I've hardly had an avant-garde career ... If you're going to make a film, you have to try to make sure it comes out of a childlike passion, as if you're doing it for the first time. — Alan J. Pakula Copy Share Image
I am oblique; I think that has to do with my own nature. I like trying to do things which work on many levels,… — Alan J. Pakula Copy Share Image
I've hardly had an avant-garde career ... If you're going to make a film, you have to try to make sure it comes out… — Alan J. Pakula Copy Share Image
A man who is in control, and inside there is a frightened child - that interests me. Why? You can draw your own conclusions. — Alan J. Pakula Copy Share Image
Directors have a tendency to use their hands like orchestra conductors. They don't realize that the actor is looking at their faces, anyway. — Alan J. Pakula Copy Share Image
Most of us live in a safe world. We don't have to fight for our values, we don't have to fight for our freedom,… — Alan J. Pakula Copy Share Image
