It's a matter of pride to me to get the film done fast, to get it done well. I understand the need for compromise. There is no such thing as a perfect shot, a perfect film. The purpose of film… — Irvin Kershner Copy Share Image
The thing that you learn in directing is that when you're on the floor, no matter how complex the shooting is...you have to remain absolutely sensitive to every nuance of the behavior of the people around you. Because, ultimately, if… — Irvin Kershner Copy Share Image
I have not given much credence to reviews of my films. Sometimes they're wrong, but it didn't matter to me. — Irvin Kershner Copy Share Image
In the last ten years of watching films I have found that some of the foreign films I saw affected me most. One American… — Irvin Kershner Copy Share Image
I have not been a follower of how many millions my films made or did not make. — Irvin Kershner Copy Share Image
I want films to haunt an audience, to give them something to remember and be able to talk about. — Irvin Kershner Copy Share Image
There's nothing more interesting than the landscape of the human face. — Irvin Kershner Copy Share Image
After 'The Empire Strikes Back,' I got to make big films that I didn't care about, 'Never Say Never Again' and 'RoboCop 2,' and… — Irvin Kershner Copy Share Image
Nobody can be happy. You could have moments of happiness, moments of joy. But life is very difficult. Unless you're a total idiot. Then… — Irvin Kershner Copy Share Image
I love my early movies, but naturalism is an artist's early style. Now I want to deal with feelings, dreams, an acceptance of irrationality. — Irvin Kershner Copy Share Image
We had an electronic head and arm for Threepio, and I manipulated the mechanism with a joystick. But it wasn't working. The propman said,… — Irvin Kershner Copy Share Image
Film is a window to the real world but a lie that makes you believe the unbelievable. — Irvin Kershner Copy Share Image
It's a matter of pride to me to get the film done fast, to get it done well. I understand the need for compromise.… — Irvin Kershner Copy Share Image
The thing that you learn in directing is that when you're on the floor, no matter how complex the shooting is...you have to remain… — Irvin Kershner Copy Share Image
