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> [The first thing is that we're being attacked by both the Writers Guild and the Producers Guild. Both of these groups are trying to diminish the importance and strength of the director. They're trying to do it through both frontal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-frankenheimer/the-first-thing-is-that-we-re-being-attacked-by-both-the-writers/)

[John Frankenheimer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-frankenheimer/)

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## Other authors on Guild

- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b013/author-jeff-grubb-48358.jpg) Jeff Grubb 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/guild/jeff-grubb/)

## More by John Frankenheimer

> [I think that you can't make a movie without a script. But you also can't make movies without actors. You also can't make movies…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-frankenheimer/i-think-that-you-can-t-make-a-movie-without-a-script-but-you-also-can/)

[John Frankenheimer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-frankenheimer/)

> [I think I've made some pretty decent films in the '80s and '90s.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-frankenheimer/i-think-i-ve-made-some-pretty-decent-films-in-the-80s-and-90s/)

[John Frankenheimer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-frankenheimer/)

> [If you don't cast well, you can be in real trouble.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-frankenheimer/if-you-don-t-cast-well-you-can-be-in-real-trouble/)

[John Frankenheimer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-frankenheimer/)

> [The first thing I can really tell you is I really love the work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-frankenheimer/the-first-thing-i-can-really-tell-you-is-i-really-love-the-work/)

[John Frankenheimer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-frankenheimer/)

> [One of the first lessons you learn as an actor is to listen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-frankenheimer/one-of-the-first-lessons-you-learn-as-an-actor-is-to-listen/)

[John Frankenheimer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-frankenheimer/)

> [But I really am very active in the choice of the line producer with the producer of record and the distributing company, because I've…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-frankenheimer/but-i-really-am-very-active-in-the-choice-of-the-line-producer-with/)

[John Frankenheimer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-frankenheimer/)

> [The accolades usually come when you're dead or too old to get a job](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-frankenheimer/the-accolades-usually-come-when-you-re-dead-or-too-old-to-get-a-job/)

[John Frankenheimer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-frankenheimer/)

> [I think all great actors - and I don't classify myself as one of them, incidentally - but I think all great actors listen…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-frankenheimer/i-think-all-great-actors-and-i-don-t-classify-myself-as-one-of-them/)

[John Frankenheimer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-frankenheimer/)

> [I mean, this whole digital revolution is really eroding the director's importance on a movie because, number one, just from a practical standpoint, with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-frankenheimer/i-mean-this-whole-digital-revolution-is-really-eroding-the-director-s/)

[John Frankenheimer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-frankenheimer/)

> [You have to be a great storyteller. And you have to master the tools that you have to tell the story which are, inorder…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-frankenheimer/you-have-to-be-a-great-storyteller-and-you-have-to-master-the-tools/)

[John Frankenheimer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-frankenheimer/)

> [And I kind of feel that I have a responsibility to the people that invest their time and money with me to show up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-frankenheimer/and-i-kind-of-feel-that-i-have-a-responsibility-to-the-people-that/)

[John Frankenheimer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-frankenheimer/)

> [Casting is 65 percent of directing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-frankenheimer/casting-is-65-percent-of-directing/)

[John Frankenheimer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-frankenheimer/)

> [First, speaking for myself, I don't want to ever be in a position where I'm telling other directors how to make movies, because I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-frankenheimer/first-speaking-for-myself-i-don-t-want-to-ever-be-in-a-position-where/)

[John Frankenheimer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-frankenheimer/)

> [A disk unbeknownst to the director can go to the producer in another city or in another office and that producer can edit behind…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-frankenheimer/a-disk-unbeknownst-to-the-director-can-go-to-the-producer-in-another/)

[John Frankenheimer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-frankenheimer/)

> [The importance of the assistant director cannot be overemphasized.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-frankenheimer/the-importance-of-the-assistant-director-cannot-be-overemphasized/)

[John Frankenheimer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-frankenheimer/)

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