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Terry Zwigoff Quotes

A good script and perfect casting, that’s 90 percent of the work Picture Quote #1

The films I want to make, I really want to be passionate about Picture Quote #1

I gotta tell you, I don’t have many close friends, and if I do wind up making friends with somebody, it takes me a long time, usually Picture Quote #1

My hat’s off to documentary filmmakers. I don’t know if I’m ever going back to it. You’re treated like a second-class citizen at most film festivals. You take the bus while everybody else is flown first-class. If you’re a feature film director, you’re put in a five-star hotel, and if you’re a documentary director, you stay in a Motel 6 Picture Quote #1

If I see my films described as ‘quirky’ or, even worse, ‘snarky’ one more time, I’m going to probably seriously consider an early retirement. All these years, I’ve labored under the conceit that they were darkly humorous.’ Picture Quote #1

People think I have an interest in comics, but I’m only interested in comics from the 40s, like ‘Donald Duck’ comics Picture Quote #1

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The things I want to make into a film, they’re personal, esoteric things, and I don’t expect anyone else to like them as much as I do. I generally like my films more than anybody else will Picture Quote #1

I collect old Coon Chicken Inn memorabilia. I collect black memorabilia, like old minstrel posters. It was a real place. There was one in Seattle, one in Portland, and one in Salt Lake City. They started in 1925, and then they went out of business around 1958 Picture Quote #1

I try to make a film that’s very entertaining, very funny, but also gives you something to think about. And the strongest thing I have to offer is my point of view, to get across how I see the world in hopes that it can change the way other people see the world, hopefully for the better Picture Quote #1

Maybe if I found something I was really passionate about, which is entirely possible, I would make another documentary, but it’s not a good career choice for anybody. I don’t recommend it Picture Quote #1

I was inspired to do anything I could to get out of what I was doing... today, I’m motivated to pay the bills Picture Quote #1

A lot of things I have turned down ended up being a big embarrassment. Like that script, ‘The Beaver.’ I thought that was one of the worst scripts I had ever read. But everyone said, ‘Ooh it’s on the Black List.’ Yeah, well, good for it. They’re a bunch of idiots. I saw the final film, and there were no surprises Picture Quote #1

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I don’t like most Christmas movies. They’re pretty bad, though they seem to make tons of money anyway. Like this movie ‘Elf,’ I got the script for that, and I turned it down right away. Against my wife’s better judgment Picture Quote #1

If I start paying attention to the mechanics of a film while watching it, then it’s generally a bad film Picture Quote #1

For a long time, there was this rumor that I turned down doing ‘Austin Powers,’ which is not true. While they did send me the script, I don’t think I was ever a serious consideration to direct it. I’m sure they probably sent it to 20 others as well Picture Quote #1

I’ve stopped going to see art films because every critic gives them four stars and say things like ‘masterpiece,’ ‘spellbinding’ and ‘mesmerizing.’ I mean, they’re doing that with my film, but I don’t want to use those blurbs. Critical reviews aren’t worth too much anymore because just about every film can get one or two of them Picture Quote #1

I never saw a department store Santa as a kid. My mother was afraid to take me Picture Quote #1

Whereas my producer literally worked on this thing for 10 years and because I gave that presenter credit to David Lynch, she to this day never gets credit. It really kills me Picture Quote #1

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Certain types of films will never test well. My films never seem to test well Picture Quote #1

I was inspired to do anything I could to get out of what I was doing... Today, I’m motivated to pay the bills Picture Quote #1

And I sense it was a rather constructed, almost half narrative fiction film in some ways. A lot of it was staged and manipulated to get those things in there that I knew to be strong Picture Quote #1

Saying that all documentaries are the same is like saying all foreign films are the same Picture Quote #1

I hope they get something of interest out of it, but I’d rather they all hate it and I like it, instead of vice versa... I make films to please myself first, and if the audience likes them, all the better Picture Quote #1

Because I found myself telling the story of his family to people without the visual aids that I was able to employ by filming them eventually. But I very much knew exactly what I was going to do Picture Quote #1

