Howard Hawks quotes

I'm a storyteller - that's the chief function of a director. And they're moving pictures, let's make 'em move! (Howard Hawks)
A good movie is three good scenes and no bad scenes. View quote
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I think girls who insult people are very attractive. View quote
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You can't fix a bad script after you start shooting. The problems on the page only get bigger as they move to the big screen. View quote
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John Wayne represents more force, more power than anyone else on the screen. View quote
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When you've got some talent, your job is to use it. View quote
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The western is the simplest form of drama - a gun, death. View quote
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I guarantee you that two directors that are any good can take the same story, change the name of the characters, change the name of the town, and make an entirely different picture. View quote
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I made 'Rio Bravo' with John Wayne. It worked out pretty well and we both liked it, so a few years later we decided to make it again. Worked out pretty good that time, too. View quote
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There's action only if there is danger. View quote
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I get a little sick of these New Yorkers who want me to make some psychic thing, like 'The Left-Handed Gun.' They don't know anything about Western history. (Howard Hawks)