John McTiernan, the director, is not Ingmar Bergman. He does action-adventure movies.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Mr. Bergman had a great imagination and saw the possibilities within every one of his actors, and he gave us great challenges. It was very inspiring.
But I would like to think that it's the actor that makes the difference in these cases. Not the director, not the guy that wrote the book, not the guy that adapted it for the screen, but the actor.
In cinema, the leading player is the director.
I'm an actor; I'm not a director.
He wasn't directing it, of course, so I didn't work with Hitchcock.
Sometimes I get a little tired of it. But you know, what a privilege, to get tired of working with Ingmar Bergman.
No director wants to be directed, but no good director... would shy away from the good ideas of others.
I've been directed by other actors, and being an actor doesn't make you a good director.
The director, of course, was Bob Fosse. But again, I worked with my father to prepare for the role.
The way I see it, if you're going to make an action movie, you've got to make one with John Woo.