And Twin Peaks, the Film is the craziest film in the history of cinema. I have no idea what happened, I have no idea what I saw, all I know is that I left the theater floating six feet above the ground. Votes: 21
Kubrick is a machine, a mutant, a Martian. He has no human feeling whatsoever. But it's great when the machine films other machines, as in 2001. Votes: 9
Whereas with Sirk, everything is always filmed. No matter what the script, he's always a real director. Votes: 8
When you see the films of certain young directors, you get the impression that film history begins for them around 1980. Votes: 7
For me, the film has to be incredibly bad to make me want to pack up and leave. Votes: 2
And I took a long time to appreciate Lynch. Votes: 2
I guess I like a lot of directors. Or at least I try to. Votes: 2
Their films would probably be better if they'd seen a few more films, which runs counter to this idiotic theory that you run the risk of being influenced if you see too much." Votes: 1
And the fact that I see so many films really seems to amaze certain people. Votes: 1
I reject the word 'script' entirely-at any rate in the usual sense. I prefer the old usage-usually scenario-which it had in the Commedia dell'Arte, meaning an outline or scheme: it implies a dynamism, a number of ideas and principles from which one can set out to find the best possible approach to filming. Votes: 0
Many filmmakers pretend that they never see anything, which has always seemed odd to me. Votes: 0
Cocteau is someone who has made such a profound impression on me that there's no doubt he's influenced every one of my films. Votes: 0