’s all going to be digital anyway. It’s all going to be saved on a little coin somewhere Picture Quote #1

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? Picture Quote #1

When you make a film, you like to run it with an audience. They tell you you’re narrow-minded or subjective, or that seems too long, or that doesn’t work Picture Quote #1

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I was really disappointed that Warner Bros. Didn’t think highly enough of my film or my filmmaking to ask me to make the new Superman Picture Quote #1

I had life threats, because people accused me of approaching Brando as God and his son was Jesus. I literally had people saying my blood would run in the streets for doing that Picture Quote #1

I was very lucky. I started my own commercial company Picture Quote #1

Superman was never previewed because the producers didn’t trust Warners with the film Picture Quote #1

I realized what you could do in motion pictures by surrounding yourself with geniuses Picture Quote #1

In motion pictures, the actor rules. The camera served the actor Picture Quote #1

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I was an actor... or, at least, I was trying to be an actor Picture Quote #1

Soon it’s all going to be digital anyway. It’s all going to be saved on a little coin somewhere Picture Quote #1

When when my first feature opportunity came along, I wasn’t prepared, but we did it in about 17 days Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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I’m open to comments. I’m open to objective points of view, because I’ve been very narrow and very subjective Picture Quote #1

I was painting sets, working in editorial as an assistant, driving their trucks, lying that I knew how to drive a truck, and doing commercials and documentaries Picture Quote #1

I think what some people are doing with effects is starting to get silly. It’s overused Picture Quote #1

How was I going to make a man fly? How was I going to convince the public that an actor could fly? Picture Quote #1

For me it’s important to get the origin of the character like in the Richard Donner superman. We saw him became slowly a super hero but I think it’s important to take time and stay realistic Picture Quote #1

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With the Omen, I really felt I wasn’t in control. It was panic (Richard Donner Quotes) That’s how you get a performance - they put trust in you (Richard Donner Quotes) It’s developing a relationship with actors that makes it work (Richard Donner Quotes) Soon it’s all going to be digital anyway. It’s all going to be saved on a little coin somewhere. (Richard Donner Quotes) 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? (Richard Donner Quotes) When you make a film, you like to run it with an audience. They tell you you’re narrow-minded or subjective, or that seems too long, or that doesn’t work (Richard Donner Quotes) I was really disappointed that Warner Bros. Didn’t think highly enough of my film or my filmmaking to ask me to make the new Superman (Richard Donner Quotes) I had life threats, because people accused me of approaching Brando as God and his son was Jesus. I literally had people saying my blood would run in the streets for doing that (Richard Donner Quotes) I was very lucky. I started my own commercial company (Richard Donner Quotes) Superman was never previewed because the producers didn’t trust Warners with the film (Richard Donner Quotes) I realized what you could do in motion pictures by surrounding yourself with geniuses (Richard Donner Quotes) In motion pictures, the actor rules. The camera served the actor (Richard Donner Quotes) I was an actor... or, at least, I was trying to be an actor (Richard Donner Quotes) Soon it’s all going to be digital anyway. It’s all going to be saved on a little coin somewhere (Richard Donner Quotes) When when my first feature opportunity came along, I wasn’t prepared, but we did it in about 17 days (Richard Donner Quotes) 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 (Richard Donner Quotes) 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 Quotes) 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 (Richard Donner Quotes) I’m open to comments. I’m open to objective points of view, because I’ve been very narrow and very subjective (Richard Donner Quotes) I was painting sets, working in editorial as an assistant, driving their trucks, lying that I knew how to drive a truck, and doing commercials and documentaries (Richard Donner Quotes) I think what some people are doing with effects is starting to get silly. It’s overused (Richard Donner Quotes) How was I going to make a man fly? How was I going to convince the public that an actor could fly? (Richard Donner Quotes) For me it’s important to get the origin of the character like in the Richard Donner superman. We saw him became slowly a super hero but I think it’s important to take time and stay realistic (Richard Donner Quotes)