I don't make films to win prizes. I make films to make films. Norman Jewison More Quotes by Norman Jewison More Quotes From Norman Jewison I still get a lot of material but I find that as one gets older you get more fussy. You know you're going spend a year or a year and a half on this and you know there are only so many films in you so you get a little bit more selective. Norman Jewison halflittlesyears I think all Nazis didn't see themselves as bad people. I've never met a racist yet who thought he was a racist. Or an anti-Semite who thought they were anti-Semitic. Norman Jewison racistpeoplethinking Obviously, In The Heat Of The Night was a landmark movie because the timing was perfect. It was in the middle of the Civil Rights Movement. Norman Jewison rightsperfectnight I don't like to think that maybe I'm just getting old. I'm not too excited about watching a huge explosion. I'm more interested in people and characters. Norman Jewison characterpeoplethinking I try to find stories that I would think that everyone would find interesting, and just a good entertaining story, and then if I can find a story that has a raison d'etre behind it that I feel is important then that's the best for me. Norman Jewison importantinterestingthinking When the small independent film, which depends on its artistic appeal rather than wide commercial distribution by an MPAA member, is now denied access, the playing field becomes unfair and uneven. Norman Jewison artisticindependentfields Everything Sholom Aleichem talks about in his plays and his short stories is about people, family, man's relationship with his God, the breaking down of tradition. Norman Jewison playmenpeople But I've never met a racist yet who thinks he's a racist. That's always the disturbing thing about when we begin to look at ourselves. Norman Jewison racistlooksthinking But Madonna has a small amount of talent when it comes to movies. Norman Jewison small-amountsamounttalent Do what you're told, and everything will be all right. Norman Jewison I think you get better as you get older. Norman Jewison get-betterthinking Look, I'm just a storyteller. When I make a film, I never want the film to become a vehicle of social propaganda. Norman Jewison documentarieswantlooks Michael Caine is a movie star, but he's also a great actor. I can't say that about every movie star. It's the concentration he has. Norman Jewison concentrationactorsstars Moonstruck... was one of the few romantic comedies to be nominated for a Best Picture Oscar. Norman Jewison moonstruckoscarscomedy We're always on the side of the animal that's being chased. We always seem to be on the side of the rabbit or the fox and not on the side of the hounds. Norman Jewison totemsrabbitsanimal I mean they're making remakes of my films and I'm not even dead yet! Why would you want to make a remake? Norman Jewison filmwantmean I was really excited to have the opportunity to make Fiddler. Norman Jewison fiddlersexcitedopportunity The album for Fiddler really took off. I think it was a combination of John Williams and the score. It was a very classy big album. Norman Jewison albumsbigsthinking A lot of American actors I work with are in character all day long. You can't talk to them. It's Method and the whole thing. Norman Jewison usacharacterlong I work with a lot of movie stars. Norman Jewison movie-starstars
