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How was I going to make a man fly? How was I going to convince the public that an actor could fly?
Richard Donner
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.
Richard Donner
I'm open to comments. I'm open to objective points of view, because I've been very narrow and very subjective.
Richard Donner
In motion pictures, the actor rules. The camera served the actor.
Richard Donner
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.
Richard Donner
That's how you get a performance - they put trust in you.
Richard Donner
It was just the thrill of a lifetime. Brando and Hackman were two of my heroes.
Richard Donner
I was an actor... or, at least, I was trying to be an actor.
Richard Donner
I was tweaked by the idea of Superman immediately.
Richard Donner
People say, You paid your dues, but I never paid any dues. It's always been a great trip.
Richard Donner
I think what some people are doing with effects is starting to get silly. It's overused.
Richard Donner
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.
Richard Donner
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.
Richard Donner
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?
Richard Donner
Superman was never previewed because the producers didn't trust Warners with the film.
Richard Donner
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.
Richard Donner
When I was doing half-hour shows, I loved it and was preparing myself for the hour shows. Then when I did the hour shows, I was preparing myself for the specials and features.
Richard Donner
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.
Richard Donner
I've always wanted to do a Crichton book. I really love his writing.
Richard Donner
It's developing a relationship with actors that makes it work.
Richard Donner
Soon it's all going to be digital anyway. It's all going to be saved on a little coin somewhere.
Richard Donner
When when my first feature opportunity came along, I wasn't prepared, but we did it in about 17 days.
Richard Donner
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