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John Frankenheimer Quotes

John Frankenheimer quotes

American Director February 19, 1930 – July 6, 2002

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The first thing is that we're being attacked by both the Writers Guild and the Producers Guild. Both of these groups are trying to diminish the importance and strength of the director. They're trying to do it through both frontal and side attacks. John Frankenheimer
It's very eclectic, the way one chooses subjects in the movie business, especially in the commercial movie business. You need to develop material yourself or material is presented to you as an assignment to direct. John Frankenheimer
John Frankenheimer quote: "The first assistant director is just so important that the..."
The first assistant director is just so important that the choice of that person is critical to the movie. John Frankenheimer
John Frankenheimer quote: "So I've had really great assistant directors for my last seven..."
So I've had really great assistant directors for my last seven movies. John Frankenheimer
I mean, this whole digital revolution is really eroding the director's importance on a movie because, number one, just from a practical standpoint, with floppy disks and the ability to put all of the film onto a disk, more people have access to the movie. John Frankenheimer
If you cast the picture correctly, you have a whole lot of leeway. You can make mistakes in other aspects but pull it off with the right actors. John Frankenheimer
Historically the director has been the key creative element in a film and we must maintain that. We must protect that, in spite of the fact that there is new technology that's continually trying to erode that. John Frankenheimer
Then I usually leave the choice of the second assistant director and any other assistant directors to the first assistant director, who will choose because he or she is responsible for the conduct and the efficiency of the second assistant directors. John Frankenheimer
John Frankenheimer quote: "I've found that the more experts you have on a movie, the less..."
I've found that the more experts you have on a movie, the less control the director has. John Frankenheimer
John Frankenheimer quote: "One of the first lessons you learn as an actor is to listen."
One of the first lessons you learn as an actor is to listen. John Frankenheimer
John Frankenheimer quote: "I think I've made some pretty decent films in the '80s and '90s."
I think I've made some pretty decent films in the '80s and '90s. John Frankenheimer
But I really am very active in the choice of the line producer with the producer of record and the distributing company, because I've had some terrible, terrible experiences with some line producers, particularly in cable. John Frankenheimer
John Frankenheimer quote: "If you don't cast well, you can be in real trouble."
If you don't cast well, you can be in real trouble. John Frankenheimer
John Frankenheimer quote: "I look at actors very closely. It's not an accident when the..."
I look at actors very closely. It's not an accident when the actors excel. John Frankenheimer
John Frankenheimer quote: "The accolades usually come when you're dead or too old to get..."
The accolades usually come when you're dead or too old to get a job. John Frankenheimer

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