We don't take the time to be vulnerable with each other John Cassavetes More Quotes by John Cassavetes More Quotes From John Cassavetes There is no reason why a serious film, one about life, can't be enjoyable, maybe even fun. Emotions can be very entertaining, you know. I try to use them generously in my films. John Cassavetes you serious fun life Commercial movies have no feeling, no sensitivity. Most people tell me people won't understand films with feeling. But everyone can feel. John Cassavetes feel feeling me people I think people are very stiff. Money makes people stiff, and we want it, and we have to pay the penalty. I never agreed with stiffness. I think people have an understanding of what their life is. I define success by being a realist and not humiliating people. I'm a revolutionary - but not in the political sense. John Cassavetes money success life people I have a one-track mind. That's all that I'm interested in - love. And the lack of it. When it stops. John Cassavetes lack interested mind love I think I probably have the philosophy of a poor man. You know, like maybe I'd steal the pennies off a dead man's eyes. John Cassavetes eyes think you man You know as a director what you want, but the film is smarter than you, the film says no, the film says there's something more here. John Cassavetes something know you want People have said that my films are very difficult to watch, that they're experiences you are put through rather than ones you enjoy, and it's true. John Cassavetes true you enjoy people