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A good script and perfect casting, that’s 90 percent of the work (Terry Zwigoff Quotes) The films I want to make, I really want to be passionate about (Terry Zwigoff Quotes) I gotta tell you, I don’t have many close friends, and if I do wind up making friends with somebody, it takes me a long time, usually. (Terry Zwigoff Quotes) My hat’s off to documentary filmmakers. I don’t know if I’m ever going back to it. You’re treated like a second-class citizen at most film festivals. You take the bus while everybody else is flown first-class. If you’re a feature film director, you’re put in a five-star hotel, and if you’re a documentary director, you stay in a Motel 6. (Terry Zwigoff Quotes) If I see my films described as ‘quirky’ or, even worse, ‘snarky’ one more time, I’m going to probably seriously consider an early retirement. All these years, I’ve labored under the conceit that they were darkly humorous.’ (Terry Zwigoff Quotes) People think I have an interest in comics, but I’m only interested in comics from the 40s, like ‘Donald Duck’ comics. (Terry Zwigoff Quotes) The things I want to make into a film, they’re personal, esoteric things, and I don’t expect anyone else to like them as much as I do. I generally like my films more than anybody else will. (Terry Zwigoff Quotes) I collect old Coon Chicken Inn memorabilia. I collect black memorabilia, like old minstrel posters. It was a real place. There was one in Seattle, one in Portland, and one in Salt Lake City. They started in 1925, and then they went out of business around 1958. (Terry Zwigoff Quotes) I try to make a film that’s very entertaining, very funny, but also gives you something to think about. And the strongest thing I have to offer is my point of view, to get across how I see the world in hopes that it can change the way other people see the world, hopefully for the better. (Terry Zwigoff Quotes) Maybe if I found something I was really passionate about, which is entirely possible, I would make another documentary, but it’s not a good career choice for anybody. I don’t recommend it. (Terry Zwigoff Quotes) I was inspired to do anything I could to get out of what I was doing... today, I’m motivated to pay the bills. (Terry Zwigoff Quotes) A lot of things I have turned down ended up being a big embarrassment. Like that script, ‘The Beaver.’ I thought that was one of the worst scripts I had ever read. But everyone said, ‘Ooh it’s on the Black List.’ Yeah, well, good for it. They’re a bunch of idiots. I saw the final film, and there were no surprises. (Terry Zwigoff Quotes) I don’t like most Christmas movies. They’re pretty bad, though they seem to make tons of money anyway. Like this movie ‘Elf,’ I got the script for that, and I turned it down right away. Against my wife’s better judgment. (Terry Zwigoff Quotes) If I start paying attention to the mechanics of a film while watching it, then it’s generally a bad film. (Terry Zwigoff Quotes) For a long time, there was this rumor that I turned down doing ‘Austin Powers,’ which is not true. While they did send me the script, I don’t think I was ever a serious consideration to direct it. I’m sure they probably sent it to 20 others as well. (Terry Zwigoff Quotes) I’ve stopped going to see art films because every critic gives them four stars and say things like ‘masterpiece,’ ‘spellbinding’ and ‘mesmerizing.’ I mean, they’re doing that with my film, but I don’t want to use those blurbs. Critical reviews aren’t worth too much anymore because just about every film can get one or two of them. (Terry Zwigoff Quotes) I never saw a department store Santa as a kid. My mother was afraid to take me (Terry Zwigoff Quotes) Whereas my producer literally worked on this thing for 10 years and because I gave that presenter credit to David Lynch, she to this day never gets credit. It really kills me (Terry Zwigoff Quotes) Certain types of films will never test well. My films never seem to test well (Terry Zwigoff Quotes) I was inspired to do anything I could to get out of what I was doing... Today, I’m motivated to pay the bills (Terry Zwigoff Quotes) And I sense it was a rather constructed, almost half narrative fiction film in some ways. A lot of it was staged and manipulated to get those things in there that I knew to be strong (Terry Zwigoff Quotes) Saying that all documentaries are the same is like saying all foreign films are the same (Terry Zwigoff Quotes) I hope they get something of interest out of it, but I’d rather they all hate it and I like it, instead of vice versa... I make films to please myself first, and if the audience likes them, all the better (Terry Zwigoff Quotes) Because I found myself telling the story of his family to people without the visual aids that I was able to employ by filming them eventually. But I very much knew exactly what I was going to do (Terry Zwigoff Quotes)