John Cassavetes Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

“I think I'm probably one of the worst directors around, but I do have an interest in my fellow man.”

“I won't make shorthand films, because I don't want to manipulate audiences into assuming quick, manufactured truths.”

“No matter how old you get, if you can keep the desire to be creative, you're keeping the man-child alive.”

“We only have two hours to change people's lives.”

“We have problems, terrible problems, but our problems are human problems.”

“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.”

“My mother and father were never frightened of anything. They always felt that they should go through life happily and without fear, and they did that. And it was a great boon to my brother and myself.”

“I don't care about being on top, about being No. 1. I just make movies for a few suckers in the audience, anyway.”

“I hate entertainment.”

“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.”