George Hickenlooper Quotes & Sayings
13 most famous George Hickenlooper quotes and sayings. These are the first 10 quotes we have for him. He was an American director who passed away on 30 October, 2010.
“I always say be humble but be firm. Humility and openness are the key to success without compromising your beliefs.”
“There's something unique about the United States, a sense of individual rights and freedoms, and a sense of social and civic responsibility that we contributed to so much of the world. We lost that mission in the 1980s and 1990s, when we entered a gilded age, and the culture of individualism became a culture of avarice.”
“Most people, 95% of people, are good people. It's the 5% who get seduced by power.”
“I was very inspired by Les Blank's film 'Burden of Dreams.' I think what's unique about his film and the two I've made is that they're close examinations of filmmakers and how their own emotional experiences reflect in the material they're rendering, and vice versa - how that material sometimes colors their own lives.”
“I'm fascinated by failure, and I'm fascinated by finality. Shakespeare's historical plays are more universal than his comedies because they relate to the finality of life. Without finality, life would not be beautiful.”
“Kelly Preston is a remarkable human being and a great dramatic actress. It was a privilege as a director to tap into this part of her. Rarely do I make a kind of spiritual connection with my cast. Kelly was a wonderful exception. She is truly very special and I adore her.”
“Simon Monjack had nothing to do with 'Factory Girl.' He filed a frivolous lawsuit against us... making bogus claims that we had stolen his script. He held us literally to hostage and we were forced to settle with him as he held our production over a barrel.”
“Generally in my films like 'Hearts of Darkness' or 'Picture This,' I try not to make myself a presence in the film.”
“I'm very strongly in favor of the auteur theory.”
“As a filmmaker I find it much more rewarding to work with actors who are classically trained. It's about the work and only the work.”
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