Making Films Quotes by Stephen Frears

To be successful at anything, you need the right to fail, not just occasionally.

— Stephen Frears

The only way you can learn about making films is by making them, by putting your stamp on the thing.

— Stephen Frears

Audiences arent fools - their judgement really is important. And the true heroes of films are the investors. They take the risk, after all.

— Stephen Frears

I have people around me. I have a semi-permanent crew. If I make a film, they just turn up. They don't even invite themselves.…

— Stephen Frears

I like a lot of takes. I just go on until the actors get it right.

— Stephen Frears

I want my films to get audiences. I am not interested in making them just for myself.

— Stephen Frears

When I go and teach, it sort of opens me up in some way. And when you're open, you're more receptive.

— Stephen Frears

I teach film directing, inasmuch as you can. Its not really possible to teach film direction, but I sit there as a sort of…

— Stephen Frears

I like making films about different cultures. I'm interested in things that I've never encountered before. I try to put myself in the audience's…

— Stephen Frears

I never thought I was very good at developing material. I grew up at the BBC where they sent you scripts.

— Stephen Frears

It never crossed my mind to make a film about Muhammad Ali or the Queen or any of them! They just come out of…

— Stephen Frears

There's the physical life and the voice, but at some point you abandon all of that, you know what the spirit of the person…

— Stephen Frears

I've always found poverty a source of strength.

— Stephen Frears

Truth is quite constricting, in a way. You endlessly see at the start of a film 'This is a true story'.

— Stephen Frears

I'm Jewish; I'm not religious at all, and I wouldn't pretend to know anything about Catholic politics.

— Stephen Frears