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> [Directing is a nice job. It's the best job for me. If i had to pay money to do it, I would do itIt's problematical. It's disapointing often. It's very challenging. It's frustrating as hell. It's extremely demanding and totally…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-friedkin/directing-is-a-nice-job-it-s-the-best-job-for-me-if-i-had-to-pay/)

[William Friedkin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-friedkin/)

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> [Directing is a nice job. It's the best job for me. If I had to pay money to do it, I would do it... Directing is playing. Acting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-friedkin/directing-is-a-nice-job-it-s-the-best-job-for-me-if-i-had-to-pay-2/)

[William Friedkin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-friedkin/)

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## Other authors on Best job

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## More by William Friedkin

> [I believe it's true that there's good and evil in everyone and it's a constant struggle to have your better angels prevail.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-friedkin/i-believe-it-s-true-that-there-s-good-and-evil-in-everyone-and-it-s-a/)

[William Friedkin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-friedkin/)

> [All of the films I have made, that I have chosen to make, are all about the thin line between good and evil. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-friedkin/all-of-the-films-i-have-made-that-i-have-chosen-to-make-are-all-about/)

[William Friedkin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-friedkin/)

> [None of the chase scenes that I did had any opticals. We had to do all of that physically. The first thing you have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-friedkin/none-of-the-chase-scenes-that-i-did-had-any-opticals-we-had-to-do-all/)

[William Friedkin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-friedkin/)

> [I'm not a fan of Star Wars. That is not for me. That is for my nephews and nieces. I don't get it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-friedkin/i-m-not-a-fan-of-star-wars-that-is-not-for-me-that-is-for-my-nephews/)

[William Friedkin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-friedkin/)

> [The studios are making fewer films. They are making more expensive films. Profits are tougher to come by. Not only because of the expense…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-friedkin/the-studios-are-making-fewer-films-they-are-making-more-expensive/)

[William Friedkin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-friedkin/)

> [I'm not a fan of 3D. But I am a huge fan of digital imagery. Because it allows a filmmaker much more latitude to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-friedkin/i-m-not-a-fan-of-3d-but-i-am-a-huge-fan-of-digital-imagery-because-it/)

[William Friedkin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-friedkin/)

> [There are films that I've made that I like a little bit more than the others. But the films that I mostly watch, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-friedkin/there-are-films-that-i-ve-made-that-i-like-a-little-bit-more-than-the/)

[William Friedkin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-friedkin/)

> [If Star Wars had failed, you wouldn't have 90 percent of what's out there today.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-friedkin/if-star-wars-had-failed-you-wouldn-t-have-90-percent-of-what-s-out/)

[William Friedkin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-friedkin/)

> [I have seen lampoons of my work. And I have really enjoyed them. But I would never do another version of The Exorcist.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-friedkin/i-have-seen-lampoons-of-my-work-and-i-have-really-enjoyed-them-but-i/)

[William Friedkin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-friedkin/)

> [Technique is of less interest than character and story.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-friedkin/technique-is-of-less-interest-than-character-and-story/)

[William Friedkin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-friedkin/)

> [I don't like 3D. I don't believe there is any film that I have seen and loved that would have been improved by a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-friedkin/i-don-t-like-3d-i-don-t-believe-there-is-any-film-that-i-have-seen/)

[William Friedkin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-friedkin/)

> [But the audience is right. They're always, always right. You hear directors complain that the advertising was lousy, the distribution is no good, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-friedkin/but-the-audience-is-right-they-re-always-always-right-you-hear/)

[William Friedkin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-friedkin/)

> [God knows, as a minority, gay people have taken serious lumps for their sexual preferences. As has every minority.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-friedkin/god-knows-as-a-minority-gay-people-have-taken-serious-lumps-for-their/)

[William Friedkin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-friedkin/)

> [I don't believe that Citizen Kane or Gone With the Wind, or any damn picture that you can name, would be better off in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-friedkin/i-don-t-believe-that-citizen-kane-or-gone-with-the-wind-or-any-damn/)

[William Friedkin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-friedkin/)

> [The Blu-ray is the real cinematech of world cinema. That's how it's being preserved. All of these guys that are trying to preserve 35mm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-friedkin/the-blu-ray-is-the-real-cinematech-of-world-cinema-that-s-how-it-s/)

[William Friedkin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-friedkin/)

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