--- title: "1 Seen Film Quotes By Robert Altman" description: "1 Seen Film quotes by Robert Altman. Plus more from Robert Altman and more Seen Film sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d60/robert-altman-13161_cinema_you-will-never-see-altman-s-great-film-o_1470127.jpg" --- > [You will never see'Altman's Great Film of the Seventies: The Director's Cut' because you have never seen a film of mine that wasn't the director's cut. I have never permitted it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-altman/you-will-never-see-altman-s-great-film-of-the-seventies-the-director/) [Robert Altman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-altman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d60/robert-altman-13161_cinema_you-will-never-see-altman-s-great-film-o_1470127.jpg) ## More by Robert Altman > [Retirement? You're talking about death, right?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-altman/retirement-you-re-talking-about-death-right/) [Robert Altman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-altman/) > [I've had it-the agencies, the winking, the networks, the ratings. Anyone who thinks TV is an art medium is crazy-it's an advertising medium.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-altman/i-ve-had-it-the-agencies-the-winking-the-networks-the-ratings-anyone/) [Robert Altman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-altman/) > [Most of my films I call arena films. I deal with a confined area -- an arena -- and I try to cover every…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-altman/most-of-my-films-i-call-arena-films-i-deal-with-a-confined-area-an/) [Robert Altman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-altman/) > [I never knew what I wanted, except that it was something I hadn't seen before.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-altman/i-never-knew-what-i-wanted-except-that-it-was-something-i-hadn-t-seen/) [Robert Altman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-altman/) > [People have asked me throughout the years which directors have influenced me. I don't know their names, because I was mostly influenced when I'd…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-altman/people-have-asked-me-throughout-the-years-which-directors-have/) [Robert Altman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-altman/) > [I don't think screenplay writing is the same as writing - I mean, I think it's blueprinting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-altman/i-don-t-think-screenplay-writing-is-the-same-as-writing-i-mean-i/) [Robert Altman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-altman/) > [Happy endings are absolutely ludicrous, they're not true at all. We see the guy carry the girl across the threshold and everybody lives happily…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-altman/happy-endings-are-absolutely-ludicrous-they-re-not-true-at-all-we-see/) [Robert Altman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-altman/) > [If you have a child who is seven feet tall, you don't cut off his head or his legs. You buy him a bigger…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-altman/if-you-have-a-child-who-is-seven-feet-tall-you-don-t-cut-off-his-head/) [Robert Altman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-altman/) > [The artist and the multitude are natural enemies. They always will be, both ways. The artist is an enemy of the multitude, and the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-altman/the-artist-and-the-multitude-are-natural-enemies-they-always-will-be/) [Robert Altman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-altman/) > [Wisdom and love have nothing to do with each other. Wisdom is staying alive, survival. Youre wise if you dont stick your finger in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-altman/wisdom-and-love-have-nothing-to-do-with-each-other-wisdom-is-staying/) [Robert Altman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-altman/) > [I've never had a big hit movie. "MASH" was probably the biggest. I don't make those kind of films, and I never have. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-altman/i-ve-never-had-a-big-hit-movie-mash-was-probably-the-biggest-i-don-t/) [Robert Altman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-altman/) > [What's a cult? It just means not enough people to make a minority.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-altman/what-s-a-cult-it-just-means-not-enough-people-to-make-a-minority/) [Robert Altman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-altman/) > [I am not an expert. That is someone else's job. If I were expert, the approach would be all wrong. It would be from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-altman/i-am-not-an-expert-that-is-someone-else-s-job-if-i-were-expert-the/) [Robert Altman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-altman/) > [I was scared that no one would hire me. At that time, there was still a stigma attached to it. A big stigma. Actually,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-altman/i-was-scared-that-no-one-would-hire-me-at-that-time-there-was-still-a/) [Robert Altman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-altman/) > [Why should I keep doing things that I've done before?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-altman/why-should-i-keep-doing-things-that-i-ve-done-before/) [Robert Altman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-altman/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/seen-film/robert-altman/#itemlist", "name": "1 Seen Film Quotes By Robert Altman", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "You will never see'Altman's Great Film of the Seventies: The Director's Cut' because you have never seen a film of mine that wasn't the director's cut. I have never permitted it.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Robert Altman" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-altman/you-will-never-see-altman-s-great-film-of-the-seventies-the-director/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d60/robert-altman-13161_cinema_you-will-never-see-altman-s-great-film-o_1470127.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d60/robert-altman-13161_cinema_you-will-never-see-altman-s-great-film-o_1470127.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d60/robert-altman-13161_cinema_you-will-never-see-altman-s-great-film-o_1470127.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“You will never see'Altman's Great Film of the Seventies: The Director's Cut' because you have never seen a…” — Robert Altman", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/seen-film/robert-altman/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/seen-film/robert-altman/", "name": "Seen Film Quotes by Robert Altman", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/seen-film/robert-altman/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d60/robert-altman-13161_cinema_you-will-never-see-altman-s-great-film-o_1470127.jpg" }, "description": "1 Seen Film quotes by Robert Altman. Plus more from Robert Altman and more Seen Film sayings from other authors.", "breadcrumb": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/seen-film/robert-altman/#breadcrumb" } }, { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/seen-film/robert-altman/#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": "Seen Film", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/seen-film/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "name": "Robert Altman", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/seen-film/robert-altman/" } ] }, { "@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 } } ] } ```