--- title: "4 Dogs Quotes By Rod Lurie" description: "4 Dogs quotes by Rod Lurie. Plus more from Rod Lurie and more Dogs sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd1/rod-lurie-4956_attitude_the-point-of-remaking-straw-dogs-is-not_1556148.jpg" --- > [The point of remaking 'Straw Dogs' is not to replicate the philosophies of Sam Peckinpah at all. What made that film singular…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rod-lurie/the-point-of-remaking-straw-dogs-is-not-to-replicate-the-philosophies/) [Rod Lurie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rod-lurie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd1/rod-lurie-4956_attitude_the-point-of-remaking-straw-dogs-is-not_1556148.jpg) > [I look at 'Straw Dogs' as a very imperfect movie. It's a little bit slow, and its themes are a little bit…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rod-lurie/i-look-at-straw-dogs-as-a-very-imperfect-movie-it-s-a-little-bit-slow/) [Rod Lurie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rod-lurie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/440/rod-lurie-4956_dogs_i-look-at-straw-dogs-as-a-very-imperfect_1646433.jpg) > [If I have to answer one more time, 'Why did you want to remake 'Straw Dogs?'' with the emphasis on the word…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rod-lurie/if-i-have-to-answer-one-more-time-why-did-you-want-to-remake-straw/) [Rod Lurie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rod-lurie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/83e/rod-lurie-4956_answer_if-i-have-to-answer-one-more-time-why-di_1699391.jpg) > [I was just nine years old when 'Straw Dogs' came out, so I can't really speak to the women of the time,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rod-lurie/i-was-just-nine-years-old-when-straw-dogs-came-out-so-i-can-t-really/) [Rod Lurie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rod-lurie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/484/rod-lurie-4956_dogs_i-was-just-nine-years-old-when-straw-dog_2761267.jpg) ## Other authors on Dogs - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b003/author-alfred-thayer-mahan-11360.jpg) Jon Katz 24 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dogs/jon-katz/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-cesar-millan-21904.jpg) Cesar Millan 20 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dogs/cesar-millan/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-dean-koontz-28245.jpg) Dean Koontz 12 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dogs/dean-koontz/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b020/author-robert-crais-79627.jpg) Robert Crais 10 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dogs/robert-crais/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-dave-barry-27009.jpg) Dave Barry 9 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dogs/dave-barry/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-w-bruce-cameron-94115.jpg) W. Bruce Cameron 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dogs/w-bruce-cameron/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b017/author-mary-oliver-65135.jpg) Mary Oliver 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dogs/mary-oliver/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b002/author-joey-chestnut-6700.jpg) Joey Chestnut 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dogs/joey-chestnut/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-caroline-knapp-21315.jpg) Caroline Knapp 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dogs/caroline-knapp/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-vikrant-parsai-70.jpg) Vikrant Parsai 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dogs/vikrant-parsai/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b002/author-fakeer-ishavardas-7140.jpg) Fakeer Ishavardas 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dogs/fakeer-ishavardas/) - [Alexandra Horowitz 7 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dogs/alexandra-horowitz/) ## 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/dogs/rod-lurie/#itemlist", "name": "4 Dogs Quotes By Rod Lurie", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The point of remaking 'Straw Dogs' is not to replicate the philosophies of Sam Peckinpah at all. 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