When I was making 'Bourne Identity,' I wasn't making a dumb action movie like they were expecting it to be. — Doug Liman Copy Share Image
I started my career wanting to make a 'James Bond' movie, and I couldn't get hired! I made 'The Bourne Identity,' and… — Doug Liman Copy Share Image
More of 'The Bourne Identity's script was taken from the events of the Iran Contra, which my father investigated for the Senate,… — Doug Liman Copy Share Image
I chose 'Mr. & Mrs. Smith' specifically 'cause I had just made 'The Bourne Identity' and made a film that glamorized being… — Doug Liman Copy Share Image
When I set out to make 'Bourne Identity,' my main goal for the franchise was to create something where it feels like… — Doug Liman Copy Share Image
I populated 'The Bourne Identity' with real characters from American history, specifically characters from the Iran-Contra affair, which my father ran the… — Doug Liman Copy Share Image
In 'The Bourne Identity,' I wanted to give the audience the feeling of being in the car with Jason Bourne, not just… — Doug Liman Copy Share Image
The more real I got on 'The Bourne Identity,' the more interesting it got. So 'Fair Game' was the chance to go… — Doug Liman Copy Share Image
That's why 'The Bourne Identity' has that sort of shaky style, because for the most part, Matt Damon and I were sneaking… — Doug Liman Copy Share Image
When I was shooting 'The Bourne Identity,' I had a mantra: 'How come you never see James Bond pay a phone bill?'… — Doug Liman Copy Share Image
I thought I was done making CIA movies after 'The Bourne Identity.' I really had used my father's work in Iran-Contra on… — Doug Liman Copy Share Image
I always wanted to make a 'James Bond' film, and they only seemed to hire British directors, and I'd made 'Swingers' - they were… — Doug Liman Copy Share Image
I always wanted to make big action movies as a kid, and that was my dream. In a way, 'Swingers' was the thing I… — Doug Liman Copy Share Image
TV has no choice, but to rely on character, and everybody knows that. I love working in it. It's such a big canvas where,… — Doug Liman Copy Share Image
My older brother took me to Woody Allen double features when I was still teething. — Doug Liman Copy Share Image
Given the kind of filmmaker I am, the kind of experiences I've been trying to give audiences, I was drawn to the potential of… — Doug Liman Copy Share Image
The 'Bourne' franchise means the world to me. I love that Universal wants to put one out every two years. Because it is a… — Doug Liman Copy Share Image
When you make a war movie, the other side has to be the enemy. You're making a war movie from the point of view… — Doug Liman Copy Share Image
The more real I got on 'The Bourne Identity,' the more interesting it got. So 'Fair Game' was the chance to go a few… — Doug Liman Copy Share Image
