It was just the thrill of a lifetime. Brando and Hackman were two of my heroes. — Richard Donner Copy Share Image
I had life threats, because people accused me of approaching Brando as God and his son was Jesus. I literally had people saying my blood would run in the streets for doing that. — Richard Donner Copy Share Image
Soon it's all going to be digital anyway. It's all going to be saved on a little coin somewhere. — Richard Donner Copy Share Image
I'm open to comments. I'm open to objective points of view, because I've been very narrow and very subjective. — Richard Donner Copy Share Image
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… — Richard Donner Copy Share Image
Working with Christopher, he convinced me he could fly, and he's convinced me he's going to walk again. — Richard Donner Copy Share Image
I've always wanted to do a Crichton book. I really love his writing. — Richard Donner Copy Share Image
Superman was never previewed because the producers didn't trust Warners with the film. — Richard Donner Copy Share Image
It was the beginning of film for television. So we had all of these great opportunities. Northwestern was probably the only major film school… — Richard Donner Copy Share Image
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… — Richard Donner Copy Share Image
How was I going to make a man fly? How was I going to convince the public that an actor could fly? — Richard Donner Copy Share Image
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… — Richard Donner Copy Share Image
I think what some people are doing with effects is starting to get silly. It's overused. — Richard Donner Copy Share Image
