---
title: "1 Look Films Quotes By Ted Demme"
description: "1 Look Films quotes by Ted Demme. Plus more from Ted Demme and more Look Films sayings from other authors."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/746/ted-demme-35265_cinema_what-i-think-happens-today-is-that-a-lot_58884.png"
---

> [What I think happens today is that a lot of filmmakers look at other films that are retro pieces, like L.A. Confidential, and say, oh, that's period. We didn't want to do the stereotypical stuff.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-demme/what-i-think-happens-today-is-that-a-lot-of-filmmakers-look-at-other/)

[Ted Demme](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-demme/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/746/ted-demme-35265_cinema_what-i-think-happens-today-is-that-a-lot_58884.png)

## More by Ted Demme

> [What I think happens today is that a lot of filmmakers look at other films that are retro pieces, like L.A. Confidential, and say,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-demme/what-i-think-happens-today-is-that-a-lot-of-filmmakers-look-at-other/)

[Ted Demme](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-demme/)

> [There are a lot of films that are drug dramas, and we didn't want to tell Scarface again.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-demme/there-are-a-lot-of-films-that-are-drug-dramas-and-we-didn-t-want-to/)

[Ted Demme](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-demme/)

> [But my humble opinion is, I'm not quite sure where I stand on the legalization of drugs - though, if tequila is legal, pot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-demme/but-my-humble-opinion-is-i-m-not-quite-sure-where-i-stand-on-the/)

[Ted Demme](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-demme/)

> [I tried to stick to my game plan, which was always being aware of what my A story was - the love story between…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-demme/i-tried-to-stick-to-my-game-plan-which-was-always-being-aware-of-what/)

[Ted Demme](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-demme/)

> [You know, I think everything I do cinematically for the rest of my life will probably have some direct route back to Jonathan. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-demme/you-know-i-think-everything-i-do-cinematically-for-the-rest-of-my/)

[Ted Demme](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-demme/)

> [That's why I'm really trying to produce my own stuff. This film was so good, because I produced it myself, and developed it, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-demme/that-s-why-i-m-really-trying-to-produce-my-own-stuff-this-film-was-so/)

[Ted Demme](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-demme/)

> [And then we watched an amazing number of movies from the late '60s and '70s, which is my favorite time, and we studied their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-demme/and-then-we-watched-an-amazing-number-of-movies-from-the-late-60s-and/)

[Ted Demme](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-demme/)

> [I felt that as long as we were being honest, and that we didn't bend the truth to accomplish another goal, to be entertaining…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-demme/i-felt-that-as-long-as-we-were-being-honest-and-that-we-didn-t-bend/)

[Ted Demme](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-demme/)

> [I'm at Miramax now, where I've actually been treated like a Prince.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-demme/i-m-at-miramax-now-where-i-ve-actually-been-treated-like-a-prince/)

[Ted Demme](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-demme/)

> [The older I get the more I realize there's no real good guys or real bad guys, and I'm curious about how the good…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-demme/the-older-i-get-the-more-i-realize-there-s-no-real-good-guys-or-real/)

[Ted Demme](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-demme/)

> [I think, on a larger note, that filmmakers and studios should start to tuck it in a little bit, because films wouldn't have the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-demme/i-think-on-a-larger-note-that-filmmakers-and-studios-should-start-to/)

[Ted Demme](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-demme/)

> [The thing that's great about those guys at Miramax is the Weinstein brothers. They are the two funniest guys I've ever met in my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-demme/the-thing-that-s-great-about-those-guys-at-miramax-is-the-weinstein/)

[Ted Demme](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-demme/)

> [I was influenced by European movies, old Fellini, old Kurosawa - any sort of foreign film.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-demme/i-was-influenced-by-european-movies-old-fellini-old-kurosawa-any-sort/)

[Ted Demme](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-demme/)

```json
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@graph": [
        {
            "@type": "ItemList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/look-films/ted-demme/#itemlist",
            "name": "1 Look Films Quotes By Ted Demme",
            "numberOfItems": 1,
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "What I think happens today is that a lot of filmmakers look at other films that are retro pieces, like L.A. Confidential, and say, oh, that's period. We didn't want to do the stereotypical stuff.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Ted Demme"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-demme/what-i-think-happens-today-is-that-a-lot-of-filmmakers-look-at-other/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/746/ted-demme-35265_cinema_what-i-think-happens-today-is-that-a-lot_58884.png",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/746/ted-demme-35265_cinema_what-i-think-happens-today-is-that-a-lot_58884.png",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/746/ted-demme-35265_cinema_what-i-think-happens-today-is-that-a-lot_58884.png",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“What I think happens today is that a lot of filmmakers look at other films that are retro pieces, like L.A…” — Ted Demme",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "CollectionPage",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/look-films/ted-demme/#webpage",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/look-films/ted-demme/",
            "name": "Look Films Quotes by Ted Demme",
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website"
            },
            "mainEntity": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/look-films/ted-demme/#itemlist"
            },
            "primaryImageOfPage": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/746/ted-demme-35265_cinema_what-i-think-happens-today-is-that-a-lot_58884.png"
            },
            "description": "1 Look Films quotes by Ted Demme. Plus more from Ted Demme and more Look Films sayings from other authors.",
            "breadcrumb": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/look-films/ted-demme/#breadcrumb"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/look-films/ted-demme/#breadcrumb",
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "name": "Home",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "name": "Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "name": "Topics",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/categories/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "name": "Look Films",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/look-films/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 5,
                    "name": "Ted Demme",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/look-films/ted-demme/"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "WebSite",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "publisher": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "Organization",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "logo": {
                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png",
                "width": 512,
                "height": 512
            }
        }
    ]
}
```