For big Hollywood movies, I'm on the more character-driven side of the equation. So, TV is a natural place for me to be because you've got no choice, but to be character-driven. Doug Liman More Quotes by Doug Liman More Quotes From Doug Liman I can't impress people with the pedigree of obscure French filmmakers that got me into film. It was Robert Zemeckis and Steven Spielberg. I really thought I wanted to make dumb action movies. Doug Liman dumb action people I go into a movie sort of saying what it's not going to be. Doug Liman I started my career wanting to make a 'James Bond' movie, and I couldn't get hired! I made 'The Bourne Identity,' and ultimately the impact of that film was that it changed the 'James Bond' franchise. Doug Liman impact careers identity Casting is everything. I put a huge amount of work into casting, and consistently across my career, I am most proud of my bold choices I made in casting. Doug Liman casting careers choices The movie I end up with is the movie I aspired to make. Doug Liman ends I realize I am contradictory: I have an independent filmmaker's sensibility and a Hollywood director's short-attention span. Doug Liman independent attention directors It's no secret that my process is a little bit loose and can be a little bit infuriating to a studio if they don't know what they're signing up for. Doug Liman infuriating secret littles In the real world, if you're in a car chase, you're going to hit a million things and your car is going to end up a total wreck by the end. Doug Liman car real world I think when the United States of America put a man on the moon in 1969, that was one of the greatest accomplishments mankind has ever done. Doug Liman moon men thinking I live in New York City, and I'm making huge action movies. The people that make huge action movies live in L.A., and they're surrounded by other people who make huge action movies. I'm surrounded by people making documentaries! Doug Liman cities new-york people At the end of the day, I like the spy genre, as opposed to the action movie genre, because spies are smart. The successful spies are the smarter spies. Doug Liman smart the-end-of-the-day successful It's better to find a stunt person who can act. It's easier to do that than to find an actor who can do a stunt. Doug Liman easier actors persons It's much easier to do a fight sequence between two people, if one of the two people in the fight is a stunt person, or you're going to risk somebody getting hurt. Doug Liman fighting hurt two I pride myself on doing character-driven movies and, when my movies have worked, it's been because of the right casting and the right character, and it just clicks. Doug Liman casting pride character TV has no choice, but to rely on character, and everybody knows that. I love working in it. It's such a big canvas where, if you're successful, you go on for years. Doug Liman successful character years In movies, you can basically buy the audience into the theater. If you spend enough money on visual effects, even if you are lacking in story and character, you might still pull it off. Doug Liman stories might character If I'm not in love with the script, there's nothing. It doesn't matter what you give me. It has to start with the script. Doug Liman scripts matter giving When you can come across a piece of material that's totally original and fun and completely satisfying, you jump on it. Doug Liman materials pieces fun If you do something that's really original, you discover why everybody else does it the other way, usually. There's a reason cliches exist, 'cause they work. Doug Liman causes doe way Sometimes rules are there to save your life. Doug Liman sometimes
