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> [There's good directors and bad directors. Some of the critics are really conscientious and really try to do what they can popularize the work or to explain the work and so on. And then there's the critics who just wants…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-bogdanovich/there-s-good-directors-and-bad-directors-some-of-the-critics-are/)

[Peter Bogdanovich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-bogdanovich/)

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## More by Peter Bogdanovich

> [I had been an abject fan of Martin and Lewis when I was a kid. I just thought they were terribly funny. None of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-bogdanovich/i-had-been-an-abject-fan-of-martin-and-lewis-when-i-was-a-kid-i-just/)

[Peter Bogdanovich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-bogdanovich/)

> [I loved Keaton. In fact, when I made the chase sequence in 'What's Up, Doc,' I said, 'This is a Buster Keaton chase.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-bogdanovich/i-loved-keaton-in-fact-when-i-made-the-chase-sequence-in-what-s-up/)

[Peter Bogdanovich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-bogdanovich/)

> [There are no “old” movies-only movies you have already seen and ones you haven't.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-bogdanovich/there-are-no-old-movies-only-movies-you-have-already-seen-and-ones/)

[Peter Bogdanovich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-bogdanovich/)

> [During the Hollywood studio system, they looked for people who were unusual. The stars had peculiarities.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-bogdanovich/during-the-hollywood-studio-system-they-looked-for-people-who-were/)

[Peter Bogdanovich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-bogdanovich/)

> [I think one of the reasons younger people don't like older films, films made say before the '60s, is that they've never seen them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-bogdanovich/i-think-one-of-the-reasons-younger-people-don-t-like-older-films/)

[Peter Bogdanovich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-bogdanovich/)

> [If filmmakers are ignorant of the past, they laborto re-invent the wheel in every picture. You sit and think, 'Well,we're back to 1903 here.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-bogdanovich/if-filmmakers-are-ignorant-of-the-past-they-laborto-re-invent-the/)

[Peter Bogdanovich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-bogdanovich/)

> [Drama is easy. Comedy's hard.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-bogdanovich/drama-is-easy-comedy-s-hard/)

[Peter Bogdanovich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-bogdanovich/)

> [Love is a lot more complicated than people think.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-bogdanovich/love-is-a-lot-more-complicated-than-people-think/)

[Peter Bogdanovich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-bogdanovich/)

> [I started acting in 'The Sopranos' around 1999 and 2000. I did that for six years. That was quite a job, and I loved it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-bogdanovich/i-started-acting-in-the-sopranos-around-1999-and-2000-i-did-that-for/)

[Peter Bogdanovich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-bogdanovich/)

> [Comedy is the hardest thing to get right. I remember a joke we did in 'What's Up, Doc?' that didn't get a single laugh.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-bogdanovich/comedy-is-the-hardest-thing-to-get-right-i-remember-a-joke-we-did-in/)

[Peter Bogdanovich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-bogdanovich/)

> ['Jaws' was the first A-list picture that was released like an exploitation picture. They made a lot of money with that picture because they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-bogdanovich/jaws-was-the-first-a-list-picture-that-was-released-like-an/)

[Peter Bogdanovich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-bogdanovich/)

> [The actors are in control, getting outrageous amounts of money. The reason they're getting this kind of money is because the studios don't know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-bogdanovich/the-actors-are-in-control-getting-outrageous-amounts-of-money-the/)

[Peter Bogdanovich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-bogdanovich/)

> [For a while, all the studios had their art-house divisions, but that went by the by pretty quickly. Now, they're really focusing on these…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-bogdanovich/for-a-while-all-the-studios-had-their-art-house-divisions-but-that/)

[Peter Bogdanovich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-bogdanovich/)

> [There's good directors and bad directors. Some of the critics are really conscientious and really try to do what they can popularize the work…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-bogdanovich/there-s-good-directors-and-bad-directors-some-of-the-critics-are/)

[Peter Bogdanovich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-bogdanovich/)

> [I certainly had an arrogant streak. And I certainly was defensive in certain cases. Maybe I'm still arrogant, but I try not to be.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-bogdanovich/i-certainly-had-an-arrogant-streak-and-i-certainly-was-defensive-in/)

[Peter Bogdanovich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-bogdanovich/)

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