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title: "1 Director Does Quotes By Lorenzo di Bonaventura"
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> [The hardest thing, as a producer, is to find a director who does the picture for all the right reasons, and not just because they know it's successful or that they can do a good job, but in their bones,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lorenzo-di-bonaventura/the-hardest-thing-as-a-producer-is-to-find-a-director-who-does-the/)

[Lorenzo di Bonaventura](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lorenzo-di-bonaventura/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eeb/lorenzo-di-bonaventura-21932_bones_the-hardest-thing-as-a-producer-is-to-fi_2807452.jpg)

## More by Lorenzo di Bonaventura

> [But fundamentally, I don't think of it as an alien-invasion movie; everybody's here, kind of, right? So, I think it's probably more of an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lorenzo-di-bonaventura/but-fundamentally-i-don-t-think-of-it-as-an-alien-invasion-movie/)

[Lorenzo di Bonaventura](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lorenzo-di-bonaventura/)

> [The amount of piracy is extraordinary. People don't realize how big it is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lorenzo-di-bonaventura/the-amount-of-piracy-is-extraordinary-people-don-t-realize-how-big-it/)

[Lorenzo di Bonaventura](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lorenzo-di-bonaventura/)

> [The action pictures I've been typically involved with, when somebody gets punched, you really feel the punching, and when somebody gets shot, you really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lorenzo-di-bonaventura/the-action-pictures-i-ve-been-typically-involved-with-when-somebody/)

[Lorenzo di Bonaventura](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lorenzo-di-bonaventura/)

> [I think that running a studio gave me an appetite for making a lot of different kinds of movies and it's given me the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lorenzo-di-bonaventura/i-think-that-running-a-studio-gave-me-an-appetite-for-making-a-lot-of/)

[Lorenzo di Bonaventura](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lorenzo-di-bonaventura/)

> [One of the things that's driving films in a particular direction is that the after market value of them is dropping really fast and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lorenzo-di-bonaventura/one-of-the-things-that-s-driving-films-in-a-particular-direction-is/)

[Lorenzo di Bonaventura](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lorenzo-di-bonaventura/)

> [I used to do a stunt in almost every movie. When I became an executive, all the insurance guys freaked out.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lorenzo-di-bonaventura/i-used-to-do-a-stunt-in-almost-every-movie-when-i-became-an-executive/)

[Lorenzo di Bonaventura](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lorenzo-di-bonaventura/)

> [I always believe, with any kind of hero, that you want to believe that their decision-making is right. That ultimately, I can trust what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lorenzo-di-bonaventura/i-always-believe-with-any-kind-of-hero-that-you-want-to-believe-that/)

[Lorenzo di Bonaventura](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lorenzo-di-bonaventura/)

> [What I can't figure out is why we're not making more R-rated movies, actually.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lorenzo-di-bonaventura/what-i-can-t-figure-out-is-why-we-re-not-making-more-r-rated-movies/)

[Lorenzo di Bonaventura](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lorenzo-di-bonaventura/)

> [What I keep searching for in movies, more and more, is the right gravity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lorenzo-di-bonaventura/what-i-keep-searching-for-in-movies-more-and-more-is-the-right-gravity/)

[Lorenzo di Bonaventura](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lorenzo-di-bonaventura/)

> [My backpack has seven or eight DVDs in it and four or five of them have been there three months and I'm desperate to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lorenzo-di-bonaventura/my-backpack-has-seven-or-eight-dvds-in-it-and-four-or-five-of-them/)

[Lorenzo di Bonaventura](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lorenzo-di-bonaventura/)

> [I don't like the term 'ensemble.' It's bland to me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lorenzo-di-bonaventura/i-don-t-like-the-term-ensemble-it-s-bland-to-me/)

[Lorenzo di Bonaventura](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lorenzo-di-bonaventura/)

> [I always consult five to ten people who are hardcore fans, to see how far I can push a role. When they go, "Wait…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lorenzo-di-bonaventura/i-always-consult-five-to-ten-people-who-are-hardcore-fans-to-see-how/)

[Lorenzo di Bonaventura](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lorenzo-di-bonaventura/)

> [People laugh at me because I don't even know what I'm doing tomorrow.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lorenzo-di-bonaventura/people-laugh-at-me-because-i-don-t-even-know-what-i-m-doing-tomorrow/)

[Lorenzo di Bonaventura](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lorenzo-di-bonaventura/)

> [ My experiences with the older audience and, selectively, the people I hang out with or run into, they all want to see Arnold \[Schwarzenegger\]… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lorenzo-di-bonaventura/my-experiences-with-the-older-audience-and-selectively-the-people-i/)

[Lorenzo di Bonaventura](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lorenzo-di-bonaventura/)

> [Everybody has a background. Everybody has a past. Not everybody's the same person all the way through.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lorenzo-di-bonaventura/everybody-has-a-background-everybody-has-a-past-not-everybody-s-the/)

[Lorenzo di Bonaventura](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lorenzo-di-bonaventura/)

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