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> [It was just the thrill of a lifetime. Brando and Hackman were two of my heroes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-donner/it-was-just-the-thrill-of-a-lifetime-brando-and-hackman-were-two-of/)

[Richard Donner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-donner/)

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> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-donner/i-had-life-threats-because-people-accused-me-of-approaching-brando-as/)

[Richard Donner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-donner/)

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## Other authors on Brando

## More by Richard Donner

> [Soon it's all going to be digital anyway. It's all going to be saved on a little coin somewhere.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-donner/soon-it-s-all-going-to-be-digital-anyway-it-s-all-going-to-be-saved/)

[Richard Donner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-donner/)

> [I'm open to comments. I'm open to objective points of view, because I've been very narrow and very subjective.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-donner/i-m-open-to-comments-i-m-open-to-objective-points-of-view-because-i/)

[Richard Donner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-donner/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-donner/it-s-only-been-a-couple-of-times-in-my-life-that-i-ve-really-locked/)

[Richard Donner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-donner/)

> [Working with Christopher, he convinced me he could fly, and he's convinced me he's going to walk again.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-donner/working-with-christopher-he-convinced-me-he-could-fly-and-he-s/)

[Richard Donner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-donner/)

> [I've always wanted to do a Crichton book. I really love his writing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-donner/i-ve-always-wanted-to-do-a-crichton-book-i-really-love-his-writing/)

[Richard Donner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-donner/)

> [With The Omen, I really felt I wasn't in control. It was panic.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-donner/with-the-omen-i-really-felt-i-wasn-t-in-control-it-was-panic/)

[Richard Donner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-donner/)

> [I was very lucky. I started my own commercial company.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-donner/i-was-very-lucky-i-started-my-own-commercial-company/)

[Richard Donner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-donner/)

> [Superman was never previewed because the producers didn't trust Warners with the film.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-donner/superman-was-never-previewed-because-the-producers-didn-t-trust/)

[Richard Donner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-donner/)

> [It was the beginning of film for television. So we had all of these great opportunities. Northwestern was probably the only major film school…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-donner/it-was-the-beginning-of-film-for-television-so-we-had-all-of-these/)

[Richard Donner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-donner/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-donner/when-you-make-a-film-you-like-to-run-it-with-an-audience-they-tell/)

[Richard Donner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-donner/)

> [How was I going to make a man fly? How was I going to convince the public that an actor could fly?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-donner/how-was-i-going-to-make-a-man-fly-how-was-i-going-to-convince-the/)

[Richard Donner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-donner/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-donner/i-was-really-disappointed-that-warner-bros-didn-t-think-highly-enough/)

[Richard Donner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-donner/)

> [VERISIMILITUDE (the appearance or semblance of truth)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-donner/verisimilitude-the-appearance-or-semblance-of-truth/)

[Richard Donner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-donner/)

> [I think what some people are doing with effects is starting to get silly. It's overused.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-donner/i-think-what-some-people-are-doing-with-effects-is-starting-to-get/)

[Richard Donner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-donner/)

> [In motion pictures, the actor rules. The camera served the actor.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-donner/in-motion-pictures-the-actor-rules-the-camera-served-the-actor/)

[Richard Donner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-donner/)

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