My roommate at Yale University introduced me to the auteur theory of filmmaking. I soon became a big fan of the works of John Ford, Kenji Mizoguchi, Ernst Lubitsch, and Stan Brakhage. I then decided to make my own films! — Lloyd Kaufman Copy Share Image
I don't make crappy movies. I spend two or three years making a film. I don't take myself seriously, but I take my movies… — Lloyd Kaufman Copy Share Image
The dean of the American Film Institute has written that I'm one of the very few auteurs in America. I've had freedom for 40… — Lloyd Kaufman Copy Share Image
I hope that all new filmmakers see that the Internet and social media are helpful tools in establishing a fan base as well as… — Lloyd Kaufman Copy Share Image
I like fat people more then I like thin people, things are always a lot more funnier when they happen to fat people. — Lloyd Kaufman Copy Share Image
It's a lonely world, being independent, and they can come away with the idea that if Lloyd Kaufman can make movies with people getting… — Lloyd Kaufman Copy Share Image
If someone offered me a hundred million dollars to make a movie? I would first remind him that there are 850 million people in… — Lloyd Kaufman Copy Share Image
There is no way I could have ever dared to make a documentary, much less have the money to make a documentary, if it… — Lloyd Kaufman Copy Share Image
The first time I took acid, I made the decision that I would stay in New York and find an independent film company to… — Lloyd Kaufman Copy Share Image
In our racist, sexist society, Christmas is the eight hours when we stop killing each other and gratuitous overeating is encouraged so that the… — Lloyd Kaufman Copy Share Image
The nice thing about piracy is, it allows the public to get independent art, to get a variety of music and movies. — Lloyd Kaufman Copy Share Image
Fast Food Nation' was boring and aimed at yuppies, and yuppies don't eat fast food. — Lloyd Kaufman Copy Share Image
Mickey Mouse should be in the public domain by now. What a better world it would be if other people were doing things with… — Lloyd Kaufman Copy Share Image
