I have no interest in making a 'Vietnam' film, no interest in making a direct political statement.
From Michael Cimino
Would you ask Picasso to explain 'Guernica?' Would you ask Nabokov to explain 'Lolita?' Would you ask Tolstoy about 'War and Peace?' No, you wouldn't dare.
Does anyone remember who shot Kubrick's movies? Do you remember who shot David Lean's movies? No one remembers who shot 'Dr. Strangelove' or 'Barry Lyndon.'
They've said everything about me that they could: racist, Marxist, rightist, homophobic, sex change - I don't know what else they could come up with.
I cut 'Deer Hunter' myself.
I have no personal life.
A film reflects who you are as a building reflects the soul of its architect. I think what you feel and what you think and what you are is what the film is. It's not for me to talk about.
If you don't get it right, what's the point?
Encountering a real place enhances the performances of actors in subtle ways and changes the spiritual texture of the film.
There is always that need to feel that you're doing your possible best.
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