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title: "4 Else Quotes By Terry Zwigoff"
description: "4 Else quotes by Terry Zwigoff. Plus more from Terry Zwigoff and more Else sayings from other authors."
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> [My hat's off to documentary filmmakers. I don't know if I'm ever going back to it. You're treated like a second-class citizen…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-zwigoff/my-hat-s-off-to-documentary-filmmakers-i-don-t-know-if-i-m-ever-going/)

[Terry Zwigoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-zwigoff/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a4/terry-zwigoff-13198_back_my-hat-s-off-to-documentary-filmmakers-i_977956.jpg)

> [The things I want to make into a film, they're personal, esoteric things, and I don't expect anyone else to like them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-zwigoff/the-things-i-want-to-make-into-a-film-they-re-personal-esoteric/)

[Terry Zwigoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-zwigoff/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/751/terry-zwigoff-13198_anybody_the-things-i-want-to-make-into-a-film-th_1637733.jpg)

> [I think my father kept struggling to get us into better neighborhoods, better schools. One of the worst jobs he had was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-zwigoff/i-think-my-father-kept-struggling-to-get-us-into-better-neighborhoods/)

[Terry Zwigoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-zwigoff/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/08e/terry-zwigoff-13198_all-day_i-think-my-father-kept-struggling-to-get_2427749.jpg)

> [Well, that was certainly - to me, until we could film in Charles' room, I didn't even want to bother filming anything…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-zwigoff/well-that-was-certainly-to-me-until-we-could-film-in-charles-room-i/)

[Terry Zwigoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-zwigoff/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/255/terry-zwigoff-13198_anything_well-that-was-certainly-to-me-until-we-c_3000841.jpg)

## Other authors on Else

## More by Terry Zwigoff

> [Luckily, he was in the process of moving to France at the time, anyway. But if he had stayed in the States, I don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-zwigoff/luckily-he-was-in-the-process-of-moving-to-france-at-the-time-anyway/)

[Terry Zwigoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-zwigoff/)

> [I try to make the set as relaxed and fun and stress-free as humanly possible, while still having control over things. It's usually tension…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-zwigoff/i-try-to-make-the-set-as-relaxed-and-fun-and-stress-free-as-humanly/)

[Terry Zwigoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-zwigoff/)

> [I think the other misconceptions when the film came out, he was very upset that it was so widely released and so widely seen.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-zwigoff/i-think-the-other-misconceptions-when-the-film-came-out-he-was-very/)

[Terry Zwigoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-zwigoff/)

> [I don't like most Christmas movies. They're pretty bad, though they seem to make tons of money anyway. Like this movie 'Elf,' I got…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-zwigoff/i-don-t-like-most-christmas-movies-they-re-pretty-bad-though-they/)

[Terry Zwigoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-zwigoff/)

> [I've stopped going to see art films because every critic gives them four stars and say things like 'masterpiece,' 'spellbinding' and 'mesmerizing.' I mean,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-zwigoff/i-ve-stopped-going-to-see-art-films-because-every-critic-gives-them/)

[Terry Zwigoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-zwigoff/)

> [I never thought in terms of a "breakthrough" film. I wasn't looking for fame or a career path into Hollywood. I was doing it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-zwigoff/i-never-thought-in-terms-of-a-breakthrough-film-i-wasn-t-looking-for/)

[Terry Zwigoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-zwigoff/)

> [I never saw a department store Santa as a kid. My mother was afraid to take me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-zwigoff/i-never-saw-a-department-store-santa-as-a-kid-my-mother-was-afraid-to/)

[Terry Zwigoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-zwigoff/)

> [The last Christmas movie I really liked was 'It's a Wonderful Life,' probably. It's sort of a schmaltzy movie, but it's not without its…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-zwigoff/the-last-christmas-movie-i-really-liked-was-it-s-a-wonderful-life/)

[Terry Zwigoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-zwigoff/)

> [I try to make a film that's very entertaining, very funny, but also gives you something to think about. And the strongest thing I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-zwigoff/i-try-to-make-a-film-that-s-very-entertaining-very-funny-but-also/)

[Terry Zwigoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-zwigoff/)

> [A lot of things I have turned down ended up being a big embarrassment. Like that script, 'The Beaver.' I thought that was one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-zwigoff/a-lot-of-things-i-have-turned-down-ended-up-being-a-big-embarrassment/)

[Terry Zwigoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-zwigoff/)

> [Chicago always hit me as such a gloomy place - I just remember all the snow getting dirty as soon as it would fall,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-zwigoff/chicago-always-hit-me-as-such-a-gloomy-place-i-just-remember-all-the/)

[Terry Zwigoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-zwigoff/)

> [The films I want to make, I really want to be passionate about.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-zwigoff/the-films-i-want-to-make-i-really-want-to-be-passionate-about/)

[Terry Zwigoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-zwigoff/)

> [When I went around promoting 'Crumb,' there would be days I'd wake up in, like, Houston or Cleveland, and I'd step outside the hotel…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-zwigoff/when-i-went-around-promoting-crumb-there-would-be-days-i-d-wake-up-in/)

[Terry Zwigoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-zwigoff/)

> [So I told Robert from the start that if we couldn't get Charles and Max to take part, but especially Charles, that I didn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-zwigoff/so-i-told-robert-from-the-start-that-if-we-couldn-t-get-charles-and/)

[Terry Zwigoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-zwigoff/)

> [My hat's off to documentary filmmakers. I don't know if I'm ever going back to it. You're treated like a second-class citizen at most…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-zwigoff/my-hat-s-off-to-documentary-filmmakers-i-don-t-know-if-i-m-ever-going/)

[Terry Zwigoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-zwigoff/)

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