Jan de Bont Professions : Film cinematographer Born : October 22, 1943 Browse All Authors Top 23 quotes by Jan de Bont In regards to The Haunting, people compared it to the old movie, which is unfair. We didn't have the rights to the movie. I couldn't duplicate a single thing because that would have been legal infringement. Jan de Bont legal single unfair people We're surrounded by violence, and we see so much of it on TV, especially the news programs. We almost become numb. And that forces filmmakers to try to outdo themselves... They say, 'Look what I can do,' and it becomes like a showoff thing. To me, that's ridiculous. Filmmaking isn't a contest! Jan de Bont look me news violence Technology is a major tool in exploring and challenging your creativity, but it can also overtake your creativity... My mind goes very fast, and I can see all kinds of images that would be spectacular on the screen. But they would cost so much money, and would they really make the story that much better? Jan de Bont creativity technology money mind Similar Authors Haskell Wexler film-cinematographer Christopher Doyle film-cinematographer Conrad Hall film-cinematographer Chris Menges film-cinematographer Gabriel Figueroa film-cinematographer Babette Mangolte film-cinematographer All Authors