Film Quotes by Tim Matheson

11 Film quotes by Tim Matheson

Tim Matheson’s eleven short reflections capture his long‑standing experience in front of and behind the camera. They offer a concise look at his view on the evolving medium.

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I learned a hell of a lot from my co-star, Kurt Russell. He's one of my closest friends and was one of…

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I love horror films. And I like chick flicks! I like to approach the different genres of moviemaking and explore them. And…

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I was directing as a kid in movies, and that was always my strongest interest. When I was under contract at Universal,…

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If I was asked to do a film that was just trying to sell a political point of view or religious point…

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Acting requires emotional flexibility and demands, and directing is more cerebral and managerial and a tactical kind of thing.

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As a director, I know everybody's job, and I know how to do it. I can smell bullshit when someone's telling me…

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Whenever I study a genre of film-making, Steve Spielberg is the first guy I go to. Even Catch Me If You Can,…

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I must say Steven Spielberg was great to me, and I loved working with him. He called me up on the phone…

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Steven's Spielberg is one of the most visually talented and character-oriented directors I've ever worked with. And I learn from him every…

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John Belushi infused Animal House with this spirit of guerilla filmmaking. John Landis came from that world too, and all the National…

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Kurt Russell said another brilliant thing. He had starred in umpteen movies by that point. And he said, "Generally speaking, in every…

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Anything is better than sitting around waiting for the right movie to come along. I lose my edge when I'm sitting around the pool…

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I love John F. Kennedy. My mother had been a worker on his campaign and adored him. I was just a kid when he…

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I had read the Animal House script, and by hook and crook, I finally got an audition. It was a great one. John Landis…

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As an actor and a director, I always let my actors go... assuming they have good ideas.

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The core of Animal House was about prejudice, about equality, and about inclusion/exclusion. It was about a group of people who were together and…

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I think it's that if you don't have the visual, you have to infuse the full personality into the voice. Think of Daffy Duck.…

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It's the kind of sage wisdom coming from a guy who was 25 at the time, but already had 20 years of experience. Kurt…

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I went to the prom with a girlfriend of my sister's, a platonic date.

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Sam Kinison was one of the most compulsive people I'd ever seen. James Belushi was that way, and Chris Farley was that way. He…

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