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It was just the thrill of a lifetime. Brando and Hackman were two of my heroes.

~Richard Donner

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I realized what you could do in motion pictures by surrounding yourself with geniuses.

~Richard Donner

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I was really disappointed that Warner Bros. didn't think highly enough of my film or my filmmaking to ask me to make the new Superman.

~Richard Donner

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In motion pictures, the actor rules. The camera served the actor.

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It's only been a couple of times in my life that I've really locked horns with actors. It did not hurt the films, it just hurt the moment of the filmmaking.

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How was I going to make a man fly? How was I going to convince the public that an actor could fly?

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I had life threats, because people accused me of approaching Brando as God and his son was Jesus. I literally had people saying my blood would run in the streets for doing that.

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I think what some people are doing with effects is starting to get silly. It's overused.

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I was an actor... or, at least, I was trying to be an actor.

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I was painting sets, working in editorial as an assistant, driving their trucks, lying that I knew how to drive a truck, and doing commercials and documentaries.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Director

Born: April 24th, 1930

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