People don't talk about how hard it is to make a movie. Nobody does. Ever. — Doug Liman Copy Share Image
I make movies for me and posterity. I'm more scared of history than I am of the studio. — 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
On 'Edge of Tomorrow,' we discovered that movie while we were making it. — Doug Liman Copy Share Image
When I was making 'Bourne Identity,' I wasn't making a dumb action movie like they were expecting it to be. — 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
My own personal process with movies is to develop the characters with the actors and, when I've done that properly, you can't… — Doug Liman Copy Share Image
The reality is, the movies that were most impactful to me growing up, when I decided I wanted to make movies, I… — Doug Liman Copy Share Image
In movies, you can basically buy the audience into the theater. If you spend enough money on visual effects, even if you… — Doug Liman Copy Share Image
I really love the movies of Katherine Hepburn, movies like 'The African Queen.' I love 'Midnight Run' and I suppose, to pick… — 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 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
I like making movies that have some of the qualities of first-person shooter games. That was very important to me for the… — Doug Liman Copy Share Image
I think of myself as making independent films within the studio system. Yes, I've made movies with significantly larger budgets, and I've… — Doug Liman Copy Share Image
A part of me is a liberal New Yorker involved in politics and certain attitudes about movies. I kind of lost my… — Doug Liman Copy Share Image
I chose 'Mr. & Mrs. Smith' specifically 'cause I had just made 'The Bourne Identity' and made a film that glamorized being… — Doug Liman Copy Share Image
Trust me: you make a movie about time travel, and you know for a fact humans will never travel through time. The… — 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
It's hard to get a movie made about characters these days. We're in a climate where, unless it's based on a toy… — Doug Liman Copy Share Image
The system did not want me to make 'Go.' And I sort of stood up to the system and made the movie… — Doug Liman Copy Share Image
I always wanted to make big action movies as a kid, and that was my dream. In a way, 'Swingers' was the… — Doug Liman Copy Share Image
I thought I was done making CIA movies after 'The Bourne Identity.' I really had used my father's work in Iran-Contra on… — 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
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
I've got a short attention span, so it makes sense that I like movies because, for the most part, they immerse you… — Doug Liman Copy Share Image
I pride myself on doing character-driven movies and, when my movies have worked, it's been because of the right casting and the… — 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
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've made a career of being a contrarian. If I'm going to work with Tom Cruise, it's my instinct to be like,… — Doug Liman Copy Share Image
I think making a great action movie is one of the hardest cinematic endeavors. By definition, smart characters avoid action. Smart people… — 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
