--- title: "1 Original Material Quotes By Doug Liman" description: "1 Original Material quotes by Doug Liman. Plus more from Doug Liman and more Original Material sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e4/doug-liman-2533_chance_it-s-very-hard-for-a-studio-to-take-a-ch_1700404.jpg" --- > [It's very hard for a studio to take a chance on a piece of original material. They used to have the fall-back of DVD sales. They had ways in which they could safely make an investment in a piece of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-liman/it-s-very-hard-for-a-studio-to-take-a-chance-on-a-piece-of-original/) [Doug Liman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-liman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e4/doug-liman-2533_chance_it-s-very-hard-for-a-studio-to-take-a-ch_1700404.jpg) ## More by Doug Liman > [I always wanted to make a 'James Bond' film, and they only seemed to hire British directors, and I'd made 'Swingers' - they were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-liman/i-always-wanted-to-make-a-james-bond-film-and-they-only-seemed-to/) [Doug Liman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-liman/) > [Sometimes rules are there to save your life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-liman/sometimes-rules-are-there-to-save-your-life/) [Doug Liman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-liman/) > [I always wanted to make big action movies as a kid, and that was my dream. In a way, 'Swingers' was the thing I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-liman/i-always-wanted-to-make-big-action-movies-as-a-kid-and-that-was-my/) [Doug Liman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-liman/) > [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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-liman/tv-has-no-choice-but-to-rely-on-character-and-everybody-knows-that-i/) [Doug Liman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-liman/) > [My older brother took me to Woody Allen double features when I was still teething.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-liman/my-older-brother-took-me-to-woody-allen-double-features-when-i-was/) [Doug Liman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-liman/) > [Flying small airplanes is not like being on airlines.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-liman/flying-small-airplanes-is-not-like-being-on-airlines/) [Doug Liman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-liman/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-liman/given-the-kind-of-filmmaker-i-am-the-kind-of-experiences-i-ve-been/) [Doug Liman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-liman/) > [Almost anything can be justified as a style of filmmaking if it works.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-liman/almost-anything-can-be-justified-as-a-style-of-filmmaking-if-it-works/) [Doug Liman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-liman/) > [TV is a safe place to develop real characters.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-liman/tv-is-a-safe-place-to-develop-real-characters/) [Doug Liman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-liman/) > [The 'Bourne' franchise means the world to me. I love that Universal wants to put one out every two years. Because it is a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-liman/the-bourne-franchise-means-the-world-to-me-i-love-that-universal/) [Doug Liman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-liman/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-liman/when-you-make-a-war-movie-the-other-side-has-to-be-the-enemy-you-re/) [Doug Liman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-liman/) > [The more real I got on 'The Bourne Identity,' the more interesting it got. So 'Fair Game' was the chance to go a few…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-liman/the-more-real-i-got-on-the-bourne-identity-the-more-interesting-it/) [Doug Liman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-liman/) > [Amazon may be the only studio that's run by people who come out of making independent movies, real hands-on moviemaking.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-liman/amazon-may-be-the-only-studio-that-s-run-by-people-who-come-out-of/) [Doug Liman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-liman/) > [Casting is everything. I put a huge amount of work into casting, and consistently across my career, I am most proud of my bold…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-liman/casting-is-everything-i-put-a-huge-amount-of-work-into-casting-and/) [Doug Liman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-liman/) > [The movie I end up with is the movie I aspired to make.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-liman/the-movie-i-end-up-with-is-the-movie-i-aspired-to-make/) [Doug Liman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-liman/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/original-material/doug-liman/#itemlist", "name": "1 Original Material Quotes By Doug Liman", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It's very hard for a studio to take a chance on a piece of original material. They used to have the fall-back of DVD sales. 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