Film Quotes by Peter Bogdanovich

8 Film quotes by Peter Bogdanovich

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Peter Bogdanovich offers a brief collection of thoughts on cinema, each line a quick window into his classic‑film sensibility. These eight snippets serve as an accessible entry point to his film‑focused reflections.

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There are no “old” movies-only movies you have already seen and ones you haven't.

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I think one of the reasons younger people don't like older films, films made say before the '60s, is that they've never…

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For a while, all the studios had their art-house divisions, but that went by the by pretty quickly. Now, they're really focusing…

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I direct as an actor. Many times, I will say, 'Let me try this.' And I'll walk the scene through and see…

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“There are no "old" movies really - only movies you have already seen and ones you haven't.”

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You see so many movies... the younger people who are coming from MTV or who are coming from commercials and there's no…

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But at a certain point, and I don't really know... people have asked me this. I don't know exactly what it was…

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I think 'Paper Moon' is a comedy-drama. 'What's Up, Doc?' was the most severe comedy, but my favorite film of my own…

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I had been an abject fan of Martin and Lewis when I was a kid. I just thought they were terribly funny. None of…

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I loved Keaton. In fact, when I made the chase sequence in 'What's Up, Doc,' I said, 'This is a Buster Keaton chase.'

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There are no “old” movies-only movies you have already seen and ones you haven't.

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During the Hollywood studio system, they looked for people who were unusual. The stars had peculiarities.

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I think one of the reasons younger people don't like older films, films made say before the '60s, is that they've never seen them…

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If filmmakers are ignorant of the past, they laborto re-invent the wheel in every picture. You sit and think, 'Well,we're back to 1903 here.'

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Drama is easy. Comedy's hard.

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Love is a lot more complicated than people think.

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I started acting in 'The Sopranos' around 1999 and 2000. I did that for six years. That was quite a job, and I loved it.

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Comedy is the hardest thing to get right. I remember a joke we did in 'What's Up, Doc?' that didn't get a single laugh.…

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'Jaws' was the first A-list picture that was released like an exploitation picture. They made a lot of money with that picture because they…

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The actors are in control, getting outrageous amounts of money. The reason they're getting this kind of money is because the studios don't know…

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For a while, all the studios had their art-house divisions, but that went by the by pretty quickly. Now, they're really focusing on these…

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There's good directors and bad directors. Some of the critics are really conscientious and really try to do what they can popularize the work…

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I certainly had an arrogant streak. And I certainly was defensive in certain cases. Maybe I'm still arrogant, but I try not to be.

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