When they invented the Steadicam, every movie had to have a fight in a stairwell. Whenever there's a new thing, it's abused until artists realize what a Steadicam as a tool can be. And now I defy people to be… — Robert Zemeckis Copy Share Image
It's the most unrealistic thing you can do to shoot a close-up, and it's the most unrealistic place you can be as a performer. And yet actors grouse about having to do visual effect shots, but they love doing close-ups. — Robert Zemeckis Copy Share Image
Working with actors who are directors is magnificent. Because they understand the art form intimately, and they know exactly how everything works. — Robert Zemeckis Copy Share Image
'I Wanna Hold Your Hand' and 'Used Cars' were absolute failures at the box office. Complete disasters. I learned some sad news: it's not… — Robert Zemeckis Copy Share Image
From where I sit, I see the digital cinema creating sloppiness on the part of filmmakers because they know if they really get in… — Robert Zemeckis Copy Share Image
The thing that's interesting about wire walking is that we never get to see it other than looking up. It's like a circus thing.… — Robert Zemeckis Copy Share Image
I'm very concerned that we don't make movies that are original anymore. — Robert Zemeckis Copy Share Image
Most actors that I work with are wonderful. Jodie Foster or Tom Hanks will make anything work. — Robert Zemeckis Copy Share Image
I'm really tired of making these huge, over-$100 million movies where they literally mean life and death for a studio. It's really rough making… — Robert Zemeckis Copy Share Image
Because movies have gotten so expensive, and they're so expensive to market, that means that for a movie to break even or to make… — Robert Zemeckis Copy Share Image
In the next couple of years, part of every film's process is going to be to adjust the images. And it'll be to change… — Robert Zemeckis Copy Share Image
