John Schlesinger quotes

Hollywood is an extraordinary kind of temporary place. (John Schlesinger)
Symbolism perhaps is a bit in your face, and I've tried my best to control that as best I can as I've grown older and thought that one could approach something with a little more subtlety. View quote
John Schlesinger
I'll never forget the first screening at the Berlin Film Festival. As soon as the film ended there was an outbreak of booing, which made us look at each other with some surprise. View quote
John Schlesinger
That attitude toward women as objects may have worked for the late Sixties, but it doesn't do so now. View quote
John Schlesinger
There are certain actors who are very good at improvising, like Dustin Hoffman and Glenda Jackson. View quote
John Schlesinger
Oh, the relationship with actors and managers and agents and things is a terrible problem sometimes. View quote
John Schlesinger
I've never felt that using something with tongue in cheek has been a bad thing. View quote
John Schlesinger
I met a hustler at a dinner party. He had been invited because I was looking for an adviser to help me with the street scenes. So we put him on the film. View quote
John Schlesinger
We taped all this and then got it transcribed and picked the best lines or ideas or ways to take a scene. I've done that many times, and it can improve the script but also wreck a perfectly good scene. View quote
John Schlesinger
No, United Artists was a very extraordinary organization, because once they had agreed on the director, they believed in letting him have his way. They trusted me, and that doesn't often happen. View quote
John Schlesinger