--- title: "9 Straw Dogs Quotes by 3 authors" description: "Browse 9 Straw Dogs quotes by 3 authors. Discover the best Straw Dogs sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bda/rod-lurie-4956_giving_i-think-that-straw-dogs-as-a-story-is-em_968513.jpg" --- > [I think that 'Straw Dogs' as a story is eminently re-makable. It can be modernized and Americanized without a problem and without…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rod-lurie/i-think-that-straw-dogs-as-a-story-is-eminently-re-makable-it-can-be/) [Rod Lurie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rod-lurie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bda/rod-lurie-4956_giving_i-think-that-straw-dogs-as-a-story-is-em_968513.jpg) > [Heaven and earth are ruthless, and treat the various creatures as straw dogs; the sage is ruthless, and treats others as straw…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/heaven-and-earth-are-ruthless-and-treat-the-various-creatures-as/) [Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b94/laozi-147_creatures_heaven-and-earth-are-ruthless-and-treat_2869711.jpg) > [I look at 'Straw Dogs' as a very imperfect movie. It's a little bit slow, and its themes are a little bit…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rod-lurie/i-look-at-straw-dogs-as-a-very-imperfect-movie-it-s-a-little-bit-slow/) [Rod Lurie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rod-lurie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/440/rod-lurie-4956_dogs_i-look-at-straw-dogs-as-a-very-imperfect_1646433.jpg) > [When you make a movie like 'Straw Dogs,' your goal is to have people's eyes remain glued to the screen. It serves…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rod-lurie/when-you-make-a-movie-like-straw-dogs-your-goal-is-to-have-people-s/) [Rod Lurie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rod-lurie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a48/rod-lurie-4956_eyes_when-you-make-a-movie-like-straw-dogs-yo_1274354.jpg) > [The sound man, immune as to a sacrifice of straw dogs, faces the passing human generations.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frederick-lenz/the-sound-man-immune-as-to-a-sacrifice-of-straw-dogs-faces-the/) [Frederick Lenz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frederick-lenz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/124/frederick-lenz-8_dies_the-sound-man-immune-as-to-a-sacrifice-o_4983.jpg) > [If I have to answer one more time, 'Why did you want to remake 'Straw Dogs?'' with the emphasis on the word…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rod-lurie/if-i-have-to-answer-one-more-time-why-did-you-want-to-remake-straw/) [Rod Lurie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rod-lurie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/83e/rod-lurie-4956_answer_if-i-have-to-answer-one-more-time-why-di_1699391.jpg) > [I was just nine years old when 'Straw Dogs' came out, so I can't really speak to the women of the time,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rod-lurie/i-was-just-nine-years-old-when-straw-dogs-came-out-so-i-can-t-really/) [Rod Lurie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rod-lurie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/484/rod-lurie-4956_dogs_i-was-just-nine-years-old-when-straw-dog_2761267.jpg) > [The truth is that we're not remaking Sam Peckinpah's 'Straw Dogs,' we're making 'Straw Dogs.' We're taking this story, and we're putting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rod-lurie/the-truth-is-that-we-re-not-remaking-sam-peckinpah-s-straw-dogs-we-re/) [Rod Lurie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rod-lurie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ac/rod-lurie-4956_dustin-hoffman_the-truth-is-that-we-re-not-remaking-sam_3225197.jpg) > [The point of remaking 'Straw Dogs' is not to replicate the philosophies of Sam Peckinpah at all. What made that film singular…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rod-lurie/the-point-of-remaking-straw-dogs-is-not-to-replicate-the-philosophies/) [Rod Lurie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rod-lurie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd1/rod-lurie-4956_attitude_the-point-of-remaking-straw-dogs-is-not_1556148.jpg) ## Top authors on Straw Dogs - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b002/author-rod-lurie-4956.jpg) Rod Lurie 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/straw-dogs/rod-lurie/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/straw-dogs/#itemlist", "name": "Straw Dogs Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I think that 'Straw Dogs' as a story is eminently re-makable. 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