God knows, as a minority, gay people have taken serious lumps for their sexual preferences. As has every minority. William Friedkin More Quotes by William Friedkin More Quotes From William Friedkin With all of my films that are on DVD and Blu-ray, I have spent weeks with them in a color timing room. Just changing or enhancing them. I have been desaturating the color. Sometimes I will make a scene bluer or redder. I do use the new medium. I believe in it. William Friedkin dvds color believe To me, the art of movies is to take a two-dimensional image and give the illusion of depth. William Friedkin giving two art The first work of the director is to set a mood so that the actor's work can take place, so that the actor can create. And in order to do that, you have to communicate, communicate with the actors. And direction is about communication on all levels. William Friedkin communication order directors With The Exorcist we said what we wanted to say. Neither one of us view it as a horror film. We view it as a film about the mysteries of faith. It's easier for people to call it a horror film. Or a great horror film. Or the greatest horror film ever made. Whenever I see that, I feel a great distance from it. William Friedkin distance views people There are many untalented people making millions of dollars in the film business. William Friedkin dollars film people Even with some of the best action films like 'The Bourne Ultimatum,' which is a great action film with a great chase sequence, so much of it is computer-generated. But that doesn't bother me. I think it works. It's fantastic. William Friedkin computer action thinking Technique is of less interest than character and story. William Friedkin technique stories character The informing idea of what you want to say and do, that's what will take you from film school to professional - the idea. That's what is original to you. William Friedkin want ideas school You don't leave the film alone. You have a new audience, and you have a new medium. Why would you leave it alone? Film is not an antique. It's not a relic. It's not a Leonardo da Vinci. I don't want someone painting over a da Vinci or Rembrandt. But these movies aren't that. William Friedkin antiques painting want And it was only a week later that I realized a close up of Steve McQueen was worth the greatest landscape you could find. William Friedkin i-realized landscape week Sam Jackson is a director's dream. Some actors hope to find their character during shooting. He knows his character before shooting. Sam's old-school. I just got out of his way. I never did more than two takes with Sam.-william friedkin William Friedkin old-school dream character Edgar Allan Poe is considered the great writer of horror stories, perhaps the greatest - I will say the greatest William Friedkin allan-poe horror-stories great-writers The Blu-ray is the real cinematech of world cinema. That's how it's being preserved. All of these guys that are trying to preserve 35mm negatives? They are wasting their time. There are better ways to see and project this stuff. It's called digital. William Friedkin guy real trying I really think that sex always looks kind of funny in a movie. William Friedkin movie sex thinking Sure, you could go out and make Jaws today. But all of the sequels to Jaws weren't good. They are all worthless. The Godfather II is the only sequel that I have ever seen that is as good as or better than the original. William Friedkin sequels originals today I'm not a fan of Star Wars. That is not for me. That is for my nephews and nieces. I don't get it. William Friedkin niece stars war I have seen lampoons of my work. And I have really enjoyed them. But I would never do another version of The Exorcist. William Friedkin exorcist versions enjoyed The thing that interests me is the good and evil in everybody. I don't have conventional heroes in the films that I directed, because I believe there's good and evil in everybody. William Friedkin hero evil believe If you call yourself a non-believer, you're referring to disbelief in something, and you're acknowledging that there is something to believe in or not. William Friedkin disbelief referring believe I don't think sexuality defines a person. It's one small part of who you are, in my view. You are many things, and I never felt that people were defined by their sexuality solely. William Friedkin views people thinking