I'm really drawn to adventure, and characters being plucked from normal life and sent on extraordinary adventures. — Doug Liman Copy Share Image
I pride myself on doing character-driven movies and, when my movies have worked, it's been because of the right casting and the… — Doug Liman Copy Share Image
TV has no choice, but to rely on character, and everybody knows that. I love working in it. It's such a big… — Doug Liman Copy Share Image
I populated 'The Bourne Identity' with real characters from American history, specifically characters from the Iran-Contra affair, which my father ran the… — Doug Liman Copy Share Image
In movies, you can basically buy the audience into the theater. If you spend enough money on visual effects, even if you… — Doug Liman Copy Share Image
It's almost a work-shopping process to create the characters with the actors. — Doug Liman Copy Share Image
I'm a character-driven director, and I tend to fall in love with the characters in my movies and TV shows. — Doug Liman Copy Share Image
I don't really make movies with an intention other than asking myself, 'Do I love the character, and do I love the… — Doug Liman Copy Share Image
I love that Barry Seal is working for the CIA, and he's an awful liar. It just goes to how honest this… — Doug Liman Copy Share Image
My own personal process with movies is to develop the characters with the actors and, when I've done that properly, you can't… — Doug Liman Copy Share Image
Ultimately, if you look at the characters in my films, you'll see a lot of similarities going all the way back to… — Doug Liman Copy Share Image
For big Hollywood movies, I'm on the more character-driven side of the equation. So, TV is a natural place for me to… — Doug Liman Copy Share Image
It's hard to get a movie made about characters these days. We're in a climate where, unless it's based on a toy… — Doug Liman Copy Share Image
I think making a great action movie is one of the hardest cinematic endeavors. By definition, smart characters avoid action. Smart people… — Doug Liman Copy Share Image
I always wanted to make a 'James Bond' film, and they only seemed to hire British directors, and I'd made 'Swingers' - they were… — Doug Liman Copy Share Image
I always wanted to make big action movies as a kid, and that was my dream. In a way, 'Swingers' was the thing I… — Doug Liman Copy Share Image
TV has no choice, but to rely on character, and everybody knows that. I love working in it. It's such a big canvas where,… — Doug Liman Copy Share Image
My older brother took me to Woody Allen double features when I was still teething. — Doug Liman Copy Share Image
Given the kind of filmmaker I am, the kind of experiences I've been trying to give audiences, I was drawn to the potential of… — Doug Liman Copy Share Image
The 'Bourne' franchise means the world to me. I love that Universal wants to put one out every two years. Because it is a… — Doug Liman Copy Share Image
When you make a war movie, the other side has to be the enemy. You're making a war movie from the point of view… — Doug Liman Copy Share Image
The more real I got on 'The Bourne Identity,' the more interesting it got. So 'Fair Game' was the chance to go a few… — Doug Liman Copy Share Image
