Philip Kaufman quotes

You can have a lot of unhappiness by not having money, but the reverse is no guarantee of happiness. (Philip Kaufman)
Whatever you think of de Sade, he was a complex figure and we should not look for easy answers with him. He was, strangely perhaps, against the death penalty, and he was never put in prison for murders or anything like that. View quote
Philip Kaufman
To me, thoughts are fun and art is fun. The strength of our society should not be idle entertainments but the joy of pursuing ideas. View quote
Philip Kaufman
They are always very lax about putting restrictions on violence for children's movies, which I think is much more harrowing than sexuality for children. View quote
Philip Kaufman
Similarly, the Marquis is presented in this film as someone who would disturb the status quo and therefore must be kept imprisoned. View quote
Philip Kaufman
The truth is, I'm drawn to all kinds of things. View quote
Philip Kaufman
What's really interesting about that is that a lot of these words that were incendiary in their time now seem almost harmless and laughable, because they have this archaic quality. View quote
Philip Kaufman
But you know, there's always a danger nowadays that films are gonna be brought up to Canada for budget reasons. And that's something that really concerns me. View quote
Philip Kaufman
I read, therefore I'm interested in writers. View quote
Philip Kaufman
Whereas European films have traditionally been able to go into adult relationships. I think there's a huge audience in America for those kinds of films. View quote
Philip Kaufman