In some instances, I would say the writer does deserve equal billing with the director. In other instances the director - especially if he wrote part of the script himself - is clearly more the author of the movie. — Mark Romanek Copy Share Image
Music videos were this lucky career opportunity. They were assignments. I was providing a service, and they were meant to be punchy and gimmicky… — Mark Romanek Copy Share Image
Here's my tip: Have your production hire the best hair stylists on the planet to do your films and commercials, then casually hint about… — Mark Romanek Copy Share Image
I think that I've learned to relax, and trust in and hire very talented people, and trust in their abilities a little more. — Mark Romanek Copy Share Image
I stopped making videos and commercials for a few months before I started films just to reset my clock because so much narrative filmmaking… — Mark Romanek Copy Share Image
I have these ideas that people go 'Oh, that's cool. I'd pay to see it, but I'm not gonna give you $25 million.' — Mark Romanek Copy Share Image
The trick is falling in love with something enough, and being excited enough by something, to want to make that year and a half… — Mark Romanek Copy Share Image
I'm of the school that I will direct you if you request it - if you have a question. — Mark Romanek Copy Share Image
I err on the side of a kind of optimistic agnostic sense that there's something that put us all here - some energy or… — Mark Romanek Copy Share Image
I do believe that there are auteurs, in the sense that there are filmmakers with very strong voices and their voices are communicated on… — Mark Romanek Copy Share Image
From a personal standpoint, I'd say that, yeah, seeing how quickly children grow, you realize how fast life goes by. — Mark Romanek Copy Share Image
I always wanted to be a feature filmmaker and tried to treat that experience as some sort of elite film school where I could… — Mark Romanek Copy Share Image
