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> [First, speaking for myself, I don't want to ever be in a position where I'm telling other directors how to make movies, because I don't think it's any of my business.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-frankenheimer/first-speaking-for-myself-i-don-t-want-to-ever-be-in-a-position-where/)

[John Frankenheimer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-frankenheimer/)

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## More by John Frankenheimer

> [I think that you can't make a movie without a script. But you also can't make movies without actors. You also can't make movies…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-frankenheimer/i-think-that-you-can-t-make-a-movie-without-a-script-but-you-also-can/)

[John Frankenheimer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-frankenheimer/)

> [I think I've made some pretty decent films in the '80s and '90s.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-frankenheimer/i-think-i-ve-made-some-pretty-decent-films-in-the-80s-and-90s/)

[John Frankenheimer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-frankenheimer/)

> [If you don't cast well, you can be in real trouble.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-frankenheimer/if-you-don-t-cast-well-you-can-be-in-real-trouble/)

[John Frankenheimer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-frankenheimer/)

> [The first thing I can really tell you is I really love the work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-frankenheimer/the-first-thing-i-can-really-tell-you-is-i-really-love-the-work/)

[John Frankenheimer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-frankenheimer/)

> [One of the first lessons you learn as an actor is to listen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-frankenheimer/one-of-the-first-lessons-you-learn-as-an-actor-is-to-listen/)

[John Frankenheimer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-frankenheimer/)

> [But I really am very active in the choice of the line producer with the producer of record and the distributing company, because I've…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-frankenheimer/but-i-really-am-very-active-in-the-choice-of-the-line-producer-with/)

[John Frankenheimer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-frankenheimer/)

> [The accolades usually come when you're dead or too old to get a job](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-frankenheimer/the-accolades-usually-come-when-you-re-dead-or-too-old-to-get-a-job/)

[John Frankenheimer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-frankenheimer/)

> [I think all great actors - and I don't classify myself as one of them, incidentally - but I think all great actors listen…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-frankenheimer/i-think-all-great-actors-and-i-don-t-classify-myself-as-one-of-them/)

[John Frankenheimer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-frankenheimer/)

> [I mean, this whole digital revolution is really eroding the director's importance on a movie because, number one, just from a practical standpoint, with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-frankenheimer/i-mean-this-whole-digital-revolution-is-really-eroding-the-director-s/)

[John Frankenheimer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-frankenheimer/)

> [You have to be a great storyteller. And you have to master the tools that you have to tell the story which are, inorder…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-frankenheimer/you-have-to-be-a-great-storyteller-and-you-have-to-master-the-tools/)

[John Frankenheimer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-frankenheimer/)

> [And I kind of feel that I have a responsibility to the people that invest their time and money with me to show up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-frankenheimer/and-i-kind-of-feel-that-i-have-a-responsibility-to-the-people-that/)

[John Frankenheimer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-frankenheimer/)

> [Casting is 65 percent of directing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-frankenheimer/casting-is-65-percent-of-directing/)

[John Frankenheimer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-frankenheimer/)

> [First, speaking for myself, I don't want to ever be in a position where I'm telling other directors how to make movies, because I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-frankenheimer/first-speaking-for-myself-i-don-t-want-to-ever-be-in-a-position-where/)

[John Frankenheimer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-frankenheimer/)

> [A disk unbeknownst to the director can go to the producer in another city or in another office and that producer can edit behind…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-frankenheimer/a-disk-unbeknownst-to-the-director-can-go-to-the-producer-in-another/)

[John Frankenheimer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-frankenheimer/)

> [The importance of the assistant director cannot be overemphasized.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-frankenheimer/the-importance-of-the-assistant-director-cannot-be-overemphasized/)

[John Frankenheimer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-frankenheimer/)

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