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title: "1 Filmmaking Really Quotes By George Hickenlooper"
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> [I love the grandiosity of Hollywood movies, and even in independents, I love the canvas you can tell your story on. I love fiction filmmaking, you really feel like you're creating something.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-hickenlooper/i-love-the-grandiosity-of-hollywood-movies-and-even-in-independents-i/)

[George Hickenlooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-hickenlooper/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ec1/george-hickenlooper-26074_actors_i-love-the-grandiosity-of-hollywood-movi_1713147.jpg)

## More by George Hickenlooper

> [Narrative, fiction filmmaking is the culmination of several art forms: theater, art history, architecture. Whereas doc filmmaking is more pure cinema, like cinema verité…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-hickenlooper/narrative-fiction-filmmaking-is-the-culmination-of-several-art-forms/)

[George Hickenlooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-hickenlooper/)

> [I always say be humble but be firm. Humility and openness are the key to success without compromising your beliefs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-hickenlooper/i-always-say-be-humble-but-be-firm-humility-and-openness-are-the-key/)

[George Hickenlooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-hickenlooper/)

> [Theres something unique about the United States, a sense of individual rights and freedoms, and a sense of social and civic responsibility that we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-hickenlooper/theres-something-unique-about-the-united-states-a-sense-of-individual/)

[George Hickenlooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-hickenlooper/)

> [Simon Monjack had nothing to do with 'Factory Girl.' He filed a frivolous lawsuit against us... making bogus claims that we had stolen his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-hickenlooper/simon-monjack-had-nothing-to-do-with-factory-girl-he-filed-a/)

[George Hickenlooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-hickenlooper/)

> [The arc of the celebrity phenomenon ultimately is: everything turns to dust and everything does go away.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-hickenlooper/the-arc-of-the-celebrity-phenomenon-ultimately-is-everything-turns-to/)

[George Hickenlooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-hickenlooper/)

> [I think that narrative, fiction filmmaking is the culmination of several art forms: theater, art history, architecture. Whereas doc filmmaking is more pure cinema,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-hickenlooper/i-think-that-narrative-fiction-filmmaking-is-the-culmination-of/)

[George Hickenlooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-hickenlooper/)

> [I love the grandiosity of Hollywood movies, and even in independents, I love the canvas you can tell your story on. I love fiction…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-hickenlooper/i-love-the-grandiosity-of-hollywood-movies-and-even-in-independents-i/)

[George Hickenlooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-hickenlooper/)

> [Obviously you have a responsibility - one would like to think there is such a thing as ethics in filmmaking.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-hickenlooper/obviously-you-have-a-responsibility-one-would-like-to-think-there-is/)

[George Hickenlooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-hickenlooper/)

> [Most people, 95% of people, are good people. It's the 5% who get seduced by power.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-hickenlooper/most-people-95-of-people-are-good-people-it-s-the-5-who-get-seduced/)

[George Hickenlooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-hickenlooper/)

> [Generally in my films like 'Hearts of Darkness' or 'Picture This,' I try not to make myself a presence in the film.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-hickenlooper/generally-in-my-films-like-hearts-of-darkness-or-picture-this-i-try/)

[George Hickenlooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-hickenlooper/)

> [I'm fascinated by failure, and I'm fascinated by finality. Shakespeare's historical plays are more universal than his comedies because they relate to the finality…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-hickenlooper/i-m-fascinated-by-failure-and-i-m-fascinated-by-finality-shakespeare/)

[George Hickenlooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-hickenlooper/)

> [I was very inspired by Les Blank's film 'Burden of Dreams.' I think what's unique about his film and the two I've made is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-hickenlooper/i-was-very-inspired-by-les-blank-s-film-burden-of-dreams-i-think-what/)

[George Hickenlooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-hickenlooper/)

> [Im very strongly in favor of the auteur theory.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-hickenlooper/im-very-strongly-in-favor-of-the-auteur-theory/)

[George Hickenlooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-hickenlooper/)

> [The promise of celebrity is a transcendental human state of existence. It's not real. We do know the fact that celebrities as mortal beings…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-hickenlooper/the-promise-of-celebrity-is-a-transcendental-human-state-of-existence/)

[George Hickenlooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-hickenlooper/)

> [There's been a vacuum with movies that people can relate to. There's been a paucity of dramas that people can relate to. I think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-hickenlooper/there-s-been-a-vacuum-with-movies-that-people-can-relate-to-there-s/)

[George Hickenlooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-hickenlooper/)

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