John Sayles – Quotes Lover

Michael Moore, whether you like him or hate him, has done something very important.

#John Sayles

Michael Moore, whether you like him or hate him, has done something very important.

But compared to writing a novel, where you can be God, I did the Bay...

#John Sayles

But compared to writing a novel, where you can be God, I did the Bay...

In a movie you have all these logistical problems; all these practical problems. But you're...

#John Sayles

In a movie you have all these logistical problems; all these practical problems. But you're...

My argument has always been that this is not an anti-Bush film, it's a pro-democracy...

#John Sayles

My argument has always been that this is not an anti-Bush film, it's a pro-democracy...

Fahrenheit 9/11 took public domain information that should have been on the news every night...

#John Sayles

Fahrenheit 9/11 took public domain information that should have been on the news every night...

Not that I've always loved the movie when they finally come out, or if they...

#John Sayles

Not that I've always loved the movie when they finally come out, or if they...

For me the writing, when I'm going to direct it myself, is really just the...

#John Sayles

For me the writing, when I'm going to direct it myself, is really just the...

The hardest thing about movie acting is that if you're playing a character who changes...

#John Sayles

The hardest thing about movie acting is that if you're playing a character who changes...

I always feel that there are no final victories and no final defeats. But it's...

#John Sayles

I always feel that there are no final victories and no final defeats. But it's...

The media in America has become so cowed and compromised.

#John Sayles

The media in America has become so cowed and compromised.

I certainly grew up seeing more movies and television than I read books, but when...

#John Sayles

I certainly grew up seeing more movies and television than I read books, but when...

There are genres I don't care for, and I've never worked in those genres, and...

#John Sayles

There are genres I don't care for, and I've never worked in those genres, and...

I figured somebody wrote a story who had a typewriter and I thought that movies...

#John Sayles

I figured somebody wrote a story who had a typewriter and I thought that movies...

There was a widespread indignation in the American media. They were saying, 'How can you...

#John Sayles

There was a widespread indignation in the American media. They were saying, 'How can you...

I figured, 'When is that ever going to happen again?'. So I basically set out...

#John Sayles

I figured, 'When is that ever going to happen again?'. So I basically set out...

There were not fifteen people in the story department and twenty-five producers and stuff. And...

#John Sayles

There were not fifteen people in the story department and twenty-five producers and stuff. And...

I like to act. I work for scale. I don't have an acting agent. I'm...

#John Sayles

I like to act. I work for scale. I don't have an acting agent. I'm...

Those are fun, especially if they're going to shoot them in four weeks, because you...

#John Sayles

Those are fun, especially if they're going to shoot them in four weeks, because you...