In motion pictures, the actor rules. The camera served the actor. by Richard Donner

In motion pictures, the actor rules. The camera served the actor.

Richard Donner

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It's only been a couple of times in my life that I've really locked horns with actors. It did not hurt the films, it just hurt the moment of the filmmaking.

movie couple hurt

I realized what you could do in motion pictures by surrounding yo... by Richard Donner

I realized what you could do in motion pictures by surrounding yourself with geniuses.

motion-pictures i-realized genius

Superman was never previewed because the producers didn't trust W... by Richard Donner

Superman was never previewed because the producers didn't trust Warners with the film.

film producers

It was the beginning of film for television. So we had all of these great opportunities. Northwestern was probably the only major film school of its kind at the time that was graduating anybody important.

important opportunity school

It was 1978 when Superman came out, and I kept thinking, Why don't they do something about it? They've done all these crappy attempts at comic book film adaptations. What can we do different? Why don't we just re-release this thing?

different book thinking

If you had the opportunity and some talent, there was no way you couldn't progress, because it was an open market. There was the advertising world, and there was the documentary world.

progress opportunity world

I was tweaked by the idea of Superman immediately. by Richard Donner

I was tweaked by the idea of Superman immediately.

ideas

I was really disappointed that Warner Bros. didn't think highly enough of my film or my filmmaking to ask me to make the new Superman.

movie actors thinking

I was an actor... or, at least, I was trying to be an actor. by Richard Donner

I was an actor... or, at least, I was trying to be an actor.

actors trying

How was I going to make a man fly? How was I going to convince th... by Richard Donner

How was I going to make a man fly? How was I going to convince the public that an actor could fly?

convince actors men

When you make a film, you like to run it with an audience. They tell you you're narrow-minded or subjective, or that seems too long, or that doesn't work.

subjectivity running long

I'm open to comments. I'm open to objective points of view, because I've been very narrow and very subjective.

point-of-view objectivity views

People say, You paid your dues, but I never paid any dues. It's a... by Richard Donner

People say, You paid your dues, but I never paid any dues. It's always been a great trip.

dues journey people

I was painting sets, working in editorial as an assistant, driving their trucks... lying that I knew how to drive a truck... and doing commercials and documentaries.

documentaries assistants lying

It was just the thrill of a lifetime. Brando and Hackman were two... by Richard Donner

It was just the thrill of a lifetime. Brando and Hackman were two of my heroes.

firefighter hero two

I think what some people are doing with effects is starting to ge... by Richard Donner

I think what some people are doing with effects is starting to get silly. It's overused.

stupid silly thinking

VERISIMILITUDE (the appearance or semblance of truth) by Richard Donner

VERISIMILITUDE (the appearance or semblance of truth)

semblance appearance

I had life threats, because people accused me of approaching Brando as God and his son was Jesus. I literally had people saying my blood would run in the streets for doing that.

me god life son

I was very lucky. I started my own commercial company. by Richard Donner

I was very lucky. I started my own commercial company.

own company my-own lucky

I've always wanted to do a Crichton book. I really love his writi... by Richard Donner

I've always wanted to do a Crichton book. I really love his writing.

always writing love book