--- title: "1 Actor Trying Quotes By Richard Donner" description: "1 Actor Trying quotes by Richard Donner. Plus more from Richard Donner and more Actor Trying sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab1/richard-donner-20853_actor_i-was-an-actor-or-at-least-i-was-trying_2328867.jpg" --- > [I was an actor... or, at least, I was trying to be an actor.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-donner/i-was-an-actor-or-at-least-i-was-trying-to-be-an-actor/) [Richard Donner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-donner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab1/richard-donner-20853_actor_i-was-an-actor-or-at-least-i-was-trying_2328867.jpg) ## More by Richard Donner > [Soon it's all going to be digital anyway. It's all going to be saved on a little coin somewhere.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-donner/soon-it-s-all-going-to-be-digital-anyway-it-s-all-going-to-be-saved/) [Richard Donner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-donner/) > [I'm open to comments. I'm open to objective points of view, because I've been very narrow and very subjective.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-donner/i-m-open-to-comments-i-m-open-to-objective-points-of-view-because-i/) [Richard Donner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-donner/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-donner/it-s-only-been-a-couple-of-times-in-my-life-that-i-ve-really-locked/) [Richard Donner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-donner/) > [Working with Christopher, he convinced me he could fly, and he's convinced me he's going to walk again.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-donner/working-with-christopher-he-convinced-me-he-could-fly-and-he-s/) [Richard Donner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-donner/) > [I've always wanted to do a Crichton book. I really love his writing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-donner/i-ve-always-wanted-to-do-a-crichton-book-i-really-love-his-writing/) [Richard Donner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-donner/) > [With The Omen, I really felt I wasn't in control. It was panic.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-donner/with-the-omen-i-really-felt-i-wasn-t-in-control-it-was-panic/) [Richard Donner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-donner/) > [I was very lucky. I started my own commercial company.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-donner/i-was-very-lucky-i-started-my-own-commercial-company/) [Richard Donner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-donner/) > [Superman was never previewed because the producers didn't trust Warners with the film.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-donner/superman-was-never-previewed-because-the-producers-didn-t-trust/) [Richard Donner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-donner/) > [It was the beginning of film for television. So we had all of these great opportunities. Northwestern was probably the only major film school…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-donner/it-was-the-beginning-of-film-for-television-so-we-had-all-of-these/) [Richard Donner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-donner/) > [When you make a film, you like to run it with an audience. They tell you you're narrow-minded or subjective, or that seems too…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-donner/when-you-make-a-film-you-like-to-run-it-with-an-audience-they-tell/) [Richard Donner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-donner/) > [How was I going to make a man fly? How was I going to convince the public that an actor could fly?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-donner/how-was-i-going-to-make-a-man-fly-how-was-i-going-to-convince-the/) [Richard Donner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-donner/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-donner/i-was-really-disappointed-that-warner-bros-didn-t-think-highly-enough/) [Richard Donner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-donner/) > [VERISIMILITUDE (the appearance or semblance of truth)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-donner/verisimilitude-the-appearance-or-semblance-of-truth/) [Richard Donner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-donner/) > [I think what some people are doing with effects is starting to get silly. It's overused.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-donner/i-think-what-some-people-are-doing-with-effects-is-starting-to-get/) [Richard Donner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-donner/) > [In motion pictures, the actor rules. The camera served the actor.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-donner/in-motion-pictures-the-actor-rules-the-camera-served-the-actor/) [Richard Donner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-donner/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/actor-trying/richard-donner/#itemlist", "name": "1 Actor Trying Quotes By Richard Donner", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I was an actor... or, at least, I was trying to be an actor.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Richard Donner" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-donner/i-was-an-actor-or-at-least-i-was-trying-to-be-an-actor/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab1/richard-donner-20853_actor_i-was-an-actor-or-at-least-i-was-trying_2328867.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab1/richard-donner-20853_actor_i-was-an-actor-or-at-least-i-was-trying_2328867.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab1/richard-donner-20853_actor_i-was-an-actor-or-at-least-i-was-trying_2328867.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I was an actor... or, at least, I was trying to be an actor.” — Richard Donner", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/actor-trying/richard-donner/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/actor-trying/richard-donner/", "name": "Actor Trying Quotes by Richard Donner", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/actor-trying/richard-donner/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab1/richard-donner-20853_actor_i-was-an-actor-or-at-least-i-was-trying_2328867.jpg" }, "description": "1 Actor Trying quotes by Richard Donner. 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