Martin Scorsese was one of the few who had not been an assistant. Most of the guys had been an assistant and worked their way up. But I had seen an underground picture he had made in New York, a… — Roger Corman Copy Share Image
When I started I had no knowledge of films whatsoever. I was an engineering major at Stanford. And I found out as a senior that they had two film critics on the Stanford Daily, and they got free passes to all the theaters in Palo Alto. So I thought, I'll do that, and I became a film critic. And then… — Roger Corman Copy Share
I'm not going to shoot seven days a week. I think it's counterproductive. I think you're going to have people stumbling around after a… — Roger Corman Copy Share Image
I was young, so I was part of youth culture. The years went by, I became older and no longer part of youth culture,… — Roger Corman Copy Share Image
I think anybody who's working in a creative medium is working partially with their conscious mind, partially with their unconscious mind. So, my unconscious… — Roger Corman Copy Share Image
There was a fairly big difference between Detroit and Beverly Hills. I remember this. Detroit actually was a prosperous bustling city when we moved here in 1941. But the first day in Detroit, you always wore a shirt and a tie to school. And I wore a shirt and a tie to Beverly Hills High School, and a girl came… — Roger Corman Copy Share
I do believe motion pictures are the significant art form of our time. And I think the main reason is, they're an art form… — Roger Corman Copy Share Image
You can make a movie about anything, as long as it has a hook to hang the advertising on. — Roger Corman Copy Share Image
As a producer, I probably am a little stronger than most, since I was a director originally. — Roger Corman Copy Share Image
Other writers, producers, and directors of low-budget films would often put down the film they were making, saying it was just something to make… — Roger Corman Copy Share Image
I remember the first film I reviewed for the Daily was a John Ford Western. I think it was My Darling Clementine, but I… — Roger Corman Copy Share Image
There's always something that draws you away from the original script. — Roger Corman Copy Share Image
