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> [Audiences arent fools - their judgement really is important. And the true heroes of films are the investors. They take the risk, after all.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-frears/audiences-arent-fools-their-judgement-really-is-important-and-the/)

[Stephen Frears](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-frears/)

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> [I want my films to get audiences. I am not interested in making them just for myself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-frears/i-want-my-films-to-get-audiences-i-am-not-interested-in-making-them/)

[Stephen Frears](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-frears/)

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## More by Stephen Frears

> [To be successful at anything, you need the right to fail, not just occasionally.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-frears/to-be-successful-at-anything-you-need-the-right-to-fail-not-just/)

[Stephen Frears](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-frears/)

> [The only way you can learn about making films is by making them, by putting your stamp on the thing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-frears/the-only-way-you-can-learn-about-making-films-is-by-making-them-by/)

[Stephen Frears](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-frears/)

> [Audiences arent fools - their judgement really is important. And the true heroes of films are the investors. They take the risk, after all.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-frears/audiences-arent-fools-their-judgement-really-is-important-and-the/)

[Stephen Frears](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-frears/)

> [I have people around me. I have a semi-permanent crew. If I make a film, they just turn up. They don't even invite themselves.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-frears/i-have-people-around-me-i-have-a-semi-permanent-crew-if-i-make-a-film/)

[Stephen Frears](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-frears/)

> [I like a lot of takes. I just go on until the actors get it right.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-frears/i-like-a-lot-of-takes-i-just-go-on-until-the-actors-get-it-right/)

[Stephen Frears](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-frears/)

> [I want my films to get audiences. I am not interested in making them just for myself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-frears/i-want-my-films-to-get-audiences-i-am-not-interested-in-making-them/)

[Stephen Frears](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-frears/)

> [When I go and teach, it sort of opens me up in some way. And when you're open, you're more receptive.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-frears/when-i-go-and-teach-it-sort-of-opens-me-up-in-some-way-and-when-you/)

[Stephen Frears](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-frears/)

> [I teach film directing, inasmuch as you can. Its not really possible to teach film direction, but I sit there as a sort of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-frears/i-teach-film-directing-inasmuch-as-you-can-its-not-really-possible-to/)

[Stephen Frears](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-frears/)

> [I like making films about different cultures. I'm interested in things that I've never encountered before. I try to put myself in the audience's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-frears/i-like-making-films-about-different-cultures-i-m-interested-in-things/)

[Stephen Frears](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-frears/)

> [I never thought I was very good at developing material. I grew up at the BBC where they sent you scripts.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-frears/i-never-thought-i-was-very-good-at-developing-material-i-grew-up-at/)

[Stephen Frears](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-frears/)

> [It never crossed my mind to make a film about Muhammad Ali or the Queen or any of them! They just come out of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-frears/it-never-crossed-my-mind-to-make-a-film-about-muhammad-ali-or-the/)

[Stephen Frears](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-frears/)

> [There's the physical life and the voice, but at some point you abandon all of that, you know what the spirit of the person…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-frears/there-s-the-physical-life-and-the-voice-but-at-some-point-you-abandon/)

[Stephen Frears](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-frears/)

> [I've always found poverty a source of strength.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-frears/i-ve-always-found-poverty-a-source-of-strength/)

[Stephen Frears](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-frears/)

> [Truth is quite constricting, in a way. You endlessly see at the start of a film 'This is a true story'.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-frears/truth-is-quite-constricting-in-a-way-you-endlessly-see-at-the-start/)

[Stephen Frears](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-frears/)

> [I'm Jewish; I'm not religious at all, and I wouldn't pretend to know anything about Catholic politics.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-frears/i-m-jewish-i-m-not-religious-at-all-and-i-wouldn-t-pretend-to-know/)

[Stephen Frears](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-frears/)

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