KeenBrain
KeenBrain
KeenBrain

William Friedkin Quotes


Share this page on

Quotes by William Friedkin

Showing 1-8 of 8 Quotes by William Friedkin

Style is something that's extremely important, but it must grow naturally out of who and what you are and what the material calls for. It cannot be superimposed.

~William Friedkin

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


I tend to be attracted to characters who are up against a wall with very few alternatives. And the film then becomes an examination of how they cope with very few options. And that's, I guess, what interests me in terms of human behavior.

~William Friedkin

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


I don't know about the rest of you, but I feel pressed and tense almost every day of my life about something or other. And I think it's the one thing, as I look into people's eyes, that I think I share with almost everybody.

~William Friedkin

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


The first work of the director is to set a mood so that the actor's work can take place, so that the actor can create. And in order to do that, you have to communicate, communicate with the actors. And direction is about communication on all levels.

~William Friedkin

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


I really think that sex always looks kind of funny in a movie.

~William Friedkin

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


Violence is not funny.

~William Friedkin

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


Technique is of less interest than character and story.

~William Friedkin

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


The informing idea of what you want to say and do, that's what will take you from film school to professional - the idea. That's what is original to you.

~William Friedkin

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Director

Born: August 29th, 1939

Links

Find William Friedkin on Amazon

Related Authors

Woody Allen
Tim Burton
James Cameron
Stanley Kubrick
George Lucas
David Lynch
Steven Spielberg
Quentin Tarantino

Popular Authors

Anthony Bourdain Johnny Depp Hippocrates Bob Marley Rihanna Emma Stone Harriet Tubman Denzel Washington

Change your beliefs...change your life.

Get a related quote or insight every day.

(it's 100% free)

Follow Us On

Today's Birthdays

1931 - Ram Dass

1741 - Nicolas Chamfort

1773 - James Mill

1812 - Alexander Herzen

1820 - Nadar

1866 - Lincoln Steffens

1882 - Rose Schneiderman

1892 - Donald Wills Douglas

1892 - Lowell Thomas

1895 - Dudley Nichols

Birthdays on April 6th
All Birthdays

Popular Topics

Death Design Family History Intelligence Men Nature Society