To me, film right now is dormant. It's a sleeping giant. It's the plaything of corporations. The people who determine what American film is today are no different from high rollers who go to Las Vegas. They just want to…

Quote by William Friedkin

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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.

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 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...

Style is something that's extremely important, but it must grow naturally out of who and...

Style is something that's extremely important, but it must grow naturally out of who and...

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 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.

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...

Technique is of less interest than character and story.

Technique is of less interest than character and story.