If I start paying attention to the mechanics of a film while watching it, then it's generally a bad film. — Terry Zwigoff Copy Share Image
You have to go back to the '30s and '40s to see a film that's any good. — Terry Zwigoff Copy Share Image
Saying that all documentaries are the same is like saying all foreign films are the same. — Terry Zwigoff Copy Share Image
Oh yes, I've been approached to do all sorts of nonsense. How about a remake of 'West Side Story?' — Terry Zwigoff Copy Share Image
Certain types of films will never test well. My films never seem to test well. — Terry Zwigoff Copy Share Image
Dialogue that's distinctive, funny, peculiar, and specific is the main thing that makes me want to get involved with a film to… — Terry Zwigoff Copy Share Image
It makes it difficult to decide which to go see, since no film about say, some tragic genocide in Africa is going… — Terry Zwigoff Copy Share Image
Well, that was certainly - to me, until we could film in Charles' room, I didn't even want to bother filming anything… — Terry Zwigoff Copy Share Image
That would be getting up at 5 am... I don't understand why film's shoot such brutal hours. I think it'd be worth… — Terry Zwigoff Copy Share Image
I don't like most Christmas movies. They're pretty bad, though they seem to make tons of money anyway. Like this movie 'Elf,'… — Terry Zwigoff Copy Share Image
So I told Robert from the start that if we couldn't get Charles and Max to take part, but especially Charles, that… — Terry Zwigoff Copy Share Image
The Weinsteins believe in test screenings. I don't. I don't think good films are made that way. Call me crazy, but I'd… — Terry Zwigoff Copy Share Image
I never thought in terms of a "breakthrough" film. I wasn't looking for fame or a career path into Hollywood. I was… — Terry Zwigoff Copy Share Image
The things I want to make into a film, they're personal, esoteric things, and I don't expect anyone else to like them… — Terry Zwigoff Copy Share Image
I try to make a film that's very entertaining, very funny, but also gives you something to think about. And the strongest… — Terry Zwigoff Copy Share Image
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… — Terry Zwigoff Copy Share Image
I'm not trying to be self-serving, but you know, you get to Hollywood, and if you want to make something big and… — Terry Zwigoff Copy Share Image
A lot of things I have turned down ended up being a big embarrassment. Like that script, 'The Beaver.' I thought that… — Terry Zwigoff Copy Share Image
I've stopped going to see art films because every critic gives them four stars and say things like 'masterpiece,' 'spellbinding' and 'mesmerizing.'… — Terry Zwigoff Copy Share Image
The thing I was up against in documentary films - was trying to get non-actors to convincingly play themselves in a way… — Terry Zwigoff Copy Share Image
I hope they get something of interest out of it, but I'd rather they all hate it and I like it, instead… — Terry Zwigoff Copy Share Image
People like light and silly, and they like stuff that's really energetic, and you get a character in a film bouncing around… — Terry Zwigoff Copy Share Image
I think the other misconceptions when the film came out, he was very upset that it was so widely released and so… — Terry Zwigoff Copy Share Image
It's certainly a difficult time right now to try to make small, smart films. I'm not trying to be self-serving, but you… — Terry Zwigoff Copy Share Image
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… — Terry Zwigoff Copy Share Image
And I sense it was a rather constructed, almost half narrative fiction film in some ways. A lot of it was staged… — Terry Zwigoff Copy Share Image
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… — Terry Zwigoff Copy Share Image
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… — Terry Zwigoff Copy Share Image
I think the other misconceptions when the film came out, he was very upset that it was so widely released and so widely seen.… — Terry Zwigoff Copy Share Image
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… — Terry Zwigoff Copy Share Image
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,… — Terry Zwigoff Copy Share Image
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… — Terry Zwigoff Copy Share Image
I never saw a department store Santa as a kid. My mother was afraid to take me. — Terry Zwigoff Copy Share Image
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… — Terry Zwigoff Copy Share Image
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… — Terry Zwigoff Copy Share Image
A lot of things I have turned down ended up being a big embarrassment. Like that script, 'The Beaver.' I thought that was one… — Terry Zwigoff Copy Share Image
Chicago always hit me as such a gloomy place - I just remember all the snow getting dirty as soon as it would fall,… — Terry Zwigoff Copy Share Image
