First cuts are a bitch for a director, because it's been so many months and you put your trust in your editor and you're going to see your film assembled for the first time. You look at it and go,… — Richard Donner Copy Share Image
Soon it's all going to be digital anyway. It's all going to be saved on a little coin somewhere. — Richard Donner Copy Share Image
I'm open to comments. I'm open to objective points of view, because I've been very narrow and very subjective. — Richard Donner Copy Share Image
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… — Richard Donner Copy Share Image
Working with Christopher, he convinced me he could fly, and he's convinced me he's going to walk again. — Richard Donner Copy Share Image
I've always wanted to do a Crichton book. I really love his writing. — Richard Donner Copy Share Image
Superman was never previewed because the producers didn't trust Warners with the film. — Richard Donner Copy Share Image
It was the beginning of film for television. So we had all of these great opportunities. Northwestern was probably the only major film school… — Richard Donner Copy Share Image
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… — Richard Donner Copy Share Image
How was I going to make a man fly? How was I going to convince the public that an actor could fly? — Richard Donner Copy Share Image
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… — Richard Donner Copy Share Image
