My roommate at Yale University introduced me to the auteur theory of filmmaking. I soon became a big fan of the works of John Ford, Kenji Mizoguchi, Ernst Lubitsch, and Stan Brakhage. I then decided to make my own films! — Lloyd Kaufman Copy Share Image
I don't make crappy movies. I spend two or three years making a film. I don't take myself seriously, but I take my movies… — Lloyd Kaufman Copy Share
The dean of the American Film Institute has written that I'm one of the very few auteurs in America. I've had freedom for 40… — Lloyd Kaufman Copy Share
I hope that all new filmmakers see that the Internet and social media are helpful tools in establishing a fan base as well as… — Lloyd Kaufman Copy Share
I like fat people more then I like thin people, things are always a lot more funnier when they happen to fat people. — Lloyd Kaufman Copy Share
It's a lonely world, being independent, and they can come away with the idea that if Lloyd Kaufman can make movies with people getting… — Lloyd Kaufman Copy Share
If someone offered me a hundred million dollars to make a movie? I would first remind him that there are 850 million people in… — Lloyd Kaufman Copy Share
There is no way I could have ever dared to make a documentary, much less have the money to make a documentary, if it… — Lloyd Kaufman Copy Share
The first time I took acid, I made the decision that I would stay in New York and find an independent film company to… — Lloyd Kaufman Copy Share
In our racist, sexist society, Christmas is the eight hours when we stop killing each other and gratuitous overeating is encouraged so that the… — Lloyd Kaufman Copy Share
The nice thing about piracy is, it allows the public to get independent art, to get a variety of music and movies. — Lloyd Kaufman Copy Share
Fast Food Nation' was boring and aimed at yuppies, and yuppies don't eat fast food. — Lloyd Kaufman Copy Share
Mickey Mouse should be in the public domain by now. What a better world it would be if other people were doing things with… — Lloyd Kaufman Copy Share
I believe that independent film making is the last frontier of creative expression available. So I'm always willing to lend a helping hand to… — Lloyd Kaufman Copy Share
Comedy is not commercial; it is risky, because what is funny in one place isn't always funny somewhere else. — Lloyd Kaufman Copy Share
I would only make a movie that I believe in. If I didn't believe in it, it would be unworthy. — Lloyd Kaufman Copy Share
