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.

Quote by William Friedkin

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Technique is of less interest than character and story.

Technique is of less interest than character and story.

The informing idea of what you want to say and do, that's what will take...

The informing idea of what you want to say and do, that's what will take...

To me, film right now is dormant. It's a sleeping giant. It's the plaything of...

To me, film right now is dormant. It's a sleeping giant. It's the plaything of...

The first work of the director is to set a mood so that the actor's...

The first work of the director is to set a mood so that the actor's...

Violence is not funny.

Violence is not funny.

I don't know about the rest of you, but I feel pressed and tense almost...

I don't know about the rest of you, but I feel pressed and tense almost...

I tend to be attracted to characters who are up against a wall with very...

I tend to be attracted to characters who are up against a wall with very...

I really think that sex always looks kind of funny in a movie.

I really think that sex always looks kind of funny in a movie.

Violence is not funny.

Violence is not funny.

I really think that sex always looks kind of funny in a movie.

I really think that sex always looks kind of funny in a movie.

The public has lost the habit of movie-going because the cinema no longer possesses the...

The public has lost the habit of movie-going because the cinema no longer possesses the...

Drama is life with the dull bits left out.

Drama is life with the dull bits left out.

Life is the movie you see through your own eyes. It makes little difference what's...

Life is the movie you see through your own eyes. It makes little difference what's...

All television ever did was shrink the demand for ordinary movies. The demand for extraordinary...

All television ever did was shrink the demand for ordinary movies. The demand for extraordinary...

The movie medium will eventually take its place as art because there is no other...

The movie medium will eventually take its place as art because there is no other...

I don't know if All About My Mother is my best film yet. I haven't...

I don't know if All About My Mother is my best film yet. I haven't...

A good film script should be able to do completely without dialogue.

A good film script should be able to do completely without dialogue.

I have strong feelings about gun control. If there's a gun around, I want to...

I have strong feelings about gun control. If there's a gun around, I want to...

I'll walk through fire to do what I do because the movie business, when it's...

I'll walk through fire to do what I do because the movie business, when it's...

Heigh ho, heigh ho! It's off to work we go.

Heigh ho, heigh ho! It's off to work we go.