People don't talk about how hard it is to make a movie. Nobody does. Ever. — Doug Liman Copy Share Image
I think that I learned a studio system prefers a sort of professionalism from the director. — Doug Liman Copy Share Image
Amazon may be the only studio that's run by people who come out of making independent movies, real hands-on moviemaking. — Doug Liman Copy Share Image
There's a weird intellectual approach to filmmaking, where I pose a question to myself and use the film to try and answer… — Doug Liman Copy Share Image
When you have films like 'Bourne' that succeed, not only does it beget sequels, but it begets people taking chances. — Doug Liman Copy Share Image
It turns out that it's easier to do politics in a movie. People really don't want it in their TV. — Doug Liman Copy Share Image
I went to USC film school, briefly, which is a very traditional film school. — Doug Liman Copy Share Image
At the end of the day, the less money you have, the easier it is to make a movie. — Doug Liman Copy Share Image
I'm very interested in politics, and I feel TV is a more political medium than film. — Doug Liman Copy Share Image
When I'm working on a film, I think about how it will play with a tiny audience of friends whose opinions I… — Doug Liman Copy Share Image
From a production point of view, I still have one foot firmly planted in the independent film world, and much of the… — Doug Liman Copy Share Image
It's very hard for a studio to take a chance on a piece of original material. They used to have the fall-back… — Doug Liman Copy Share Image
I don't necessarily think that having more money helps make you make a better film. Sometimes having less money is better. You're… — Doug Liman Copy Share Image
A movie like 'Edge of Tomorrow' is so huge and complex - the spectacle and action is all-consuming - and that on… — Doug Liman Copy Share Image
I never want to repeat myself. I can't imagine anything else as upsetting as realizing I'm redoing something I did before. For… — Doug Liman Copy Share Image
Sometimes there are films like 'Mr. and Mrs. Smith' which turned out better than it deserved to be, but in the case… — Doug Liman Copy Share Image
I started my career wanting to make a 'James Bond' movie, and I couldn't get hired! I made 'The Bourne Identity,' and… — Doug Liman Copy Share Image
So many of Spielberg's films inspired my imagination growing up. And then there are British films like 'The Full Monty' and 'Waking… — Doug Liman Copy Share Image
With 'Invisible,' I didn't want to create something that requires you to watch it more than once; I don't even expect people… — Doug Liman Copy Share Image
To be honest, when I started watching VR content, I was mostly disappointed and thought people could do better - not that… — Doug Liman Copy Share Image
When you make a war movie, the other side has to be the enemy. You're making a war movie from the point… — Doug Liman Copy Share Image
My characters in my movies are all flawed. You'll probably never see Tom Hanks in a Doug Liman film. He plays, you… — Doug Liman Copy Share Image
I don't really make movies with an intention other than asking myself, 'Do I love the character, and do I love the… — Doug Liman Copy Share Image
'Mr. and Mrs. Smith' - every scene is from those characters' point of view. They're in literally every scene, very unusual in… — Doug Liman Copy Share Image
I've always been interested in giving the audience a first-person experience in my movies. — Doug Liman Copy Share Image
We love movies like 'Edge of Tomorrow.' It's why we go to the movies, and it's why we make movies. — Doug Liman Copy Share Image
What happened on 'Mr. & Mrs. Smith,' I was given a big budget and given too many choices, and I made a… — Doug Liman Copy Share Image
For me, the scale of the budget is part of the creative process. 'Swingers' is the movie it is because we made… — Doug Liman Copy Share Image
You gotta understand, 'Swingers' was a resume film for me. I never thought anybody would see the movie who I wasn't in… — Doug Liman Copy Share Image
Given the kind of filmmaker I am, the kind of experiences I've been trying to give audiences, I was drawn to the… — Doug Liman Copy Share Image
I have to have a passionate connection to my films, which I do with 'Justice League Dark.' I have a way into… — Doug Liman Copy Share Image
I always liked photography in film - I studied photography growing up. I like the medium of film; I like physically holding… — Doug Liman Copy Share Image
My films are very rooted in specific people's point of view. Some film-makers give a more global point of view, like God… — Doug Liman Copy Share Image
I'm interested in the kind of anti-establishment ethos that goes with making an independent movie. I like to bring that to studio… — Doug Liman Copy Share Image
I got in trouble in film school at USC because one of my Super-8 movies there, in the first semester, involved a… — Doug Liman Copy Share Image
I can't impress people with the pedigree of obscure French filmmakers that got me into film. It was Robert Zemeckis and Steven… — Doug Liman Copy Share Image
I always wanted to make a 'James Bond' film, and they only seemed to hire British directors, and I'd made 'Swingers' - they were… — Doug Liman Copy Share
I always wanted to make big action movies as a kid, and that was my dream. In a way, 'Swingers' was the thing I… — Doug Liman Copy Share
TV has no choice, but to rely on character, and everybody knows that. I love working in it. It's such a big canvas where,… — Doug Liman Copy Share
My older brother took me to Woody Allen double features when I was still teething. — Doug Liman Copy Share
Given the kind of filmmaker I am, the kind of experiences I've been trying to give audiences, I was drawn to the potential of… — Doug Liman Copy Share
The 'Bourne' franchise means the world to me. I love that Universal wants to put one out every two years. Because it is a… — Doug Liman Copy Share
When you make a war movie, the other side has to be the enemy. You're making a war movie from the point of view… — Doug Liman Copy Share
The more real I got on 'The Bourne Identity,' the more interesting it got. So 'Fair Game' was the chance to go a few… — Doug Liman Copy Share
Amazon may be the only studio that's run by people who come out of making independent movies, real hands-on moviemaking. — Doug Liman Copy Share
Casting is everything. I put a huge amount of work into casting, and consistently across my career, I am most proud of my bold… — Doug Liman Copy Share
