--- title: "1 Different Film Quotes By Rod Lurie" description: "1 Different Film quotes by Rod Lurie. Plus more from Rod Lurie and more Different Film sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ac/rod-lurie-4956_dustin-hoffman_the-truth-is-that-we-re-not-remaking-sam_3225197.jpg" --- > [The truth is that we're not remaking Sam Peckinpah's 'Straw Dogs,' we're making 'Straw Dogs.' We're taking this story, and we're putting our own spin on it. The mere fact that I have James Marsden in it is an indication…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rod-lurie/the-truth-is-that-we-re-not-remaking-sam-peckinpah-s-straw-dogs-we-re/) [Rod Lurie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rod-lurie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ac/rod-lurie-4956_dustin-hoffman_the-truth-is-that-we-re-not-remaking-sam_3225197.jpg) ## More by Rod Lurie > [There was scarcely a month during 1988 when Thomas Harris' novel, 'The Silence Of The Lambs,' was not on or around the top of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rod-lurie/there-was-scarcely-a-month-during-1988-when-thomas-harris-novel-the/) [Rod Lurie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rod-lurie/) > [Now, I don't know about my peers, but I get nervous - okay, I genuinely freak out - when an actor starts trying on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rod-lurie/now-i-don-t-know-about-my-peers-but-i-get-nervous-okay-i-genuinely/) [Rod Lurie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rod-lurie/) > [I admire how Tarantino finds music that's semifamiliar and not famous: undiscovered gems.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rod-lurie/i-admire-how-tarantino-finds-music-that-s-semifamiliar-and-not-famous/) [Rod Lurie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rod-lurie/) > [Simply stated, sometimes journalists can only get their information from informants who must remain anonymous in order to protect their careers and sometimes even…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rod-lurie/simply-stated-sometimes-journalists-can-only-get-their-information/) [Rod Lurie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rod-lurie/) > [We make movies to endorse our own personal feelings. I am not, in fact, a documentary filmmaker. I've got my personal beliefs, and I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rod-lurie/we-make-movies-to-endorse-our-own-personal-feelings-i-am-not-in-fact/) [Rod Lurie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rod-lurie/) > [It's very exciting to continue to work at DreamWorks.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rod-lurie/it-s-very-exciting-to-continue-to-work-at-dreamworks/) [Rod Lurie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rod-lurie/) > [I think that most of the young officers I know are leftists and liberals and Democrats. And the reason is this: All of our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rod-lurie/i-think-that-most-of-the-young-officers-i-know-are-leftists-and/) [Rod Lurie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rod-lurie/) > [Marc Frydman and I are overwhelmed by the confidence Touchstone Television has shown in us, and we're thrilled to continue trying to knock 'em…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rod-lurie/marc-frydman-and-i-are-overwhelmed-by-the-confidence-touchstone/) [Rod Lurie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rod-lurie/) > [Hollywood is enamored of the 20- to 30-year-old actress, but by the very nature of the life experience of the character, the roles cannot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rod-lurie/hollywood-is-enamored-of-the-20-to-30-year-old-actress-but-by-the/) [Rod Lurie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rod-lurie/) > [Sometimes, anonymous sources, when merely stating opinions or running a smear campaign, are certainly cowards.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rod-lurie/sometimes-anonymous-sources-when-merely-stating-opinions-or-running-a/) [Rod Lurie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rod-lurie/) > [I can be accused of being acerbic as a critic and writer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rod-lurie/i-can-be-accused-of-being-acerbic-as-a-critic-and-writer/) [Rod Lurie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rod-lurie/) > [I can't stand to see myself on TV.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rod-lurie/i-can-t-stand-to-see-myself-on-tv/) [Rod Lurie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rod-lurie/) > [I fell in love with 'Ben Hur' when I was 8 years old, and I just knew I had to be involved in movies,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rod-lurie/i-fell-in-love-with-ben-hur-when-i-was-8-years-old-and-i-just-knew-i/) [Rod Lurie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rod-lurie/) > [I want to have a movie where people's eyes are glued to the screen, not when they're running from the screen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rod-lurie/i-want-to-have-a-movie-where-people-s-eyes-are-glued-to-the-screen/) [Rod Lurie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rod-lurie/) > [I remember watching movies like 'Fatal Attraction' and watching the audience go bananas at the end of the film.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rod-lurie/i-remember-watching-movies-like-fatal-attraction-and-watching-the/) [Rod Lurie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rod-lurie/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/different-film/rod-lurie/#itemlist", "name": "1 Different Film Quotes By Rod Lurie", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The truth is that we're not remaking Sam Peckinpah's 'Straw Dogs,' we're making 'Straw Dogs.' 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