Lloyd Kaufman Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“I hope that all new filmmakers see that the Internet and social media are helpful tools in establishing a fan base as well as being able to interact with your fans.”

“My roommate at Yale University introduced me to the auteur theory of filmmaking. I soon became a big fan of the works of John Ford, Kenji Mizoguchi, Ernst Lubitsch, and Stan Brakhage. I then decided to make my own films!”

“Movies are art and the spirit of the movie depends on the creators.”

“It is up to us to produce better-quality movies.”

“I like fat people more then I like thin people, things are always a lot more funnier when they happen to fat people.”

“That DMC Act is a disgrace. And the problem with independent art in this country is that independent artists have been economically blacklisted.”

“If someone offered me a hundred million dollars to make a movie? I would first remind him that there are 850 million people in the world who don't have enough to eat.”

“The dean of the American Film Institute has written that I'm one of the very few auteurs in America. I've had freedom for 40 years to create art that is totally personal and is what I believe in.”

“There is no way I could have ever dared to make a documentary, much less have the money to make a documentary, if it was on 16mm. But, with the magic of digital.”