I only storyboard scenes that require special effects, where it is necessary to communicate through pictures.

Quote by John Boorman

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I look at the story, I look at the idea and just try to think...

I look at the story, I look at the idea and just try to think...

When actors are being defensive and defending their position, that is when you get less...

When actors are being defensive and defending their position, that is when you get less...

It's so easy to manipulate an audience, but it's nearly always clear that you are...

It's so easy to manipulate an audience, but it's nearly always clear that you are...

I was in Japan, and my assistant director had worked with Kurosawa. I used quite...

I was in Japan, and my assistant director had worked with Kurosawa. I used quite...

What is passion? It is surely the becoming of a person. Are we not, for...

What is passion? It is surely the becoming of a person. Are we not, for...

There were two sides to David Lean: on the one side, he was kind of...

There were two sides to David Lean: on the one side, he was kind of...

You can't get an actor to do something that is beyond his range, so you...

You can't get an actor to do something that is beyond his range, so you...

All the great legends are Templates for human behavior. I would define a myth as...

All the great legends are Templates for human behavior. I would define a myth as...

It's better to burn out, then to fade away.

It's better to burn out, then to fade away.

Who knows? Maybe my life belongs to God. Maybe it belongs to me. But I...

Who knows? Maybe my life belongs to God. Maybe it belongs to me. But I...

Legends die hard. They survive as truth rarely does.

Legends die hard. They survive as truth rarely does.

The point is that descriptive writing is very rarely entirely accurate and during the reign...

The point is that descriptive writing is very rarely entirely accurate and during the reign...

We ought to change the legend on our money from In God We Trust to...

We ought to change the legend on our money from In God We Trust to...

Pride and power fall when the person falls, but discoveries of truth form legacies that...

Pride and power fall when the person falls, but discoveries of truth form legacies that...

I would really, really, really like to be a legend like Madonna. Madonna knows what...

I would really, really, really like to be a legend like Madonna. Madonna knows what...

When the legends die, the dreams end; there is no more greatness.

When the legends die, the dreams end; there is no more greatness.

Does progress mean that we dissolve our ancient myths? If we forget our legends, I...

Does progress mean that we dissolve our ancient myths? If we forget our legends, I...